OKAPI IS THE ZEBRA THAT WAS A GIRAFFE, THE AFRICAN UNICORN GIFTED BY ROYALTY. THE OKAPI CHOOSES ACCORDING TO LEGEND, THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY AND FIND INSTANT KARMA. OKAPI WAS SEEN IN THE 5TH CENTURY BC ON THE FACADE OF THE APADANA AT PERSEPOLIS. “IHRE SUCHE
NACH DEM GLUCK IST HIER” THE BELGIAN ADVENTURERS IN CONGO USED TO
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CONSPIRES TO CREATE THE PERFECT HIDDEN COLLECTION MAKING US HAPPY. Born out of a love for color and life, the Okapi Gallery, with its warm-toned floor and design are intended to generate interest amongst visitors, encouraging them to discover the myriad forms of art inside. Its indoor and outdoor art forms are a celebration of art, design and color, as well as to functionally foster an environment where a love of art in all visages can be explored by the public. An ode to my love affair with art over two decades, the Okapi Gallery has art forms that the mid-east sub-continent has never seen before. UAE’s first and only World Art Gallery has canvasses, water-colors, photography, sculpture, furniture, art and installations from across six continents. Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America are all represented to acclaim in the gallery. The Okapi Gallery at the World’s tallest Hotel – The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, although relatively modest in size, is lofty and ambitious in its intentions. The contemporary minimalistic designed art exhibit space at Business Bay, Dubai has been carefully created as an urban oasis. This aligns to our goal of enabling
people to socialize and gather in places in which they feel comfortable, safe and through designed public spaces.
