The first institution of its kind in the region, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar offers an Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art and supports creativity, promotes dialogue and inspires new ideas.
The 5,500-square-meter (59,000-square-foot) Museum, located in a former school building in Doha’s Education City, has a collection that offers a rare comprehensive overview of modern Arab art, representing the major trends and sites of production spanning the 1840s through the present. Mathaf presents exhibitions that situate the Arab world in relation to a larger art context and also offers programs that engage the local and international community, encourage research and scholarship and contribute to the cultural landscape of the Gulf region, the Middle East, the Arab Diaspora and beyond.
Mathaf opened on 30 December 2010 with an exhibition called Sajjil, which means “act of recording” in Arabic and featured a cross section of Arab art over the previous 100 years. Simultaneously the museum hosted Interventions (an exhibition of new commissions by five pivotal modernist Arab artists: Dia Azzawi, Farid Belkahia, Ahmed Nawar, Ibrahim el-Salahi, and Hassan Sharif) and Told/Untold/Retold (an ambitious exhibition of new commissions by twenty-three contemporary Arab artists).
Mathaf’s current exhibition, Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab, runs from December 5th 2011 to May 26th 2012. Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab showcases more than fifty works, including seventeen newly commissioned artworks, by renowned contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Saraab (“mirage”) spectacularly re-imagines historical relations between China and the Gulf region and, in turning east to consider artistic dynamics across Asia, reaffirms Mathaf’s commitment to presenting a unique Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art.
Website : http://www.mathaf.org.qa
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Mathaf “Arab Museum of Modern Art” Doha Qatar
Mathaf “Arab Museum of Modern Art” Doha Qatar
Mathaf’s current exhibition, Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab, runs from December 5th 2011 to May 26th 2012. Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab showcases more than fifty works, including seventeen newly commissioned artworks, by renowned contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Saraab (“mirage”) spectacularly re-imagines historical relations between China and the Gulf region and, in turning east to consider artistic dynamics across Asia, reaffirms Mathaf’s commitment to presenting a unique Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art.
Website : http://www.mathaf.org.qa
from www.aboutqatar.info
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