Following the events in Algiers, Washington, and Puebla, the exhibition “MARMO Carving the Future” was inaugurated yesterday, Friday, at the Foundry exhibition space in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and will remain open until January 14, 2025. The project is promoted and organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in collaboration with Confindustria Marmomacchine, ITA Italian Trade Agency, and entrusted to the creative direction of Magister Art, which oversaw its realization in close synergy with the Association and thanks to the iconographic and material contributions provided by its member companies.
This stop in the United Arab Emirates was also organized with the institutional and organizational support of the Embassy of Italy in Dubai and the Consulate General of Italy.
“MARMO Carving the Future” unfolds through an immersive experience with high visual impact, taking visitors on a journey of great emotional and tactile resonance into the modernity of Italy’s techno-lapidary supply chain. At the same time, it establishes an ideal dialogue between the contemporary industrial and artisanal processes of working with marble and natural stones, and the historical and artistic roots of this tradition, such as the Roman era, the Renaissance, the Baroque, and Neoclassicism.
Through a digital and multimedia itinerary, visitors can discover not only the modern technologies of processing and transformation but also how today’s evolution is inspired by masters like Michelangelo, Bernini, and Canova, who shaped marble into iconic sculptures such as Cupid and Psyche, Moses, or Apollo and Daphne.
The global tour of MARMO Carving the Future will continue in the coming months with stops in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
