(MENAFN- The Peninsula) A diverse lineup of exhibitions, two of which are first in the region, will be unveiled tomorrow at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.
'Yto Barrada: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nougat, 'Huguette Caland: Faces and Places and 'Lived Forward: Art and Culture in Doha from 19602020 simultaneously open tomorrow and run until November 30.
Marking her first major solo museum exhibition in the Gulf region, Moroccan-French artist Yto Barrada will showcase photographs, films, videos, sculptures, prints and fabric works that focus on threads of regeneration and growth in social and geological transformation. Barrada is known for her work which engages with self-education, architecture, palaeontology, botany and modernist histories in order to explore forms of knowledge production. She is the founder of Cinémathèque de Tanger and has exhibited extensively internationally.
Huguette Caland's first solo museum exhibition in the Arab region features six decades of her paintings, drawings, caftans, smocks and sculptures, including a selection of never before exhibited works. Born in the cosmopolitan city of Beirut in 1931, Caland was the daughter of the first president of the independent Republic of Lebanon, but defied social expectations by pursuing a career as an artist. The exhibition is organised around three different geographical locations that define Caland's personal and professional journey namely Beirut, Paris and California.
'Lived Forward: Art and Culture in Doha from 19602020 focuses on Mathaf collection as a starting point that expands on research and local collaborations and looks at reference points of generations of artists, intellectuals and cultural activists who played a major role in activating the cultural scene in Doha for more than half a century. The show presents the work of key artists and figures through the display of paintings, archival materials, photography, video, and installation. Artists whose works will be displayed at the exhibition are Salah Taher, Faiq Hassan, Gazbia Sirry, Adam Henein, Ibrahim Al Salahi, Khalifa Al Qattan, Jassim Al Zaini, Dia Al Azzawi, Abdulwahed Al Mawlawi, Hassan Al Mulla, Youssef Ahmad, Wafika Sultan Al Essa, Faraj Daham, Mohammed Ali Abdulah, Saif Al Kuwari, Ali Hassan, Salman Al Malik, Yousef al Sharif Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani, Wafa Al Hamad, Aisha Al Misned, Sophia Al Maria, Bouthayna Al Muftah, and Sara Al Obaidly.
Founded in 2010, Mathaf is home to over 9,000 works, making it the world's largest specialised collection of its kind. Located in Education City, Mathaf hosts exhibition of its permanent collection as well as temporary historical and experimental exhibitions in addition to educational programmes.
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