FACT: The Airport, The Lamp and The Bear

Lot 32, Sale 2440 Urs Fischer (b. 1973)
Untitled (Lamp/Bear)
Price Realized: $6,802,500

(x 3.6435 in USD = 24,784,908.75QAR)

(x 11.80 in PHP = 292,461,923.20 PHP)

Untitled (Lamp/Bear) brightly celebrates the objects that define a young child’s life. Artist Urs Fischer realized this striking sculpture on a monumental scale, combining a canary yellow teddy bear, everyone’s cherished childhood keepsake, with a bedroom desk lamp. The lamp neatly bisects the bear, casting a shadow over its face, while a forlorn black button eye peers out from underneath. The bear’s inanimate body flops forward, lovingly care worn, resting against the support of the lamp stand. The first out of a series of two works, the sculpture starkly defies its facture. Fischer made the bear in Untitled (Lamp/Bear), not out of softly comforting fur and foam, but out of bronze, a rich material that reflects the personal value a young owner places upon a toy. 

Urs Fischer, Untitled (Lamp/Bear), 2005-2006, in construction.

© the Artist. Courtesy of the artist and Kunstgiesserei St. Gallen.

Photo courtesy of Katalin Deér.

 

© the Artist.

Courtesy of the artist and Kunstgiesserei St. Gallen.  

The sculpture evokes permanence, weighing close to seventeen tons, contrasting with much of the artist’s oeuvre to date, such as his ephemeral Untitled (Bread House) (2004-2005). The giant lamp is a functioning beacon that lightens up outdoor space at night, defining its surroundings and illuminating the giant teddy bear. This playful and humorous work depicts an everyday object surreally, uncannily. It parallels Jeff Koons’s public monuments, such as Koons’s monumental Puppy (1992) - housed in the forum outside the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao - or his Celebration series of balloon animals blown up to fantastic proportions. Untitled (Lamp/Bear) was exhibited to great acclaim at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. It is the most significant work by the artist to be offered at auction to date.

(NDIA) HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DOHA QATAR - 2013

NOW WE KNOW!

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EVENT: The Abracadabra Adventure in Qatar

Date: November 27 - 30, 2013

Venue: Adam & Selina Mystifiers at the Qatar National Convention Center

Location: Qatar National Convention Center

Website: http://www.qatarconvention.com/visitor

Tickets: available at the Virgin stores in City Center, Lagoona Mall, Villagio, Landmark and Hilton Hotel.

Online Tickets: http://tickets.virginmegastore.me/index.php?event_id=1697

Age limit: All Ages – Kids under 2 do not require a ticket and seat. They can only be seated on the laps of their parents.

Adam & Selina are considered by many as one of the world’s most captivating mystifiers and lethal combinations in magic today, having entertained and amazed millions of people around the world in sell-out tours and appearances across Australia, throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and USA, including Las Vegas. For the last fourteen years, they have performed together at a numerous events and all types of venues from intimate private gatherings and corporate events to entertaining audiences at world-class casinos and resorts, theatres, festivals, luxury cruise ships and have been featured on national top-rated television shows. In recent years they became Grand Finalists of the Channel Seven ‘Australia’s Got Talent’ show in 2010 and have headlined at the 100th Anniversary of the Calgary Stampede in Canada in 2011– the event billed as “The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth”. They have won numerous awards over the years including becoming the ‘Magic Slam Champions’ in 2008 and winning both the judges and audiences favorite award. They have also been awarded the prestigious ‘Magicians Of the Year’ award in 2006, 2007 and 2010 presented by the magicians society. Today, Adam & Selina continue to create new and exciting illusions for their shows and strive to advance their production in every possible way. “

Source: Events Doha

THOUGHTS: 4th Eid Day is Dhow Cruise Day

It's 4th Day of Eid, and my last day of Holiday, sigh... So we decided to make the day worth waiting for. My buddy hubby actually joined his KEO colleagues when they planned to experience Dhow  Cruise a week before the long Eid holiday. And because we haven't tried it yet, we gave it a shot. we said yes. and everything is settled.

Call time is 7:00 in the morning at their office near Toyota Signal. I woke up so maaga (6AM!!!). In "my reality" 6:00 in the morning is my 3:00 in the wee hours of morning. Madaling araw pa lang saken yun, and Pardz know that ever since hehehe. But because wala namang choice ang Lola nyo, got no other choice but to - "Bangon, Banyo, Bihis, Bira!" hahaha! Kesa maiwan pa kami ng grupo, sayang din diba. :) All in all, we are 28 in the group, plus 7 (charge free) kids. we paid One adult pays 145.00QAR including food.

At 7:30AM, we're already at the Corniche. 15 minutes more and we're good to go, or sail rather. At dahil maaga pa literally, punta agad ang lolo at lola nyo sa balcony hehehe (kaya eto, sunog ako ngayon Lmao!). We spent almost 1 hour before we reached the small island. There, we had picnic, picture taking (na hindi pwedeng mawala) swimming (though hindi kami nagswim, nakakahiya kasi sa sasakyan, nakihitch lang kami, babasain pa nmin hehe!) We stayed in the island unti 12:30 noon. Mejo mainit na so, kelangan nang gumora ang grupo. :) At 2:00 in the afternoon, we are already home.

It was fun. another experience, although mejo mainit pa, pero worth trying. :) Besides, we got nothing to do, sayang ang holiday kung hindi mo susulitin. Some says, it's a bit expensive. But we didn't mind. We are after the experience and meeting new people and have some fun. Money will come and go, and come, and go. But experiencing things and have fun with it, IT'S PRICELESS.

And that was my holiday is all about. 

The Dhow Cruise Churva, may balcony, xoxal na xoxal hahaha

Museum of Islamic Arts

Si Koya Koya naghihintay kay Dyesebel :D

We reached the Island in less than an hour

Oha, Bora Bora lang ang peg :D

Another batch of peeps who wants to experience Daytime Dhow Cruise

Ang Huling Lata ng Fanta, char!

They look so cute!

Syempre, eextra din kami ng habibi ko :D, pero konti lang hahahaha!

Feeling bagong dating sa Qatar, watawat kung watawat ang trip haha!

Ako Muna :D

Si Buddy Hubby naman :D

Ako Ulet!

Siya na Naman!

Pagod na si Pardz, nag FB na lang sa sulok hahaha!

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR EID GUYS, COZ WE DID!!!

More to come,

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THOUGHTS: 3rd Eid Day 03 is Exhibit Day

Damien Steven Hirst (born 7 June 1965) is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists (or YBAs), who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s. He is internationally renowned, and is reportedly Britain's richest living artist, with his wealth valued at £215m in the 2010 Sunday Times Rich List. And yes, he is here in Qatar.

The exhibition, Hirst’s largest to date and his first in the Middle East, opened in 10th OCtober at the Museum of Islamic Art’s Al Riwaq Doha gallery.

Death is a central theme in Hirst's works. He became famous for a series of artworks in which dead animals (including a shark, a sheep and a cow) are preserved—sometimes having been dissected—in formaldehyde. The best known of these being The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, a 14-foot (4.3 m) tiger shark immersed in formaldehyde in a vitrine (clear display case). He has also made "spin paintings," created on a spinning circular surface, and "spot paintings", which are rows of randomly coloured circles created by his assistants.

WHAT: Damien Hirst Relic Exhibit

WHERE:  Museum of Islamic Art’s Al Riwaq Doha gallery

WHEN: October 10, 2013 - January 22, 2014

FEE: No Entrance Fee will be collected. Children and babies are welcome.

OPENING HOURS:

Sunday 10:30am – 5:30pm
Monday 10:30am – 5:30pm
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday 12pm – 8pm
Friday 2:00pm – 8pm
Saturday 12pm – 8pm

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Guided tours will run during the exhibition opening hours. Special guided tours for families are available on Friday. Photography is strictly forbidden inside the exhibition, however mobile phone cameras can be used in selected galleries only.

RESTAURANT

A good selection of snacks, light meals and beverages are served at the Pharmacy Café in the entrance hall. The menu takes inspiration from Damien Hirst’s Pharmacy themed artworks. Well worth checking out!

SOUVENIR and GIFT SHOP

The gift shop is located at the exit to the exhibition and is open during exhibition opening hours. The following Damien Hirst themed items can be purchased:  iPhone 5 cases, mugs, plates, oilcloth totes, shopper PVC bags, beach towels, crayon sets, aprons, scarf’s, T-shirts, sketchbooks, notebooks and rugs. The shop has a facility to accept payment by credit card.

Here is what we can see inside the Exhibit, consists of 15 Rooms:

THE BUILDING

THE LOBBY

THE TICKET, THE HISTORY, and THE MAP

A THOUSAND YEARS (1990)

CIGARETTE BUTTS and an ASHTRAY

HORROR at HOME

THE BUTTERFLIES (1989) - IT'S GOOD TO BE ALIVE

8 PANS and ME (1989)

MOTHER and CHILD (Divided)

THE LEVIATHAN, 2006-2013 (MAIN ATTRACTION)

THE HISTORY OF PAIN

LOVING in a WORLD of DESIRE

ISOLATED ELEMENTS SWIMMING in the SAME DIRECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNDERSTANDING

(Such a Long Title!)

NAKED - Collection of Surgical Instruments meticulously displayed.

LULLABY, THE SEASONS, 2002 -

Row of Pills line the shelves of four stainless steel cabinets representing Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

Gumagawa ng way para makapagselfie heheheh

DIAMONDS and FORTUNE

OUR PERSONAL FAVORITE!

THE SURVEY

THE SOUVENIR SHOP

CHAIR - 1700.00 QAR /HYPNOTIC HEAD - 85,900.00QAR

VARIOUS SOUVENIRS (Tip: Cheapest is the Non-Toxic Crayola for Kids - 30.00QAR)

WHITE GOLD - 42,000.00 QAR

THREE THINGS TO CHECK ON THIS PHOTO:

a. The Poging Photobomber behind Me

b. Me trying to have a Self Portrait

c. The Spin Chair worth 28,000.00 QAR

FEEL FREE TO BUY SOUVENIRS HEHEHEHE :D

Visitors are also invited to share their thoughts on the exhibition online or record a video message at Al Riwaq.

These are only few of his artworks. You can see more so I HIGHLY RECOMMEND to visit the gallery as You still have lots of time to see this once in a lifetime exhibit from a great artist.

NOTABLE INFORMATION FROM WIKIPEDIA:Hirst gained the European record for the most expensive work of art by a living artist—his Lullaby Spring in June 2007, when a 3-metre-wide steel cabinet with 6,136 pills sold for 19.2 million dollars to Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Hirst

http://www.damienhirstqatar.qa/en/