HARPER'S BAZAAR
BY Rebecca Anne ProctorR
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Sara and Nassib Abou Khalil. Above are works by artist Tsherin Sherpa entitled Untitled (Free Spirit) (2013); Tara Gaga (2016); This is not a Rorschah (Hey Vajra) (2015) |
An Alice in Wonderland type of world awaits all who have the opportunity to enter an apartment on the first floor of Oceania Residences on the Palm Jumeirah. Every inch of brother and sister Sara and Nassib Abou Khalil’s abode is meticulously dressed in contemporary art, offering a widespread cast of artists from the Middle East and elsewhere who seemingly play roles in their ever expanding collection. The thoughtfulness and precision by which the siblings have displayed their art is akin to a stage set—a fantasy world whereby the protagonists are the artists—and Sara and Nassib the directors. [
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Sara and Nassib Abou Khalil in the living room of their Palm Jumeirah apartment surrounded with works by Rokni Haerizadeh, Youssef Nabil, Tala Madani, Tsherin Sherpa, Rinus Van de Velde and Hassan Sharif. Sara wears a dress by Missoni and shoes by Gianvito Rossi |
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Sara and Nassib Abou Khalil in the living room of their Palm Jumeirah apartment surrounded with works by Rokni Haerizadeh, Youssef Nabil, Tala Madani, Tsherin Sherpa, Rinus Van de Velde and Hassan Sharif. Sara wears a dress by Missoni and shoes by Gianvito Rossi |