Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Art of war: Dubai gallery haven for Syrian artists

In this Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 photo, Syrian artist Tammam Azzam, 23, poses in front of one of his works, a digital print titled "Syrian Olympic" during the Young Collectors Auction at Ayyam gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The auction Monday in Dubai's evolving art district _ tucked inside an industrial zone of warehouses and businesses _ served as a window into a small but forward-looking effort to save one niche of Syria's artistic community with no end in sight to the civil war that has already claimed more than 100,000 lives.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Inside the gallery, artworks by Syrian artists were drawing auction bids from collectors. Outside on the street, the artists traded the latest gossip from Syria and checked their smartphones for news from the civil war.








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