A Retrospective (From 1963 Until Tomorrow)
The retrospective presents the first monograph of artist Dia al-Azzawi, major modern artist of the Arab world. Showing over 500 works, in a range of media, the exhibition maps an itinerary of modernism across which history is recuperated and transfigured into means for giving form to modern life. Held at two locations in Doha, Mathaf: Arab Museums of Modern Art and Qatar Museums Gallery Al Riwaq, the retrospective traces a trajectory of the artist’s practice. Read more.
Read Apollo’s interview with Dia Al-Azzawi in our October issue.
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Ancient Symbols (1966), Dia Al-Azzawi. Private Collection, London
Folkloric Mythology (1966), Dia Al-Azzawi. Private Collection, London
Yatirou al-Hamaam (Doves Fly) (1990), Dia Al-Azzawi. Poem by Mahmoud Darwish. Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha
Tower of Babylon (2013), Dia Al-Azzawi. Private Collection, London
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