Guggenheim Abu Dhabi: Spotlight Series – Dia Azzawi
Author Guggenheim Abu Dhabi: Spotlight Series – Dia Azzawi
Get an in-depth look at artist Dia Azzawi’s "Ancient Symbols", and learn about his contribution to modern art in the Arab world and beyond.
"Ancient Symbols" is part of Spotlight, a series of short videos that feature artists and art-world luminaries offering deep and personal perspectives on Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection works. These artists explore calligraphic abstraction and influences as varied as sacred geometry, mysticism, poetry and light, folk art, and contemporary life Watch the whole series, and see the works in person in the Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibition "Abstraction and Calligraphy: Towards a Universal Language", on view February 17–June 12, 2021.