Steel and Gold Exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art

 

This was a really cool exhibition about swords!

http://www.mia.org.qa/en/whats-on/swords

Ferozkoh Exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art

 

Ferozkoh is an exhibition showcasing works created by Afghan artists inspired by masterpieces from the collection at the Museum of Islamic Art.

http://mia.org.qa/exhibitions/ferozkoh/en

 

Olympics Through Media

The Olympics Through Media exhibition at Katara is absolutely fantastic.  Be sure to get a tour by the sweet interns.  They are really knowledgeable and will really make the exhibit!

http://www.qma.com.qa/exhibitions/Olympics/index.php

advertisements for Olympics 1964 Tokyo

souvenir spoons

program for the opening ceremony, Nikon camera, and souvenir mirror

torch for Tokyo Olympics 1964

Photo Exhibition on the 3/11 Earthquake Recovery

The before and after photographs are really shocking but they show the strength of the Japanese to pick themselves up and work hard to build it all back.

Japanese children rise from the adversity in their unique way. Under the themes of "Thanks everyone in the world," "My life in 10 years," and "What I want to do," drawings by the children in the disaster-stricken areas of:

Onagawa Town in Miyagi Prefecture

Higashi Matsushima City in Miyagi Prefecture

Iidate Village in Fukushima Prefecture

Photo Exhibition on the 3/11 Earthquake Recovery
Dates: March 11 - 24, 2012
Location: Qatar Photographic Society, Katara

More Spring Festival at Souq Waqif

The spring festival was still happening at the souq when I walked over this day.

These two were really amazing.

"Louise Bourgeois: Conscious and Unconscious" at Katara

The exhibition title Conscious and Unconscious refers to the psychological implications of Bourgeois’s art, which gave her insight into her actions, motivations, and emotions. It also encapsulates the dynamic of Bourgeois’s creative process, as she oscillated between making rational decisions and blindly following her intuition to arrive at a form that expressed her deep unconscious. According to Bourgeois, the artist enjoys the privilege of access to the unconscious. She also believed that art offered her a way to exorcise anxiety and the powerful fear of abandonment that plagued her since childhood. Although she underwent analysis for many years, she felt that art was her true form of psychoanalysis and a guarantee of sanity. 

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=53110

It looks like we are seeing her spiders all over the world now!

outside the exhibition

Louise Bourgeois: Conscious and Unconscious
20 January, 2012 – 1 June, 2012
Location: QMA Gallery, Katara
A contemporary art exhibition one of the first of its kind in the region celebrating one of the most impressive artists of our time.

Monday to Thursday   9:00AM – 8:00PM
Friday    3:00PM – 9:00PM
Saturday    9:00AM – 8:00PM
Sunday    Closed

http://www.qma.org.qa/en/component/ohanah/louise-bourgeois-conscious-and-unconscious

2012 Qatar Motor Show

Went to see the Qatar Motor Show and saw lots of cool and fancy cars!

2012 Landcruiser: unofficial mascot

1964 Shelby Cobra (with a Missouri license plate!)

Some future car designs were also on display.  The designers were Italian.