Held under the official patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, the IDF will take place at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai from 27-29 May and will focus on industrial and urban design and seek to promote creativity in the Arab world.
Michael Najjar's 'netropolis' investigates the current development of global mega cities - sprawling urban masses whose space is too big and elusive for its inhabitants to comprehend.
In netropolis various panoramic views of the city are taken and superimposed to form a landscape, an abstract and shimmering elusive pattern of multi-layered relationships. The works show the real world city as a mapping of the density of the information flows they nurture. This is an understanding that gives rise to a new and totally unprecedented form of imaginary urbanity - netropolis, the city of the future for the digital age.
Najjar explained: 'In a post-industrial age, it is mainly its representation in the media that determines the character of a city and points the way to its future. 'netropolis' treats future development of the megacity as a locus for spatial and informational densification. Media-driven representation of the city endows it with a virtual dimension that can be entered and experienced from any point at any time.'
netropolis was first shown in 2006 at the 10th International Architecture Biennial in Venice and consists of 12 large-scale photo works, a video installation and a 3D photo sculpture. The cities portrayed are Berlin, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York, Paris, Beijing, Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Najjar has exhibited at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Deichtorhallen-International House of Photography Hamburg, Willy-Brandt-Haus in Berlin, Danish Design Center in Copenhagen, Goethe Institute New York, Arco 2004 in Madrid and the Science Museum, London. His previous gallery shows had been featured at Lutz Teutloff Gallery in Cologne, Cato Jans Gallery in Hamburg, c/o Gallery in Berlin and bitforms Gallery in New York.
The curator Harald Szeemann (Venice Biennial, Documenta) invited him this year to participate in his new exhibition 'The Beauty of Failure/The Failure of Beauty' at the Museum Fundacio Joan Miro in Barcelona.
'netropolis' explores how future global cities will develop
The International Design Forum (IDF) 2007, organised by Moutamarat, a joint venture of Dubai Holding's Tatweer and Saudi Research and Publishing Company, will feature Michael Najjar's solo gallery show on future cities - 'netropolis' - during the opening ceremony.
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The International Design Forum, organized by Moutamarat, will be held in Dubai from 27th-29th May 2007.
About Moutamarat
Moutamarat is a Joint Venture between Tatweer LLC, a Dubai Holding Company, and Saudi Research and Publishing Company.
It is a high-profile pan-Arab business initiative seeking to create business knowledge for the Arab world. It develops unique knowledge agendas in partnership with leading regional and international corporations, experts and knowledge centers and unveils these agendas through a prestigious portfolio of conferences where it gathers the most relevant decision-makers.
Moutamarat's research and initiatives are designed to inform the Arab decision-makers with real, contrasted and objective data and to effect a long-term impact on their decisions by involving them in a cumulative and incremental process of knowledge acquisition.
About Tatweer:
Launched in December 2005 Tatweer is one the region's most promising enterprises and a Member of Dubai Holding. It owns nine market-leading companies and is managing an ambitious business development plan.
Its current portfolio is divided into Energy & Healthcare, Tourism & Entertainment, Industry & Knowledge. Its entities are Dubai Healthcare City, the region's hub for world-class quality healthcare services; Mizin, one of the most advanced real estate companies in the region; 'The Tiger Woods - Dubai', an exclusive golf community that will include a Tiger Woods designed Golf Course; Dubailand, one of the biggest leisure, entertainment and tourism destinations in the Middle East region; Dubai Industrial City, an industrial township to develop Dubai as a leading manufacturing hub; Bawadi, the world's leading hospitality and entertainment project bringing 31 hotels and more than 29,000 hotel rooms; Dubai Energy, investing in regional and global energy opportunities and building a diversified investment portfolio; Dubai Mercantile Exchange, the first commodity futures exchange in the Middle East; Global Village, which brings together 160 different countries showcasing myriad cultures; and Moutamarat, the first Arab knowledge initiative, organizing research-based conferences and exhibitions.
A Member of Dubai Holding, Tatweer and its entities will continue to consolidate a group of life-improving industries. In addition, it has pioneered the market with joint venture initiatives with leading companies such as the New York Mercantile Exchange or the Saudi Research and Publishing Company.
Tatweer will continuously strive for world-class performance implementing leadership development to drive and sustain business excellence, quality and high performance.
Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorSaturday, May 26 - 2007 at 13:53 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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