Doha will join Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, and Paris as an Art Basel host city when the fair launches its newest iteration in February 2026. Today's announcement introduces Art Basel Qatar as an unprecedented partnership between Art Basel's parent company, MCH...
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 the Minimalist Movement. It will be the largest exhibition of the artists outside of the United States...
The London based Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi’s has unveiled his latest sculpture at MIA Park, in Doha. Hanging Gardens of Babel is an homage to ancient Iraq and refers to the self-destruction of human civilization. The sculpture follows al-Azzawi’s major exhibition I...
A major retrospective of the work of Dia Al-Azzawi is to take place simultaneously at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and QM Gallery Al Riwaq in Doha, opening over two days on 16 and 17 October 2016 and running until 16 April 2017. Dia Al-Azzawi...
Doha is one of the most diverse cities on Earth, with a population of expats that outnumbers Qataris. This makes it the perfect place to host an international art exhibition that focuses on the shifting landscape of the contemporary art world and reflects the current...
Doha was the second stop on my curatorial research journey through the Middle East, following the opening of the Diriyah Biennale in Riyadh. Arriving in Qatar for the inaugural edition of Art Basel Qatar, I carried with me a mix of curiosity and uncertainty. In the...
Art Basel Qatar ended its first edition this week with a level of optimism and assurance. Over the seven-day period, including VIP previews and the public opening, more than 17,000 people visited M7 and the Doha Design District, and many thousands more participated in...
Art Basel has opened its first fair in the MENASA region, choosing Doha as its launchpad. Spread across Msheireb, Downtown Doha, this latest edition runs until 7 February and gives the fair a presence in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. This also...
Artlyst News Desk: Art Basel Qatar has confirmed the launch details of its highly anticipated Qatar edition, scheduled to debut from 5–7 February 2026 at Doha’s M7 creative hub in the heart of the city’s Design District. With Preview Days on February 3 and 4, the...