Art Basel Announces Doha Edition In Landmark Qatari Partnership
Doha will join Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, and Paris as an Art Basel host city when the fair launches… Read More
20 May 2025
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Dan Flavin And Donald Judd: Meditative Ethereal Minimalism – QM Gallery Al Riwaq – Doha – Leila Lebreton
Doha’s QM Gallery – Al Riwaq is currently hosting an exhibition of the American artists Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Donald Judd (1928–1994), two of the founders of minimalism.
14 December 2023
Dia al-Azzawi Unveils Major Public Art Commission In Doha
The London based Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi’s has unveiled his latest sculpture at MIA Park, in Doha.
20 July 2017
Iraqi Artist Dia Al-Azzawi To Launch Retrospective In Doha
A major retrospective of the work of Dia Al-Azzawi is to take place simultaneously at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art… Read More
2 August 2016
Art Basel Qatar Unveils Inaugural Edition With Artist Wael Shawky At The Helm
Artlyst News Desk: Art Basel Qatar has confirmed the launch details of its highly anticipated Qatar edition, scheduled to debut… Read More
9 July 2025
Art Basel Paris 2024 What Sold And What The Dealers Said
The 2024 edition of Art Basel Paris concluded successfully amid an energised response from galleries and local and international visitors…. Read More
20 October 2024
Pipilotti Rist Wins 2024 Sikkens Prize
The 2024 Sikkens Prize will be presented to the renowned Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist in a special ceremony on Monday,… Read More
3 September 2024
Art Basel 2024 Report Plus What The Dealers Said
Art Basel has shrugged off the doom-mongers and reported buoyant sales for the 2024 edition, which took place from 13… Read More
17 June 2024
Richard Serra: Master of Monumental Minimalism Dies Aged 85
Richard Serra, a towering figure in contemporary art, has died at the age of 85. Serra was born in San Francisco, California, on November 2, 1938.
27 March 2024
Qatar: An Oasis Of Culture Ancient To Contemporary – Leila Lebreton
The next day, we got an early head start on a tour of the National Museum of Qatar (Top Photo)….
14 January 2024
El Anatsui: Sublime Bottle Cap Curtains In Three Acts Fill Tate’s Turbine Hall
In the cavernous expanse of Tate’s Turbine Hall, Ghanaian artist El Anatsui has orchestrated a visual spectacle transcending conventional installation art boundaries.
10 October 2023
Are Artists Like Jeff Koons And Damien Hirst Only In It For The Money?
It’s difficult to say definitively whether artists like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst are “only in it for the money,” as motivations can be complex and multifaceted.
2 May 2023
Ghana-born El Anatsui To Create Next Hyundai Commission At Tate Modern
The Ghana-born artist El Anatsui will create the next annual Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern. He is one of the leading lights of contemporary African artists working internationally today.
22 February 2023
Qatar Transforms Into An Outdoor Art Gallery Ahead Of FIFA World Cup
Qatar, a country that is no stranger to important contemporary public art, with works by Richard Serra and Damien Hirst, will be Transformed into an Outdoor Art Museum
10 August 2022
KAWS Launches His first Major London Solo Exhibition
The artist KAWS launches his first major solo exhibition in London, NEW FICTION, KAWS (Brian Donnelly b.1974) at the Serpentine.
18 January 2022
Etel Adnan Lebanese Born Female Abstractionist Dies Age 96 – John Singer Sargent Painting At Risk Of Leaving UK – Anish Kapoor To Exhibit At Gallerie dell’Accademia In Venice
Artist Etel Adnan Dies – John Singer Sargent Painting At Risk – Anish Kapoor To Exhibit At Gallerie dell’Accademia In Venice
15 November 2021
Louvre’s 72% Visitor Drop – Wildenstein Family Back In Court – Richard Serra’s Qatar Sculpture Defaced
Louvre’s 72% Visitor Drop – Wildenstein Family Back In Court – Richard Serra’s Qatar Sculpture Defaced
9 January 2021
Martin Creed: Three Toasts and Some Broccoli Hauser & Wirth Online
Martin Creed has become known for hugely varied work, which is by turns uncompromising, entertaining, shocking and beautiful. A new online presentation at Hauser & Wirth opening on 8 August assembles selected paintings, drawings, sculptures, tapestry, video and music.
30 July 2020
Zoobs Ansari – Elephant West – Edward Lucie-Smith
As this exhibition demonstrates, Zoobs Ansari’s work covers a lot of contemporary themes. On the one hand, there is the experience of the outsider, living in a culture that is not his own. Secondly, there is the fascination of show-business
26 June 2020
South London Gallery First To Announce Lengthy Closure
The South London Gallery, a popular, public, cultural oasis has decided to close until further notice. This is the first,… Read More
15 March 2020
Landmark Collaboration Announced Between LACMA, Yuz Museum Shanghai And Qatar Museums
A landmark collaboration has been announced between Yuz Museum Shanghai (YUZ), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and Qatar Museums (QM)
4 November 2019
I M Pei World Renowned Architect Dies Aged 102
The world-renowned architect I M Pei, best known for his iconic design for the Louvre pyramid, has died aged 102.
17 May 2019
ArtBAB Presents A Powerhouse of International Galleries And Artists
Get ready for the fourth edition of Bahrain’s leading art fair, ArtBAB. The 2019 event will be presenting 16 international galleries from Buenos Aires to Kuala Lumpur.
27 February 2019
Bahrain Art Week London 2018 Accumulation: Legacy and Memory Opens
Accumulation: Legacy and Memory will bring the best of contemporary and modern art from Bahrain to London for the third edition of Bahrain Art Week in London. Showcasing and celebrating Bahrain’s rich history as one of the oldest contemporary cultures in the Middle East
6 November 2018
Spectacular Jean Nouvel Designed National Museum Qatar To Open In March
Qatar Museums have announced the opening dates for the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ), housed within a spectacular new building designed by architect Jean Nouvel, will open to the public on March 28, 2019,
5 November 2018
Bahrain Art Week Paris An Expressive Epiphany – Paul Carter Robinson
Art Bahrain Paris provided an excellent opportunity to see and experience, first hand the talents of seventeen artists from varying age groups hailing from the small yet vibrant Gulf State.
21 September 2018
Seventeen Contemporary Artists Selected For Bahrain Art Week Paris
Hosted by the office of Her Royal Highness, the Wife of the King of Bahrain, as part of Bahrain’s leading art initiative “Art Bahrain Across Borders,”
10 September 2018
Damien Hirst Headlines Houghton Hall 2018 Exhibition
Damien Hirst will be the next artist to take over Houghton Hall for their summer exhibition.
22 March 2018
Ai Weiwei Announces First Exhibition In The Gulf Region
Ai Weiwei has announced an exhibition of recent works at Qatar Museums Doha.
6 March 2018
Mona Hatoum Presented With Prestigious Annual Art Icon Award 2018
Mona Hatoum (b. 1952) was presented with the prestigious annual Art Icon award at the Whitechapel Gallery on Monday 29 January.
31 January 2018
Damien Hirst Underwater Mocumentary Big Hit For Netflix
Damien Hirst’s has released a mocumentary film on Netflix following the storyline of his Disney-like exhibition
8 January 2018
Richard Avedon Foundation Calls On Random House To Suspend Biography
The Richard Avedon Foundation have set their lawyers to work by calling on Spiegel and Grau, an imprint of Random House, to cease publication, distribution or any derivative or collateral use of Avedon: Something Personal, by Norma Stevens and Steven M.L. Aronson, which it is billing as an “intimate biography” of the late photographer.
21 December 2017