Arabesque
Arab World Festival
Kennedy Center
2009
ClientThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
LocationWashington DC, USA
DateFeb. – March 2009
Size4 000 m2
Budget10 M$ US for the whole festival
ScopeExhibitions art direction, scenography, design
Project leaderMathieu Muin, Clementine Terramorsi
MultimediaOn-Situ
GraphicsHassan Massoudy: logotype
SignageEdna Jamandre
LightingGlenn Turner, Kennedy Center
Photo creditMargot I. Schulman, Studio A. Gardère
Since 2005 Studio Adrien Gardère was in charge of the artistic direction and design of all exhibitions and installations of the international festivals of the Kennedy Center, the largest center of performing arts in the US, which offers more than 8.000 m2 of exhibition spaces.
The Arabesque festival — third International festival designed by the Studio — was the largest festival ever devoted to the Arab world in the United States.
For this festival, the Studio designed exhibitions and installations on fashion (brides of the Arab world), jewelry (Azza Fahmy), calligraphy (H. Massoudy and F. Behbehani), photography (Youssef Nabil), painting (Breaking the veils), and visual installations (Lara Baladi).
The Studio has also designed, produced and directed with on-situ — long-time partner for all multimedia installation — a unique video installation called "Exploratorium" dedicated to the golden age of Arabic sciences from the 7th to the 15th centuries.
ClientThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
LocationWashington DC, USA
DateFeb. – March 2009
Size4 000 m2
Budget10 M$ US for the whole festival
ScopeExhibitions art direction, scenography, design
Project leaderMathieu Muin, Clementine Terramorsi
MultimediaOn-Situ
GraphicsHassan Massoudy: logotype
SignageEdna Jamandre
LightingGlenn Turner, Kennedy Center
Photo creditMargot I. Schulman, Studio A. Gardère