Bulgari continued its efforts to
support art and culture with the ceremony for the first Bulgari
Contemporary Art Award at the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
on Wednesday.
The annual award was founded by Bulgari in collaboration with
the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) with the
support of the Italy Pavilion.
The ceremony was attended by, among others, Giuseppe
Finocchiaro, the Italian Consul-General in Dubai, Paolo
Glisenti, Italy's Commissioner-General for Expo 2020 Dubai,
Dubai Culture President Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoume, Bulgari Group CEO Jean Christophe Babin and Lucia
Boscaini, Brand Curator at Bulgari.
The 17 artists in the running for the prize took their
inspiration from the theme of the Italy Pavilion, Beauty
Connects People.
The winner was Nima Nabavi, a Dubai-based artist who uses
geometric concepts to create works of art.
The winning work will be displayed at the Italy Pavilion and
Nabavi has won a trip to Rome.
"Bulgari has always been active for art, sponsoring restoration
projects like those for the Spanish Steps, the Caracalla Baths
and Largo Argentina (in Rome) and supporting contemporary art
too, with the Maxxi Bulgari prize, for example," Babin told
ANSA.
"We really liked the idea of doing the same thing not just in
Italy, but also in other parts on the world, in particular in
the Middle East, including within the sphere of this
extraordinary Expo.
"We laid down this challenge to Emirati talents, starting from
Bulgari's colours to design them in their own way with painting,
sculpture and photography".
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