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Don’t know why it taken Rihanna so long to launch her own fragrance, but nevertheless it will be a hit on store shelves.
A large majority of A List celebrities have launched their very own fragrances, so it’s about high time Rihanna made that move.
The first set of images from Rihanna Reb’l Fleur fragrance was revealed yesterday.
The perfume, which is set to debut sometime next year, bears a similar name to her neck tattoo, rebelle fleur, which means rebel flower in French.
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Ambassador of Spain HE Celsa Nuño (left) and National Gallery chairman, Wayne Chen, in conversation in front of Ciria's painting 'The Dream of Inam'. - Contributed
The National Gallery of Jamaica has received a painting by the internationally renowned Spanish artist, José Manuel Ciria, which was donated to its permanent collection by the artist.
The handover of this work, which took place at the residence of Spanish Ambassador HE Celsa Nuño recently, was received for the National Gallery by its chairman Wayne Chen.
José Manuel Ciria was born in Manchester in the United Kingdom in 1960 but received his artistic formation in Spain. He is one of the most active and internationally recognised contemporary Spanish artists, known for his dramatic abstract and semi-abstract paintings. His work is represented in Spain's most important museums, including the Museo de Arte Reina Sofía and the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno. Ciria currently resides in New York City.
The painting Ciria has now donated to the National Gallery of Jamaica - titled 'The Dream of Inam', from the La Guardia Place Series, New York (2006) - is a large, gestural abstract characteristic of his recent work. Ciria terms these postmodernist works "post-genre", essentially meaning that they transcend genre by referencing different modernist genres, from abstract expressionism to constructivism.
He also calls them "rare" paintings - though a better translation might be 'raw', as by "rare" he means 'crude and unfinished - a clear reference to the celebrated rawness of the abstract expressionists and of the matter painters.
Ciria had visited the National Gallery of Jamaica in 2008 when the exhibition Ciria: Rare Paintings was brought to Jamaica and the National Gallery by the Fundación Internacional de las Artes and the Embassy of Spain to Jamaica.
Commenting on the presentation, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, said that Jamaica was "very grateful to José Manuel Ciria for this important donation to the National Gallery of Jamaica's International Collection".
She added, "This gift builds on the recent cultural exchanges between Jamaica, Spain and with Spanish artists. We look forward to further collaborations in art with our colleagues in Spain in the forthcoming year. I wish to thank former Spanish Ambassador Jesus Silva and current Ambassador Celsa Nuño for their role in facilitating the donation of this painting."
The National Gallery of Jamaica is located at 12 Ocean Boulevard, Block C, Kingston Mall - entrance on Orange Street. Parking is available at the adjoining UDC parking lot.
José Manuel Ciria - 'The Dream of Inam', from the La Guardia Place Series, New York (2006).
Gallery hours are:
Tuesdays-Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The handover of this work, which took place at the residence of Spanish Ambassador HE Celsa Nuño recently, was received for the National Gallery by its chairman Wayne Chen.
José Manuel Ciria was born in Manchester in the United Kingdom in 1960 but received his artistic formation in Spain. He is one of the most active and internationally recognised contemporary Spanish artists, known for his dramatic abstract and semi-abstract paintings. His work is represented in Spain's most important museums, including the Museo de Arte Reina Sofía and the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno. Ciria currently resides in New York City.
The painting Ciria has now donated to the National Gallery of Jamaica - titled 'The Dream of Inam', from the La Guardia Place Series, New York (2006) - is a large, gestural abstract characteristic of his recent work. Ciria terms these postmodernist works "post-genre", essentially meaning that they transcend genre by referencing different modernist genres, from abstract expressionism to constructivism.
He also calls them "rare" paintings - though a better translation might be 'raw', as by "rare" he means 'crude and unfinished - a clear reference to the celebrated rawness of the abstract expressionists and of the matter painters.
Ciria had visited the National Gallery of Jamaica in 2008 when the exhibition Ciria: Rare Paintings was brought to Jamaica and the National Gallery by the Fundación Internacional de las Artes and the Embassy of Spain to Jamaica.
Commenting on the presentation, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, said that Jamaica was "very grateful to José Manuel Ciria for this important donation to the National Gallery of Jamaica's International Collection".
She added, "This gift builds on the recent cultural exchanges between Jamaica, Spain and with Spanish artists. We look forward to further collaborations in art with our colleagues in Spain in the forthcoming year. I wish to thank former Spanish Ambassador Jesus Silva and current Ambassador Celsa Nuño for their role in facilitating the donation of this painting."
The National Gallery of Jamaica is located at 12 Ocean Boulevard, Block C, Kingston Mall - entrance on Orange Street. Parking is available at the adjoining UDC parking lot.
José Manuel Ciria - 'The Dream of Inam', from the La Guardia Place Series, New York (2006).
Gallery hours are:
Tuesdays-Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Beginning and ending in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the first cruise and learn adventure on the Caribbean Princess, will dock in St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; Antigua & Barbuda; St. Lucia and Barbados.
The UWI Open Campus Scholar Ship has been described by Principal of the UWI Open Campus, Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald, as “a lifelong learning adventure especially designed to strengthen the relationships between UWI alumni, friends and family and provide knowledge and information on various subjects relevant to the region”.
The inaugural sailing of the UWI Open Campus Scholar Ship, scheduled for April 17-24, 2011, will be dedicated to the culture, flora and fauna of the region and subsequent packages will cater to other spheres including medicine and law.
Beginning and ending in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the first cruise and learn adventure on the Caribbean Princess, will dock in St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; Antigua & Barbuda; St. Lucia and Barbados.
Scholar Ship passengers will enjoy a range of unique activities in these ports including tailor made tours of cultural and heritage sites and exchanges with local celebrities and notables.
Professor Simmons-McDonald said that distinguished Caribbean anthropologist and Honorary Research Fellow at the UWI, Dr. Lennox Honychurch, will be the on-board lecturer/facilitator for the cruise which will feature lectures on and off board in addition to on-island tours.
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