Time to mark your calendar with some enriching exhibitions coming your way this year!

Qatar Museums (QM) said a number of exhibitions are lined up for the months to come. These will cover a wide range of areas such as contemporary art, natural history and the art of collecting.

Kader Attia: On Silence

This exhibition will open on March 7 at the Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.

A major solo exhibition, it will be dedicated to the work of the artist over the last two decades. It is curated by Mathaf director Abdellah Karroum, with Assistant Curator Lina Ramadan.

The exhibition will feature all media and include site-specific installations, sculptures, collages, drawings, video, and photography.

On Silence explores themes of postcolonial trauma and the ensuing decades of psychiatric ‘repair’ at the social and individual level.

Mal Lawal 3

Set to be unveiled in March at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ), the highly admired Mal Lawal exhibition convenes private collectors and helps encourage the art of collecting.

The collections showcased in 2020-2021 present the personal stories of the collectors and highlight their passion for art, culture and heritage.

Jeff Koons: Lost in America

The largest solo survey to date of the work of the American artist Jeff Koons (b. 1955) in the Gulf region, will be presented at this exhibition slated to open on March 28 at QM Gallery Al Riwaq.

The exhibition comes under the 2021 Qatar-USA Year of Culture celebrations.

It is organized by the renowned curator Massimiliano Gioni and will feature over 60 artworks drawn from the full span of Koons’ four-decade-long career, including many of the artist’s major works such as Rabbit (1986), Balloon Dog (1994–2000) and Play-Doh (1994–2014).

Accompanied by texts compiled from interviews, statements and quotes collected throughout Koons’ career that guide the viewers through each gallery, the exhibition doubles as an expansive self-portrait. Additionally, some of the artist’s most recent works will also be exhibited.

Seagrass Tales, Dugong Trails

Together with ExxonMobil Research Qatar, NMoQ is set to showcase a unique exhibition on dugongs from March 30.

Titled ‘Seagrass Tales, Dugong Trails,’ will provide an exciting look at these shy marine mammals that have inhabited the waters surrounding Qatar's peninsula for more than 7,500 years.

The Arabian Gulf is home to the world's second-largest population of dugongs, after Australia. Recently, the largest herds in the world, comprising between 600 to 700 dugongs, have been recorded in Qatar. Holding both a special cultural and environmental significance, the dugong was chosen as the museum’s official mascot.

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