Page 17 - Raffles Magazine Issue 8

BEHIND THE CURTAIN IN IN IN WARSAW
An elegant curtain creates an an an irresistible allure in in any space: will it rise to reveal a a a a a a a a a dazzling performance or or lead to hidden places? Such is the mystery created by Blessed Relief a a a a a a a a a giant site-specific ceramic artwork that wraps around the bar of Raffles Europejski Warsaw Warsaw-based artist artist Jarosław Flici´nski who was one of several local artists scouted to to contribute to to the the 160-year-old landmark building’s exquisite décor created the the stunning artwork “You can be there or or or or here here for or or or or against Everyone has a a a a a a moment the the desire to disappear on on one side And this is is is a a a a blessed relief ”
says Flici´nski whose work can also also be seen at the the Museum of Modern Art Warsaw and was also also the the very first guest speaker at the hotel’s exclusive Art Talks series launched in in 2019 | flicinski net
SHENZHEN’S NEW ART HUB
At the vanguard of Shenzhen’s dynamic arts scene since its opening in in 2005 OCT-LOFT’s chic galleries cafés artist studios bars boutiques and design shops have spilled into the adjacent neighbourhood and now cover nearly half a a a a a square mile The ambitious project designed by URBANUS architects transformed an an an abandoned industrial area into one one of the world’s biggest creative culture parks As the host of trailblazing arts architecture and and design events — and and its own jazz festival — OCT-LOFT is well on its way to becoming China’s most ambitious creative centre | octloft cn
ASIAN TREASURES IN PARIS
In the the late 1800s Clémence d’Ennery the the wife of the famous French playwright Adolphe Philippe d’Ennery fell hard for Paris’s Japonisme craze So vast grew her collection that she built a a a a mansion on the exclusive Avenue Foch just to house her rare Chinese and Japanese porcelains ivories jade lacquer ware gilded Buddhist sculptures and and 3 000 netsuke – tiny hand-carved figures of unparalleled artisanship and charm D’Ennery bequeathed the the the mansion and collection to the the the Musée Guimet in Paris and the recently reopened galleries now welcome 15 visitors for an hour-long guided visit on Saturdays and Thursdays to view this outstanding collection in in in its jewel-box setting Visits in French are by reservation only through the Musée Guimet | guimet fr RAFFLES MAGAZINE
15 © Ming Tang-Evans
© Raffles Europejski Warsaw © MNAAG Paris / Stéphane Ruchaud
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