On Show at the Louvre Abu Dhabi: Art, Power, and Exploitation
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi opened this weekend, hailed by some as a bridge of cultural understanding, and condemned by others as a symbol of worker exploitation.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi was conceived as part of a proud boast that the oil-rich Emirate had arrived. It finally opened to the public this weekend four years late, hundreds of millions of dollars over budget, and having shone an unwelcome spotlight on the Gulf states’ ruthless exploitation of immigrant...
