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Indian Express
21-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Art Basel arrives in Qatar
After being announced as the first country in three decades to construct a permanent national pavilion at the Giardini gardens at the prestigious Venice Biennale, Qatar will also now host the newest art fair in the region. Following the launch of Art Basel Paris in 2022, the MCH Group – owner of Art Basel – has announced the inaugural edition of Art Basel in Qatar. To take place in February 2026 in Doha – at M7 creative hub and Doha Design District in downtown Msheireb, close to cultural landmarks including National Museum of Qatar – the event has been announced in partnership with leading Qatari organisations such as Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and QC+. In a statement, Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums said, 'As part of His Highness the Amir's National Vision 2030, Qatar has been transforming itself into a knowledge-based economy, with culture and the creative industries helping to lead the way. We have built a thriving ecosystem of culture and sports, harnessing the capacity of both to break down barriers, create shared experiences, increase understanding and drive positive change. We have opened the National Museum of Qatar and the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, and this year we will launch the Lusail Museum and DADU: Children's Museum of Qatar.' A post shared by UBS Art (@ubsglobalart) While the region already boasts of other art fairs such as Art Dubai, Abu Dhabi Art, the entry of a prestigious property like Art Basel – which is one of the oldest art fairs on the circuit, founded by three Swiss art dealers in 1970 – backing the fair, strengthens the perception of the Middle East as a potentially important market for art. Noah Horowitz, Chief Executive Officer of Art Basel, says, 'Growing the global art market, supporting artists and galleries and developing new collecting audiences is core to Art Basel's mission. The art scene across the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region has undergone exponential growth in recent decades, with the establishment of world-class institutions, the launch of leading cultural events and the growth of a vibrant community of artists, galleries and professionals.'
Fashion Network
21-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Breaking into the Middle East, Art Basel will open a fair in Doha
Art Basel is expanding again. Next year the Swiss-based art fair will open an edition in Doha, Qatar's capital city. 'We're starting small,' says Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz. 'This is going to come to market in February next year in a very considered and measured way.' The inaugural fair, Horowitz says, will include booths from about 50 galleries. This will be Art Basel's fifth global trade fair, and mark its first presence in the region. (Its existing fairs are in Hong Kong, Miami, Paris and in the original Swiss location—for which the brand is named.) At each location, an international roster of galleries meet an equally global group of collectors and art world professionals, who hobnob for several days amid openings, dinners, and parties. The new fair is a partnership between Art Basel, Qatar Sports Investments, and QC+, an organization that describes itself as a 'strategic and creative collective.' The fair will be held in the Doha Design District in downtown Msheireb. 'As part of His Highness the Amir's National Vision 2030, Qatar has been transforming itself into a knowledge-based economy, with culture and the creative industries helping to lead the way,' wrote Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the chairperson of Qatar Museums, in a statement. 'As Qatar Museums marks its 20th anniversary, we are pleased to welcome the Art Basel organization as our partner to further elevate Qatar's initiatives to support the creative industries of our region, offering exceptional new artistic experiences and opportunities to our talent.' The news comes at a delicate moment for art fairs and the art market more generally. A recent Art Basel and UBS market report detailed the drop in gallery participation in art fairs in 2024, due, at least in part, to rising costs. Additionally, the report found that the art market had become more regional, making it more difficult for big art fairs that rely on global attendance. But Horowitz says the timing is right. 'It's an extraordinary opportunity to lean in together and to open, in a really substantial way, a new path for our clients to develop relationships and support the progression of their artists' careers,' he says. It's also, he continues, a way to 'help accelerate, and further broadcast, the unbelievable investment and infrastructure that our partners locally have been making.'
Fashion Network
21-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Breaking into the Middle East, Art Basel will open a fair in Doha
Art Basel is expanding again. Next year the Swiss-based art fair will open an edition in Doha, Qatar's capital city. 'We're starting small,' says Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz. 'This is going to come to market in February next year in a very considered and measured way.' The inaugural fair, Horowitz says, will include booths from about 50 galleries. This will be Art Basel's fifth global trade fair, and mark its first presence in the region. (Its existing fairs are in Hong Kong, Miami, Paris and in the original Swiss location—for which the brand is named.) At each location, an international roster of galleries meet an equally global group of collectors and art world professionals, who hobnob for several days amid openings, dinners, and parties. The new fair is a partnership between Art Basel, Qatar Sports Investments, and QC+, an organization that describes itself as a 'strategic and creative collective.' The fair will be held in the Doha Design District in downtown Msheireb. 'As part of His Highness the Amir's National Vision 2030, Qatar has been transforming itself into a knowledge-based economy, with culture and the creative industries helping to lead the way,' wrote Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the chairperson of Qatar Museums, in a statement. 'As Qatar Museums marks its 20th anniversary, we are pleased to welcome the Art Basel organization as our partner to further elevate Qatar's initiatives to support the creative industries of our region, offering exceptional new artistic experiences and opportunities to our talent.' The news comes at a delicate moment for art fairs and the art market more generally. A recent Art Basel and UBS market report detailed the drop in gallery participation in art fairs in 2024, due, at least in part, to rising costs. Additionally, the report found that the art market had become more regional, making it more difficult for big art fairs that rely on global attendance. But Horowitz says the timing is right. 'It's an extraordinary opportunity to lean in together and to open, in a really substantial way, a new path for our clients to develop relationships and support the progression of their artists' careers,' he says. It's also, he continues, a way to 'help accelerate, and further broadcast, the unbelievable investment and infrastructure that our partners locally have been making.'
Fashion Network
21-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Breaking into the Middle East, Art Basel will open a fair in Doha
Art Basel is expanding again. Next year the Swiss-based art fair will open an edition in Doha, Qatar's capital city. 'We're starting small,' says Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz. 'This is going to come to market in February next year in a very considered and measured way.' The inaugural fair, Horowitz says, will include booths from about 50 galleries. This will be Art Basel's fifth global trade fair, and mark its first presence in the region. (Its existing fairs are in Hong Kong, Miami, Paris and in the original Swiss location—for which the brand is named.) At each location, an international roster of galleries meet an equally global group of collectors and art world professionals, who hobnob for several days amid openings, dinners, and parties. The new fair is a partnership between Art Basel, Qatar Sports Investments, and QC+, an organization that describes itself as a 'strategic and creative collective.' The fair will be held in the Doha Design District in downtown Msheireb. 'As part of His Highness the Amir's National Vision 2030, Qatar has been transforming itself into a knowledge-based economy, with culture and the creative industries helping to lead the way,' wrote Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the chairperson of Qatar Museums, in a statement. 'As Qatar Museums marks its 20th anniversary, we are pleased to welcome the Art Basel organization as our partner to further elevate Qatar's initiatives to support the creative industries of our region, offering exceptional new artistic experiences and opportunities to our talent.' The news comes at a delicate moment for art fairs and the art market more generally. A recent Art Basel and UBS market report detailed the drop in gallery participation in art fairs in 2024, due, at least in part, to rising costs. Additionally, the report found that the art market had become more regional, making it more difficult for big art fairs that rely on global attendance. But Horowitz says the timing is right. 'It's an extraordinary opportunity to lean in together and to open, in a really substantial way, a new path for our clients to develop relationships and support the progression of their artists' careers,' he says. It's also, he continues, a way to 'help accelerate, and further broadcast, the unbelievable investment and infrastructure that our partners locally have been making.'
Fashion Network
20-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Breaking into the Middle East, Art Basel will open a fair in Doha
Art Basel is expanding again. Next year the Swiss-based art fair will open an edition in Doha, Qatar's capital city. 'We're starting small,' says Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz. 'This is going to come to market in February next year in a very considered and measured way.' The inaugural fair, Horowitz says, will include booths from about 50 galleries. This will be Art Basel's fifth global trade fair, and mark its first presence in the region. (Its existing fairs are in Hong Kong, Miami, Paris and in the original Swiss location—for which the brand is named.) At each location, an international roster of galleries meet an equally global group of collectors and art world professionals, who hobnob for several days amid openings, dinners, and parties. The new fair is a partnership between Art Basel, Qatar Sports Investments, and QC+, an organization that describes itself as a 'strategic and creative collective.' The fair will be held in the Doha Design District in downtown Msheireb. 'As part of His Highness the Amir's National Vision 2030, Qatar has been transforming itself into a knowledge-based economy, with culture and the creative industries helping to lead the way,' wrote Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the chairperson of Qatar Museums, in a statement. 'As Qatar Museums marks its 20th anniversary, we are pleased to welcome the Art Basel organization as our partner to further elevate Qatar's initiatives to support the creative industries of our region, offering exceptional new artistic experiences and opportunities to our talent.' The news comes at a delicate moment for art fairs and the art market more generally. A recent Art Basel and UBS market report detailed the drop in gallery participation in art fairs in 2024, due, at least in part, to rising costs. Additionally, the report found that the art market had become more regional, making it more difficult for big art fairs that rely on global attendance. But Horowitz says the timing is right. 'It's an extraordinary opportunity to lean in together and to open, in a really substantial way, a new path for our clients to develop relationships and support the progression of their artists' careers,' he says. It's also, he continues, a way to 'help accelerate, and further broadcast, the unbelievable investment and infrastructure that our partners locally have been making.'
