Maurice de Vlaminck

Souren Melikian writes about Vlaminck + leaders of the Fauve movement + other viewpoints @ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/12/arts/melik12.php

Useful links:
www.von-der-heydt-museum.de
www.museeduluxembourg.fr
www.wadsworthatheneum.org

Modern Pakistani Art

Ilyas Khan writes about Pakistan's increasingly speculative art market + the beneficiaries + other viewpoints @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7478109.stm

Art Galleries in Pakistan
- ART AGENCY
Shop #3, 11-C, Stadium Lane 4 Phase 5, D.H.A.Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 584-4325

- ART EMPORIUM
Shop #4, 45-C, 27th Street, Tauheed Commercial Area, Phase 5, D.H.A.Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 583-8563

- ART SCENE
28-C, Stadium Lane, 1 Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Phase 5, D.H.A. Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 585-6703, 584-3961

- ARTASTE GALLERY
#4, Jason Centre, BC-8 Block 9, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 586-3742, 586-3837

- AVENUE ART CAFE
33-C, 6th Commercial Lane, Zamzama Phase 5, D.H.A.Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 582-3972, 583-0983

- CANVAS ART GALLERY
A-3 Hassan Homes, Block 5, Clifton, Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 583-8563

- CLIFTON ART GALLERY
11, Al-Habib Apartment, Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 587-5827

- DREAM ART GALLERY
34-D, Ground Floor, Stadium Lane, 1 Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 584-4109

- EYE FOR ART
22-C/2, 6th Commercial Lane, Zamzama Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 537-8368

- FRAMER
15-C, Stadium Lane, 1 Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 534-1653, 585-6703

- FRAMES ENFRAMED
Shop No. 10, BC-4 & 5 Block 5, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 537-0477, 587-2026

- GULMOHAR ART GALLERY
D-128, KDA, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 438-5440

- IMAGE
D/17, Block 8, Chaudhary Khaliq-uz-Zaman Road, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 537-3751, 537-3752

- LOUVRE ART GALLERY
9 Pearl Haven, Block 5, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 587-2126

- MASTER ART GALLERY
7, Habib Center, FL 5 Block 5, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 537-9919, 587-2700

- REEVAJ
Park Towers, Ground Floor, Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 583-2525 Ext.133

- SADEQUAIN GALERIE
Frere Hall, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 920-4325

- SHAKIL ISMAIL ART GALLERY
DC-1, No. 3, Ground Floor, Marine Point, Block 9, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 530-9040

- VISION
45-C, 27th Street, Tauheed Commercial Area, Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 530-4256

- ZENAINI
#1, 5-C, 34th Commercial Street, Tauheed Commercial Area, Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 587-3944, 536-2749

Random Thoughts

There are times, as they say, when you worry about the return on your capital, and there are times when you worry about the return of your capital. These days you should worry about the return of your capital.

- Mohamed El-Erian

How true!

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil is one of Brazil's most beloved and respected artists + he is known for his exploration of Afro-centric culture in his music + his Brazilian 'roots music' revolution helped 're-Africanize' Bahian music that lead to one of the country's most successful and popular periods.

Useful link:
www.gilbertogil.com.br

Lively

Lively is Google’s 3D social network, a series of chat rooms that can be embedded directly into pages on the Web + it's a mash up of instant message, chat room, virtual world, and Web page. I liked it.

Useful link:
www.lively.com

Green Technologies

Knowledge@Wharton shares a proactive approach by two companies, DuPont and NetJets, and their green story @ Two Companies, Two Different Blueprints for Reducing Global Warming

Useful link:
http://emertech.wharton.upenn.edu

Remembrance Diamonds

Patrick Baert writes about Algordanza, a company in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubuenden, which offers a service to turn ashes into precious stones for a fee + other viewpoints @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/lf_afp/lifestyleswitzerlanddeathoffbeat_080707043441

Useful link:
www.algordanza.org

Nelson Mandela's Lessons On Leadership

Richard Stengel's article on Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership @ http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821467,00.html was brilliant. I guess one could apply the lessons in business as well.

- Courage is not the absence of fear — it's inspiring others to move beyond it.
- Lead from the front — but don't leave your base behind.
- Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.
- Know your enemy — and learn about his favorite sport.
- Keep your friends close — and your rivals even closer.
- Appearances matter — and remember to smile.
- Nothing is black or white.
- Quitting is leading too.