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Naima Morelli

Asia–Pacific (APAC), Rome
As seen in: Financial Times, Al Jazeera English, Observer, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Artsy, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, The New Arab, The Art Newspaper, Artforum and
Freelance Arts Writer specialized in contemporary art from SEA & MENA regions - bylines @artasiapacific @middleestmnt @middleeasteye - contact@naimamorelli.com

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Naima Morelli is an arts writer and journalist specialized in contemporary art from Asia-Pacific and the MENA region. She is the author of three books on Southeast Asian contemporary art and she also contributes curatorial texts from galleries.

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Bukharan Jewelry: How an Uzbek Jeweler Is Preserving a Traditional Craft

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By Naima Morelli
| The Times of Central Asia
In 2024, Uzbek jeweler Zokir Negmatov published a handbook of Bukharan jewelry making. Traditional Bukharan jewelry making left little technical documentation. Instead, its skills were transmitted largely through observation. “In jewelry making, much knowledge has traditionally been passed directly from master to apprentice,” he explains.
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From Athens to the Islands, Art Collectors Are Building an Ecosystem of Their Own

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By Naima Morelli
| Observer Verified
(l. to r.) Kader Attia, ​​History of Reappropriation, 2010. Lightbox, 146.5 × 181 × 17 cm; Yannis Tsarouchis, Youth Putting on his Boots, 1973. Oil on canvas, 56 × 52 cm. Photo by Nikos Alexopoulos On the ground floor of the Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection, one encounters the vitrine of scale-model cargo ships, the books on sailing and the maps before the art.
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Why the Destination Art Fair Is Here to Stay

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By Naima Morelli
| Observer Verified
When collectors won’t go to the art fair, fairs like Contemporary Art Now go to the collectors. Photo: Sayana Cairo Tell someone you are traveling to Ibiza for the art, and they might not believe you.
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