Past Exhibitions

Past Exhibition

10 September 2017 - 25 September 2018

This exhibition looks at the progression of Shakir Hassan Al Said’s work from the early 1950s to the late 1990s, particularly the disappearance of the figure and landscape and the transition towards a more frontal dimension where texture and physicality replace figurative representations in the works.

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

Past Exhibition

Mohammed Melehi: 1959-1971

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10 September 2017 - 25 September 2018

Mohammed Melehi: 1959-1971 is a study of the life and work of Moroccan artist Mohammed Melehi (b. 1936 Asilah) during the decade of the 1960s.

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

Past Exhibition

Bouthayna Al-Muftah: Echoes

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11 July - 10 September 2018

The work of Bouthayna Al-Muftah (b. 1987) interrogates stories and practices from Qatari cultural heritage by archiving collective memories and personal encounters using various artistic media including drawing, printmaking and installation.

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

Past Exhibition

Ai Weiwei: Laundromat

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15 March - 1 June 2018

Past Exhibition

Hana Al Saadi: Proposal for a Public Sculpture

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25 February - 13 May 2018

Hana Al Saadi (b.1989, Doha) works in sculpture to investigate the relationship between the individual and collective, personhood and society, focusing on the politics and stereotypes of gender roles.

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

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Powder and Damask: Islamic Arms and Armour from the collection of Fadel Al-Mansoori

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27 August 2017 - 12 May 2018

Islamic arms and armour from the private collection of Fadel Al Mansoori, on view at the Museum of Islamic Art, 27 August 2017 through 12 May 2018.

Museum of Islamic Art

Past Exhibition

Imperial Threads: Motifs and artisans from Turkey, Iran and India

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15 March 2017 - 27 January 2018

A new perspective to the Museum of Islamic Art’s collection shown by the connection between three major dynasties who mark the start of the early modern period in Islamic art.

Museum of Islamic Art

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German Encounters

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3 October 2017 - 20 January 2018

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Project Space 9: Basim Magdy

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14 March - 14 September 2017

Basim Magdy works in painting, drawing, text, photography and film.

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

Past Exhibition

AIR 2: Unfolding Creative Methods

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12 June - 19 August 2017

Past Exhibition

Picasso-Giacometti

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27 February - 21 May 2017

Past Exhibition

Dia al-Azzawi: A Retrospective

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16 October 2016 - 16 April 2017

The retrospective presents the first monograph of artist Dia al-Azzawi, major modern artist of the Arab world. Showing over 500 works, in a range of media, the exhibition maps an itinerary of modernism across which history is recuperated and transfigured into means for giving form to modern life.

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

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