Murakami-Ego
Murakami-Ego is the name of an exhibition by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami that took place in ALRIWAQ Doha exhibition space, Qatar, between 9 February and 24 June 2012.Murakami-Ego Exhibition Microsite
It is the first solo exhibition for the artist in both Qatar and the ,Takashi Murakami: Ego at Al-Riwaq exhibition hall, Doha, Qatar
in Designboom as well as his biggest exhibition ever, showcasing over 60 works created sinc ...
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Collecting Practices Of The Al-Thani Family
The ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, is deeply involved in the field of art. For more than twenty years, some of its members have been accumulating numerous precious pieces of artwork. The project Qatar National Vision 2030 promotes the creation of new schools, new universities and new museums. The Cultural development, characterized by new museums and exhibitions, is therefore closely linked to the political motive of building a “knowledge-based economy” in Qatar by 2030. A journalist Barbara Pollack underlines the central role of the Al-Thani family while comparing Qatar's and Abu Dhabi’s cultural policies: "While Abu Dhabi is making a name for itself by building dramatic local satellites of the Louvres, the Guggenheim and the British Museum, Qatar's scheme of cultural nation building is much more homegrown, establishing its own museums rooted in the collections of its own royal family." Collecting strategy of the Al-Thani family Active members of the ...
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