Prada Mode Abu Dhabi | Honouring Tradition, Celebrating Modernity
Moderated by Myrna Ayad
Intertwining tradition with modernity is a powerful way to both preserve cultural heritage and share it with contemporary audiences. In this conversation, the panelists, visual artists Zara Mahmood and Moza Almatrooshi, and designer Omar Al Gurg discussed how this concept is reflected in their own practices, repurposing materials and traditions to create work that acknowledges the past while being firmly rooted in the present.
Prada Mode Abu Dhabi represented Prada’s latest collaboration and third iteration of Prada Mode with renowned multidisciplinary artist Theaster Gates.
Expo 2020 Dubai | Global RewirED Summit
Moderated by Leonora Dowley
Engaging with music, art and sports is essential to human experience. While we recognize the transformative impacts of music, arts and sport to both academic achievement and key life skills, their place in K-12 education has become increasingly tenuous. The panelists, football icon Clarence Seedorf, world renowned opera singer Juan Diego Florez and UAE based artist/educator Zara Mahmood stressed the importance for centering innovation in education in the teaching of art, music and sports.