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ILoveQatar.net
02-07-2025
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- ILoveQatar.net
Your Ghosts Are Mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified Voices Exhibition
The exhibition focuses on contemporary experiences of community life and exile, including the benefits and perils of transnational crossings. Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art presents Your Ghosts Are Mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified Voices, an exhibition featuring works by more than 40 filmmakers and artists from the Arab world, Africa, and Southeast Asia. In 2024, it premiered to great acclaim at ACP-Palazzo Franchetti in Venice to coincide with the 60th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Comprising of seven galleries divided into ten immersive sections, each one is dedicated to themes such as deserts (i.e., cradles of civilisation and places of rebirth), ruins (i.e., relics of culture), borders (i.e., demarcations between allowed and forbidden places), and cosmos (i.e., exploration of the last frontier). The films and video works span genres including fiction, documentary, animation, and memoir, often blending fantasy with fact, modernity with tradition, spirituality with postcolonial sensibilities. Through the development of film and video collections, Mathaf, dedicated to modern and contemporary art from the Arab world, and the Art Mill Museum, Qatar's future museum of international modern and contemporary art, are proposing a new approach to the various forms of cinema, from feature film to video art, in order to fully include them in the writing of a global art history. Museum Hours: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday: 9 am – 7 pm Monday: Closed Thursday: 9 am – 9 pm Friday: 1:30 pm - 7 pm Source: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha Note: The details mentioned in this event listing are sourced from the organizers' official announcements and are subject to change. Please check with the organizer directly before making plans.
Qatar Tribune
10-05-2025
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- Qatar Tribune
Qatar Pavilion at 19th International Architecture Exhibition explores forms of hospitality embodied in architecture with Beyti Beytak
Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Pavilion is presenting 'Beyti Beytak. My Home is Your Home. La mia casa è la tua casa', a two-part exhibition presented at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia. Beyti Beytak explores how forms of hospitality are embodied in the architecture and urban landscapes of the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA). The exhibition examines how modern and contemporary architecture responds to the needs of communities while reimagining a sense of belonging. Beyti Beytak is produced by Qatar Museums and organised by the future Art Mill Museum, featuring an installation in the Giardini della Biennale and a presentation at the ACP-Palazzo Franchetti. The 19th International Architecture Exhibition marks the first official participation of Qatar. The presentation at the ACP-Palazzo Franchetti is organized with the support of ACP Art Capital Partners. Beyti Beytak is on view to the public from May 10 to November 23, 2025. Commissioner of the Qatar Pavilion and Chairperson of Qatar Museums Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, said, 'The exhibition Beyti Beytakdemonstrates the commitment of Qatar Museums to amplify the voices of leading modern and contemporary creatives from the Arab world and neighbouring regions. 'This exhibition not only highlights the profound contributions of MENASA architects to global architecture but also reflects our shared values of hospitality, community, and belonging. 'As we continue to shape a cultural landscape of dialogue and exchange, this exhibition serves as a testament to Qatar's role in advancing cultural diplomacy and fostering a deeper understanding of our diverse architectural heritage.' Events inside the Community Centre throughout the duration of the Biennale Architettura 2025 will focus on traditional Qatari forms of welcome, including the serving of coffee and dates on Saturdays and Sundays from 4 to 6 pm. At ACP-Palazzo Franchetti, the exhibition presents the work of more than 30 architects, including several who have not previously shown in Venice. Examining three generations of architects that have worked in the MENASA region, the exhibition features drawings, photographs, models, and important archival documentation. Through these materials, Beyti Beytak explores interconnected themes of community and belonging, organised into sections dedicated to the reinvention of the oasis, city housing, community centres, mosques, museums, and gardens. A section is also devoted to the architecture and urbanism of Doha, which includes several doors from the old city that have been restored with the support of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Among the pioneering modern architects represented are Raj Rewal (India), Nayyar Ali Dada (Pakistan), Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil (Egypt), and Minnette de Silva (Sri Lanka). Their work is highlighted along with that of a range of contemporary designers and architects, including Marina Tabassum and Nabil Haque (Bangladesh), Sameep Padora [sP + A] and Balkrishna Doshi, Vastu-Shilpa Foundation (India), DAAZ Studio (Iran), Abeer Seikaly (Jordan), Sumaya Dabbagh (Saudi Arabia), Diller Scofidio + Renfrom (USA), Meriem Chabani with New South (France), among others. Beyti Beytak also reflects on the legacy of pioneering Egyptian architect and urbanist Hassan Fathy, whose work promoted social engagement while embracing vernacular forms, techniques, and materials. Aurélien Lemonier said, 'Conceived as a multidisciplinary institution devoted to art in all forms since 1850, the future Art Mill Museum will include architecture, design, and landscape architecture as core elements of its collections and programmes. Beyti Beytak is a testament to the richness of the MENASA region's architectural heritage and highlights the diversity and creativity of designers and architects from the Arab world and the Global South.' Sean Anderson said, 'Community and belonging are expressions that inform hospitality throughout the world today. As we witness the planet's transformations, mirrored by technology's drive toward a more collective yet divided future, Beyti Beytak responds to how architects and designers have imagined how we gather, where we reflect, and what we feel with and for each other.' The exhibition design explores the spatial possibilities of mesh, a ubiquitous architectural element found in many cultures around the world. The Beyti Beytak scientific committee is composed of Catherine Grenier, Ibrahim Jaidah, Yasmeen Lari, Hafid Rakem, and Raj Rewal.
