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Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

August 25, 2023

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art (متحف : المتحف العربي للفن الحديث) in Doha, Qatar, offers an Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art and supports creativity, promotes dialogue and inspires new ideas. The museum boasts a collection of over 9,000 objects and also presents temporary exhibitions, library, and a robust educational program.[1] Established in 2010, it is considered to be among the most important cultural attractions in the country.[2]

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
متحف : المتحف العربي للفن الحديث
Steve Sabella, Settlement - Six Israelis & One Palestinian
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EstablishedDecember 2010 (2010-12)
LocationDoha, Qatar
Coordinates25°18′38″N 51°25′11″E / 25.31056°N 51.41972°E / 25.31056; 51.41972
TypeArt Museum
DirectorZeina Arida
OwnerQatar Museums
Websitewww.mathaf.org.qa/en/

Mathaf houses the world's largest collection of modern and contemporary Arab art.[3][4]

History Edit

 
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art interior in 2011.

Mathaf (متحف in Arabic) translates to "museum".[5] The initial collection was gathered by Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani, and QMA provided the conditions of conservation as a public institution chaired by Sheikha Al-Mayassa Al Thani.[6] Sheikh Hassan started building a collection in the early 1990s of art created by artists from the Arab world over the last 200 years with the aim of creating a museum that could capture and represent artists from this region. From the 1990s and early 2000s, the collection was housed in two private villas in Madinat Khalifa in Doha while Sheikh Hassan and early advisors and staff conceived of an idea of what an Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art and museums could be.[1]

In 2010, the museum opened its doors in the Qatar Foundation's Education City in Doha in a former school building transformed by the French architect Jean-François Bodin.[7] At the time, it was the first museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art in the country.[8] Artist and former staff member Sophia Al-Maria recounts the early intentions of Sheikh Hassan and the founding team as shaping the institution to be a "twenty-first century 'post-museum'...a fledgling term for transparent, interaction-oriented museum models."[9] The inaugural exhibitions included "Sajjil: A Century of Modern Art," featuring 240 artworks by more than 100 artists curated by Nada Shabout, Wassan Al-Khudhairi, and Deena Chalabi; "Interventions: A Dialogue Between the Modern and the Contemporary," curated by Nada Shabout; and "Told / Untold / Retold," curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath and featuring newly commissioned works by 23 contemporary artists.[10]

In 2013, Mathaf launched the Encyclopedia of Modern Art and the Arab World, a resource offering detailed biographies that have been researched by scholars and independent historians as well as essays, videos, and interviews.[11]

Wassan Al-Khudhairi was the inaugural chief curator and director of the museum, where she served from 2007–2012.[12] Michelle Dezember served as interim director from 2012–2013. Moroccan curator Abdellah Karroum was appointed director of Mathaf in June 2013, where he served until May 2021.[13] In November 2021, Qatar Museums appointed Zeina Arida as the new director of Mathaf.[14][15]

Collection Edit

See also: Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family

The 5,500-square-meter (59,000-square-foot) museum, located in a former school building in Doha's Education City, has a collection of more than 9,000 artworks,[16] as communicated in 2014, that offers a rare comprehensive overview of modern Arab art, representing the major trends spanning from the 1840s to the present.[17] The collection was donated by Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Thani to Qatar Foundation, and was later acquired by Qatar Museums Authority.[18] It is thought to be one of the largest collections of Arab-produced paintings and sculptures in the world.[19] Qatar Museums Authority chairwoman, Sheikha Al-Mayassa Al Thani, stated upon the opening of Mathaf in 2010 that, "[...] we are making Qatar the place to see, explore and discuss the creations of Arab artists of the modern era and of our own time."[20]

Exhibitions Edit

Mathaf permanent collection exhibition occupies seven galleries in the upper floor, while the atrium and five galleries are dedicated to temporary exhibitions.[21] The museum looks at major modern and contemporary movements represented in the collection. The permanent collection includes works by Etel Adnan, Yousef Ahmad, Manal AlDowayan, Farid Belkahia, Kamal Boullata, Saloua Raouda Choucair, Jilali Gharbaoui, Shirin Neshat, Shakir Hassan Al Said, Wael Shawky, and Chaibia Talal.[22]

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.[23] 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.[24]

Mathaf's following exhibition, Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab, ran from 5 December 2011 to 26 May 2012.[25] The first solo show to be organized by the museum, Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab showcased more than fifty works, including seventeen newly commissioned artworks, by the renowned contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang.[26] Saraab ("mirage") re-imagined historical relations between China and the Persian Gulf region and reaffirmed Mathaf's commitment to presenting a unique Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art. The exhibition opened with Cai Guo-Qiang's largest ever daytime explosion event, Black Ceremony.[27]

Tea with Nefertiti: the Making of the Artwork by the Artist, the Museum and the Public was held from November 2012 to March 2013.[28] Through revisiting the contested histories of how Egyptian collections have been amassed by numerous museums from the 19th century onwards, this exhibition brings together antiquities, modernist works, archives and 26 international contemporary artists and artist collectives.[29]

In November 2014, Mathaf opened the permanent exhibition "Summary, Part 1" with 8,000 pieces of contemporary art.[30][31] "Summary, Part 2" was opened in September 2017 as an updated permanent exhibition to showcase different pieces of Mathafs collection together with two exhibitions from the FOCUS: Works from Mathaf Collection series.[32][33]

In 2015 Mathaf started a series of solo exhibitions called FOCUS: Works from Mathaf Collection, with the featured artist all being part of the permanent collection of Mathaf. The series opened with exhibitions from artists Farid Belkahia, Abdelhalim Radwi, Faraj Daham and Inji Aflatoun.[34]

Other exhibitions organized by Mathaf include:

  • "Forever Now: Five Anecdotes from the Permanent Collection", which features new readings based on the works of five artists from Mathaf's permanent collection.[35]
  • "Selections from the Collection", conceived by the curatorial team of Mathaf.[36]
  • "Khatt And After", which includes work from the permanent Collection of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.[37]
  • "Adel Abdessemed: L'age d'or", curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi, November 2013 to January 2014.[38]
  • "Magdi Mostafa: Sound Element", Project Space, Mathaf, 2013.[39]
  • "Mathaf Permanent Collection: Paintings, sculptures and projects garden", December 2013 to February 2014.[40]
  • "Mona Hatoum: Turbulence", 2014.[41]
  • "Manal AlDowayan: Crash", 2014, curated by Laura Barlow.[42]
  • "Etel Adnan In All Her Dimensions", 2014, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist.[43]
  • "The Closest I've Ever Come to a Scientific Experiment", by Ghadah Alkandari, curated by Ala Younis, 2014.[44]
  • "Shirin Neshat: Afterwards", curated by Abdellah Karroum, November 2014 to February 2015.[45]
  • "Wael Shawky: Crusades and Other Stories", 2015, curated by Abdellah Karroum.[46]
  • "Dia Azzawi: A Retrospective (from 1963 until tomorrow)", curated by Catherine David, 2016.[47]
  • "Hassan Sharif: Objects and Files", curated by Laura Barlow, March 2016 to September 2016.[48][49]
  • "Basim Madgy: It All Started With a Map and a Picture of Scattered Little Houses", curated by Laura Barlow, March 2017 to July 2017.[50]
  • "Bouthayna Al-Muftah: Echoes", July to September 2018.[51]
  • "Fateh Moudarres: Colour, Exetnsity and Sense", curated by Sara Raza, October 2018.[52]
  • "Mounira Al Solh: I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous", October 2018 to February 2019.[53]
  • "Raqs Media Collective: Still More World", curated by Laura Barlow, 2019.[54]
  • "M. F. Husain: Horses of the Sun", curated by Ranjit Hoskote, March 2019.[55]
  • "El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale", curated by Okwui Enwezor, October 2019.[56]
  • "Yto Barrada: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nougat", curated by Laura Barlow, August 2020.[57][58]
  • "Huguette Caland: Faces and Places", curated by Mohammed Rashid Al Thani, August 2020.[59]
  • "Lived Forward: Art and Culture in Doha from 1960-2020", August 2020 to November 2020.[60]
  • "Kader Attia: On Silence", curated by Abdellah Karroum, November 2021 to March 2022.[61][62]
  • "Majaz: Contemporary Art Qatar", September 2022 to February 2023.[63][64]
  • "Taysir Batniji: No Condition is Permanent", co-curated by Abdellah Karroum and Lina Ramadan, September 2022 to January 2023.[65][66]
  • "Sophia Al-Maria: Invisible Labors Daydream Therapy", curated by Amal Al Haag, September 2022 to January 2023.[67][68]
  • "One Tiger or Another", curated by Tom Eccles and Mark Rappolt, September 2022 to January 2023.[69][70]
  • "Almaha Almaadeed: Inspired by the Land", curated by Noora Abdulmajeed, September 2022 to January 2023.[71][72]
  • "I Am The Traveler And Also The Road", March 18 2023 to May 20 2023.[73]
  • "Beirut and the Golden Sixties: A Manifesto of Fragility exhibition", curated by Sam Bardaouil and Natasha Gasparian, March 2023 to August 2023.[74]

Education initiatives Edit

As a museum founded on the premise of education and scholarship,[75] there are a wide number of programs to engage multiple audiences including schools, universities, families, artists, and scholars. Highlights include the program Mathaf Voices, which trains local university students to give exhibition tours from their own perspectives, and Artist Encounters, which invites artists to discuss concepts and lead workshops based on their processes.[76] The museum also houses a library.[5]

Research initiatives Edit

The museum, in collaboration with Qatar Foundation, has published an online encyclopedia containing the biographies of Arab artists.[77] The Encyclopaedia of Modernity and the Arab World is published by Mathaf Curatorial and Research department, as a peer reviewed platform linking the museum to University.[78]

Gallery Edit

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    Melons, by Daoud Corm, 1899

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    Mohammed Ben Ali Rbati

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    Settlement - Six Israelis & One Palestinian, by Steve Sabella, 2008-2010

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External links Edit

  • Mathaf's Official website
  • Art Daily
  • Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art within Google Arts & Culture
  •   Media related to Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art at Wikimedia Commons

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Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art متحف المتحف العربي للفن الحديث in Doha Qatar offers an Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art and supports creativity promotes dialogue and inspires new ideas The museum boasts a collection of over 9 000 objects and also presents temporary exhibitions library and a robust educational program 1 Established in 2010 it is considered to be among the most important cultural attractions in the country 2 Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Artمتحف المتحف العربي للفن الحديثSteve Sabella Settlement Six Israelis amp One PalestinianInteractive fullscreen mapEstablishedDecember 2010 2010 12 LocationDoha QatarCoordinates25 18 38 N 51 25 11 E 25 31056 N 51 41972 E 25 31056 51 41972TypeArt MuseumDirectorZeina AridaOwnerQatar MuseumsWebsitewww wbr mathaf wbr org wbr qa wbr en wbr Mathaf houses the world s largest collection of modern and contemporary Arab art 3 4 Contents 1 History 2 Collection 3 Exhibitions 4 Education initiatives 5 Research initiatives 6 Gallery 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art interior in 2011 Mathaf متحف in Arabic translates to museum 5 The initial collection was gathered by Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani and QMA provided the conditions of conservation as a public institution chaired by Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani 6 Sheikh Hassan started building a collection in the early 1990s of art created by artists from the Arab world over the last 200 years with the aim of creating a museum that could capture and represent artists from this region From the 1990s and early 2000s the collection was housed in two private villas in Madinat Khalifa in Doha while Sheikh Hassan and early advisors and staff conceived of an idea of what an Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art and museums could be 1 In 2010 the museum opened its doors in the Qatar Foundation s Education City in Doha in a former school building transformed by the French architect Jean Francois Bodin 7 At the time it was the first museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art in the country 8 Artist and former staff member Sophia Al Maria recounts the early intentions of Sheikh Hassan and the founding team as shaping the institution to be a twenty first century post museum a fledgling term for transparent interaction oriented museum models 9 The inaugural exhibitions included Sajjil A Century of Modern Art featuring 240 artworks by more than 100 artists curated by Nada Shabout Wassan Al Khudhairi and Deena Chalabi Interventions A Dialogue Between the Modern and the Contemporary curated by Nada Shabout and Told Untold Retold curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath and featuring newly commissioned works by 23 contemporary artists 10 In 2013 Mathaf launched the Encyclopedia of Modern Art and the Arab World a resource offering detailed biographies that have been researched by scholars and independent historians as well as essays videos and interviews 11 Wassan Al Khudhairi was the inaugural chief curator and director of the museum where she served from 2007 2012 12 Michelle Dezember served as interim director from 2012 2013 Moroccan curator Abdellah Karroum was appointed director of Mathaf in June 2013 where he served until May 2021 13 In November 2021 Qatar Museums appointed Zeina Arida as the new director of Mathaf 14 15 Collection EditSee also Collecting practices of the Al Thani Family The 5 500 square meter 59 000 square foot museum located in a former school building in Doha s Education City has a collection of more than 9 000 artworks 16 as communicated in 2014 that offers a rare comprehensive overview of modern Arab art representing the major trends spanning from the 1840s to the present 17 The collection was donated by Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Thani to Qatar Foundation and was later acquired by Qatar Museums Authority 18 It is thought to be one of the largest collections of Arab produced paintings and sculptures in the world 19 Qatar Museums Authority chairwoman Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani stated upon the opening of Mathaf in 2010 that we are making Qatar the place to see explore and discuss the creations of Arab artists of the modern era and of our own time 20 Exhibitions EditMathaf permanent collection exhibition occupies seven galleries in the upper floor while the atrium and five galleries are dedicated to temporary exhibitions 21 The museum looks at major modern and contemporary movements represented in the collection The permanent collection includes works by Etel Adnan Yousef Ahmad Manal AlDowayan Farid Belkahia Kamal Boullata Saloua Raouda Choucair Jilali Gharbaoui Shirin Neshat Shakir Hassan Al Said Wael Shawky and Chaibia Talal 22 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 23 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 24 Mathaf s following exhibition Cai Guo Qiang Saraab ran from 5 December 2011 to 26 May 2012 25 The first solo show to be organized by the museum Cai Guo Qiang Saraab showcased more than fifty works including seventeen newly commissioned artworks by the renowned contemporary artist Cai Guo Qiang 26 Saraab mirage re imagined historical relations between China and the Persian Gulf region and reaffirmed Mathaf s commitment to presenting a unique Arab perspective on modern and contemporary art The exhibition opened with Cai Guo Qiang s largest ever daytime explosion event Black Ceremony 27 Tea with Nefertiti the Making of the Artwork by the Artist the Museum and the Public was held from November 2012 to March 2013 28 Through revisiting the contested histories of how Egyptian collections have been amassed by numerous museums from the 19th century onwards this exhibition brings together antiquities modernist works archives and 26 international contemporary artists and artist collectives 29 In November 2014 Mathaf opened the permanent exhibition Summary Part 1 with 8 000 pieces of contemporary art 30 31 Summary Part 2 was opened in September 2017 as an updated permanent exhibition to showcase different pieces of Mathafs collection together with two exhibitions from the FOCUS Works from Mathaf Collection series 32 33 In 2015 Mathaf started a series of solo exhibitions called FOCUS Works from Mathaf Collection with the featured artist all being part of the permanent collection of Mathaf The series opened with exhibitions from artists Farid Belkahia Abdelhalim Radwi Faraj Daham and Inji Aflatoun 34 Other exhibitions organized by Mathaf include Forever Now Five Anecdotes from the Permanent Collection which features new readings based on the works of five artists from Mathaf s permanent collection 35 Selections from the Collection conceived by the curatorial team of Mathaf 36 Khatt And After which includes work from the permanent Collection of Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art 37 Adel Abdessemed L age d or curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi November 2013 to January 2014 38 Magdi Mostafa Sound Element Project Space Mathaf 2013 39 Mathaf Permanent Collection Paintings sculptures and projects garden December 2013 to February 2014 40 Mona Hatoum Turbulence 2014 41 Manal AlDowayan Crash 2014 curated by Laura Barlow 42 Etel Adnan In All Her Dimensions 2014 curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist 43 The Closest I ve Ever Come to a Scientific Experiment by Ghadah Alkandari curated by Ala Younis 2014 44 Shirin Neshat Afterwards curated by Abdellah Karroum November 2014 to February 2015 45 Wael Shawky Crusades and Other Stories 2015 curated by Abdellah Karroum 46 Dia Azzawi A Retrospective from 1963 until tomorrow curated by Catherine David 2016 47 Hassan Sharif Objects and Files curated by Laura Barlow March 2016 to September 2016 48 49 Basim Madgy It All Started With a Map and a Picture of Scattered Little Houses curated by Laura Barlow March 2017 to July 2017 50 Bouthayna Al Muftah Echoes July to September 2018 51 Fateh Moudarres Colour Exetnsity and Sense curated by Sara Raza October 2018 52 Mounira Al Solh I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous October 2018 to February 2019 53 Raqs Media Collective Still More World curated by Laura Barlow 2019 54 M F Husain Horses of the Sun curated by Ranjit Hoskote March 2019 55 El Anatsui Triumphant Scale curated by Okwui Enwezor October 2019 56 Yto Barrada My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nougat curated by Laura Barlow August 2020 57 58 Huguette Caland Faces and Places curated by Mohammed Rashid Al Thani August 2020 59 Lived Forward Art and Culture in Doha from 1960 2020 August 2020 to November 2020 60 Kader Attia On Silence curated by Abdellah Karroum November 2021 to March 2022 61 62 Majaz Contemporary Art Qatar September 2022 to February 2023 63 64 Taysir Batniji No Condition is Permanent co curated by Abdellah Karroum and Lina Ramadan September 2022 to January 2023 65 66 Sophia Al Maria Invisible Labors Daydream Therapy curated by Amal Al Haag September 2022 to January 2023 67 68 One Tiger or Another curated by Tom Eccles and Mark Rappolt September 2022 to January 2023 69 70 Almaha Almaadeed Inspired by the Land curated by Noora Abdulmajeed September 2022 to January 2023 71 72 I Am The Traveler And Also The Road March 18 2023 to May 20 2023 73 Beirut and the Golden Sixties A Manifesto of Fragility exhibition curated by Sam Bardaouil and Natasha Gasparian March 2023 to August 2023 74 Education initiatives EditAs a museum founded on the premise of education and scholarship 75 there are a wide number of programs to engage multiple audiences including schools universities families artists and scholars Highlights include the program Mathaf Voices which trains local university students to give exhibition tours from their own perspectives and Artist Encounters which invites artists to discuss concepts and lead workshops based on their processes 76 The museum also houses a library 5 Research initiatives EditThe museum in collaboration with Qatar Foundation has published an online encyclopedia containing the biographies of Arab artists 77 The Encyclopaedia of Modernity and the Arab World is published by Mathaf Curatorial and Research department as a peer reviewed platform linking the museum to University 78 Gallery Edit Melons by Daoud Corm 1899 Mohammed Ben Ali Rbati Settlement Six Israelis amp One Palestinian by Steve Sabella 2008 2010 Arab Motherhood by Georges Hanna Sabbagh 1920 1921 Abdul Qadir al Rassam Portrait of Mohamed Darouich al Allousi by Abdul Qadir Al Rassam 1924References Edit a b About Us Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Retrieved June 12 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Chantelle D Mello 26 September 2015 Qatar s MIA Mathaf shortlisted for museum Oscar awards Doha News Archived from the original on 30 January 2019 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Reid Sarah From 700 million years ago to the World Cup Inside Qatar s best museums CNN Retrieved 2023 02 03 Ayad Myrna 2015 11 05 Whitechapel Gallery in London Brings Modern Arab Art to the World The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 02 03 a b Victoria Scott MATHAF Arab Museum of Modern Art Doha Qulture Archived from the original on 15 September 2014 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Sara Raza 2011 Three Inaugural Exhibitions at the Arab Museum of Modern Art Art Asia Pacific Retrieved 30 November 2015 Nicolai Hartvig 6 January 2012 Qatar Looks to Balance Its Arts Scene The New York Times Retrieved 30 November 2015 Davies Clare Review of The three opening exhibition catalogs for Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Doha Sajjil A Century of Modern Art by Nada Shabout Deena Chalabi and Wassan al Khudhairi Interventions A Dialogue Between the Modern and the Contemporary by Nada Shabout Told Untold Retold 23 Stories of Journeys Through Time and Space by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath Association for Modern Contemporary Art of the Arab world Iran Turkey Retrieved 2022 06 12 Al Maria Sophia 2010 A History of Mathaf Sajjil A Century of Modern Art Milan Skira p 43 ISBN 9788857208169 Pollack Barbara December 23 2010 The Arab Modern artnet Al Hitmi Hissa January 25 2022 THE MATHAF ENCYCLOPEDIA A UNIQUE RESOURCE Qatar Museums Retrieved June 12 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Director of Mathaf to Resign Artforum March 16 2012 Retrieved June 12 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Abdellah Karroum new Director of Mathaf www mathaf org qa June 2013 Retrieved 2022 06 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Zeina Arida Named Director of Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art www artforum com Retrieved 2021 12 03 QM appoints Zeina Arida as Mathaf director thepeninsulaqatar com 2021 11 08 Retrieved 2023 02 03 The Collection Mathaf Retrieved 2022 05 20 Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art www visitqatar qa Retrieved 2021 11 30 Damaris Colhoun 29 December 2010 Qatar Opens First Museum of Modern Arab Art a Q amp A With Chief Curator The Huffington Post Retrieved 29 November 2015 In Qatar Arab modern art gets its first museum Al Arabiya 17 February 2011 Retrieved 30 November 2015 A Smithsonian in the sand The Economist 29 December 2010 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Mathaf Gives a New Glimpse into its Permanent Collection www qna org qa Retrieved 2022 10 05 Permanent Collection www mathaf org qa Retrieved 2022 03 10 Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art universes art Retrieved 2022 05 20 Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Announces Details of Its Three Opening Exhibitions ArtDaily Retrieved 30 November 2015 Cai Guo Qiang Saraab at Mathaf www mathaf org qa Retrieved 2021 11 30 Hartvig Nicolai 2012 01 06 Qatar Looks to Balance Its Arts Scene The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 03 08 Mathaf s first eastward looking show Cai Guo Qiang Saraab in recap Art Radar Journal 21 May 2012 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Tea with Nefertiti at Mathaf www mathaf org qa Retrieved 2021 11 30 Tea with Nefertiti moves to Munich Ahram Online 5 May 2014 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Mathaf Exhibition Summary Part 1 www qf org qa Retrieved 2023 02 03 Khatri Shabina S 2014 11 02 Qatar s Mathaf opens new permanent contemporary art collection Doha News Qatar Retrieved 2023 02 03 Mathaf gives a new glimpse into its permanent collection All amp About 2017 09 16 Retrieved 2023 04 18 Aguilar Joey 2017 09 13 Mathaf gives a new glimpse of its permanent collection Gulf Times Retrieved 2023 04 18 FOCUS Works from Mathaf Collection PDF Retrieved 2023 04 18 Following six month closure Mathaf reopens with two new complex exhibitions Doha News 21 November 2012 Archived from the original on 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original on 21 January 2018 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Etel Adnan s works on display at Mathaf The Peninsula 17 March 2014 Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Ghadah Alkandari Mathaf Retrieved 30 November 2015 Shabina S Khatri 9 November 2014 Artist Shirin Neshat s first regional solo exhibition opens in Qatar Doha News Archived from the original on 2 February 2019 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Wael Shawky Crusades and Other Stories at Mathaf www mathaf org qa Retrieved 2021 12 02 DIA AL AZZAWI A RETROSPECTIVE www mathaf org qa Retrieved 2021 12 02 Hassan Sharif Mathaf www alexandergray com Retrieved 2023 04 11 FOCUS Works from the Mathaf Collection Apollo Magazine Retrieved 2023 04 11 New installation at Mathaf showcases Magdy s work Qatar Tribune 2017 03 13 Retrieved 2023 04 11 Project Space 12 Bouthayna Al Muftah Echoes Artsy Retrieved 2023 02 03 Fateh al Moudarres www mathaf org qa Retrieved 2021 12 10 Mounira Al Solh I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous Artforum Retrieved 2023 04 11 Raqs Media Collective www mathaf org qa Retrieved 2021 12 02 Mathaf to release M F Husain Horses of the Sun publication thepeninsulaqatar com 2020 10 06 Retrieved 2021 12 10 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link El Anatsui Triumphant Scale www artforum com Retrieved 2021 12 09 QM cultural activities in abundance this month Gulf Times in Arabic 2020 11 01 Retrieved 2021 12 12 Yto Barrada www mathaf org qa Retrieved 2021 12 12 Harb Mohamad Khalil 2020 11 25 Huguette Caland s Restless Joie de Vivre Hyperallergic Retrieved 2021 12 14 Mathaf to launch three exhibitions tomorrow thepeninsulaqatar com 2020 08 01 Retrieved 2023 04 11 Kader Attia On Silence opens at Mathaf TimeOut Retrieved 2021 12 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Chan TF 2021 11 13 Kader Attia dissects multiculturalism colonialism and capitalism in Doha show Wallpaper Retrieved 2021 12 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Mathaf unveils four exhibitions showcasing MENASA region thepeninsulaqatar com 2022 09 16 Retrieved 2022 09 20 Qatar s vibrant art scene is focus at four stunning exhibitions Gulf Times 2022 09 16 Retrieved 2022 09 20 Mathaf unveils four exhibitions showcasing MENASA region thepeninsulaqatar com 2022 09 16 Retrieved 2022 09 20 Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art presents four exhibitions showcasing artists from across region Gulf Times 2022 09 15 Retrieved 2022 09 20 Mathaf unveils four exhibitions showcasing MENASA region thepeninsulaqatar com 2022 09 16 Retrieved 2022 09 21 Qatar s vibrant art scene is focus at four stunning exhibitions Gulf Times 2022 09 16 Retrieved 2022 09 21 Mathaf unveils four exhibitions showcasing MENASA region thepeninsulaqatar com 2022 09 16 Retrieved 2022 09 27 Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art presents four exhibitions showcasing artists from across region Gulf Times 2022 09 15 Retrieved 2022 09 27 Almaha Almaadeed Inspired by the Land Marhaba Qatar Retrieved 2022 11 18 Almaha Almaadeed Inspired by the Land www qacreates com Retrieved 2022 11 18 Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar celebrates top imagemakers thepeninsulaqatar com 2023 03 19 Retrieved 2023 04 05 QM launches Beirut exhibition at Mathaf Gulf Times 2023 03 16 Retrieved 2023 04 05 Colhoun Damarais December 29 2010 Qatar Opens First Museum of Modern Arab Art a Q amp A With Chief Curator Huffington Post Retrieved June 12 2022 Doha s Mathaf puts Arab art on the world map Al Bawaba January 27 2013 Retrieved June 12 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Joanne Lisinski Nada Shabout Samia Touati 2014 Mathaf Encyclopedia Of Modern Art And The Arab World Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings 1 doi 10 5339 qfarc 2014 SSPP1043 Retrieved 30 November 2015 Mathaf Encyclopedia of Modern Art and the Arab World www encyclopedia mathaf org qa Retrieved 2021 12 03 External links EditMathaf s Official website Qatar Museums Authority Art Daily The Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art within Google Arts amp Culture Media related to Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art amp oldid 1153399149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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