Comments on: Event: Oum Kalthoum Exhibit http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pinkdress http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-477725 pinkdress Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:05:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-477725 1001Nights, many ppl would disagree, females in particular. While i was there i have overheard a lot of comments from women: "oh she wore guuci?" "is that christian dior?!" "her dresses seem heavy; how did she stand them" and so on... Visually representing someone is always a plus, especially if one wants to know and "see" captions of their personal life. 1001Nights, many ppl would disagree, females in particular. While i was there i have overheard a lot of comments from women: “oh she wore guuci?” “is that christian dior?!” “her dresses seem heavy; how did she stand them” and so on…

Visually representing someone is always a plus, especially if one wants to know and “see” captions of their personal life.

]]> By: 1001Nights http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471637 1001Nights Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:04:49 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471637 Realist, Michael Jackson, in contrast with Um Kalthoum, included visual art in his performance through dancing and an artillery of music videos. It was not something purely for the ear but for the sight as well. Um Kalthoum, who by the way happens to be one of my all-time favorite artists (while Michael Jackson isn't) held her genius solely in her sound. Knowing about her life sounds like something you must read in a book - read, not see. A pin or an article of clothing do little to show us her personality. Look in London I went to an exhibition called something like The Golden Age of Couture. It went through different designers and displayed their old dresses from decades ago. An exhibition with a bunch of dresses made sense to me in that situation - their art is in their craft and their craft is tailoring. It is for the eyes not for the ears. Um Kalthoum was a marvel of a woman, Alla yir7amha, full of talent – but I don’t care about her hairpin. Realist,
Michael Jackson, in contrast with Um Kalthoum, included visual art in his performance through dancing and an artillery of music videos. It was not something purely for the ear but for the sight as well. Um Kalthoum, who by the way happens to be one of my all-time favorite artists (while Michael Jackson isn’t) held her genius solely in her sound. Knowing about her life sounds like something you must read in a book – read, not see. A pin or an article of clothing do little to show us her personality. Look in London I went to an exhibition called something like The Golden Age of Couture. It went through different designers and displayed their old dresses from decades ago. An exhibition with a bunch of dresses made sense to me in that situation – their art is in their craft and their craft is tailoring. It is for the eyes not for the ears. Um Kalthoum was a marvel of a woman, Alla yir7amha, full of talent – but I don’t care about her hairpin.

]]> By: brownsuger http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471462 brownsuger Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:27:40 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471462 Yah man we posted about it too http://www.360dewan.com/?p=1388 by the way here name spilled in the exhibit Um-Kalsum :P Yah man we posted about it too http://www.360dewan.com/?p=1388
by the way here name spilled in the exhibit Um-Kalsum :P

]]> By: By Yousef http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471390 By Yousef Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:51:14 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471390 TweeZ They didn't agree with their orders and offered me an exemption. I respectfully declined fearing they would get the heat from their management. I hope this clarifies what is clearly an issue for you. TweeZ

They didn’t agree with their orders and offered me an exemption. I respectfully declined fearing they would get the heat from their management.

I hope this clarifies what is clearly an issue for you.

]]> By: Realist http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471322 Realist Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:00:11 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471322 1001Nights I disagree with you. Om Koulthoum is the mother of Arab showtime. She has transcended her own voice and here status became bigger than she has ever imagined. Atleast in the Arab world. I think if someone finds her hairpin in some small village would find himself stabbed to death for it. To have an exhibition about her as a person and an artist is very important for everyone to understand who she really was. If a similar event about Michael Jackson was made you would be not complaining would you ? 1001Nights I disagree with you. Om Koulthoum is the mother of Arab showtime. She has transcended her own voice and here status became bigger than she has ever imagined. Atleast in the Arab world. I think if someone finds her hairpin in some small village would find himself stabbed to death for it. To have an exhibition about her as a person and an artist is very important for everyone to understand who she really was. If a similar event about Michael Jackson was made you would be not complaining would you ?

]]> By: 1001Nights http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471315 1001Nights Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:42:28 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471315 While the space is impressive, Um Kalthoum is not an artist that lends herself to visual exhibition - her talent is in her music and frankly what she wore at the time is irrelevant. I hope the next subject of the exhibition concentrates on the kind of art that is suitable for that exhibition. While the space is impressive, Um Kalthoum is not an artist that lends herself to visual exhibition – her talent is in her music and frankly what she wore at the time is irrelevant. I hope the next subject of the exhibition concentrates on the kind of art that is suitable for that exhibition.

]]> By: TweeZ http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471298 TweeZ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:53:58 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471298 Correction Bu Yousef, if you don't listen to them, YOU will get in trouble and not them. What are you? The Incredible Hulk? Correction Bu Yousef, if you don’t listen to them, YOU will get in trouble and not them. What are you? The Incredible Hulk?

]]> By: Bu Yousef http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471293 Bu Yousef Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:20:04 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471293 Maybe they've relaxed a little now... I was there during the first week. Will try again. Thanks Mark. Maybe they’ve relaxed a little now… I was there during the first week.
Will try again. Thanks Mark.

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471266 Mark Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:26:50 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471266 Bu Yousef: When I was there people were taking pictures with proper cameras with flashes and no one was stopping them. Bu Yousef: When I was there people were taking pictures with proper cameras with flashes and no one was stopping them.

]]> By: BoGammaz http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471258 BoGammaz Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:34:17 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471258 really worth visiting? really worth visiting?

]]> By: Projectile Mayhem http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471254 Projectile Mayhem Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:01:42 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471254 Saw it as well, it was excellent Saw it as well, it was excellent

]]> By: Bu Yousef http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/event-oum-kalthoum-exhibit/#comment-471253 Bu Yousef Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:37:42 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7944#comment-471253 It's not huge, but it is big and It's definitely worth visiting... Agree with your review, Mark. However, I don't understand the silly rule against photography!!! Sure you can sneak a quick shot with a mobile - but the sight of a proper camera attracts uniformed security guards with too much talk and too little reasoning. They didn't even know why it's not allowed - they were just 'following orders'. In the end I listened as I don't want to get them in trouble. It’s not huge, but it is big and It’s definitely worth visiting… Agree with your review, Mark.

However, I don’t understand the silly rule against photography!!! Sure you can sneak a quick shot with a mobile – but the sight of a proper camera attracts uniformed security guards with too much talk and too little reasoning. They didn’t even know why it’s not allowed – they were just ‘following orders’. In the end I listened as I don’t want to get them in trouble.

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