Publications

Qatar Museums offers a wide selection of books on modern and contemporary art, including many featuring artists from the Arab world.

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Arab Design Now

This comprehensive book showcases a diverse array of works, including architectural installations, furniture and graphic design, published for the inaugural Design Doha Biennial 2024.
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Farid Belkahia: For a New Modernity

Moroccan artist Farid Belkahia (1934–2014) was a pioneer of modern art in the Maghreb region, forging an abstract language that drew on age-old craft traditions.
Book cover of Shirin Neshat: Afterwards by Abdellah Karroum, Steven Henry Mado and Negar Azimi

Shirin Neshat: Afterwards

This book reveals how Shirin Neshat sees the connections between ancient history and the politics of the present in her work.
Book cover of Mona Hatoum: Turbulence by Sam Bardaoil and Till Fellrath

Mona Hatoum: Turbulence

Mona Hatoum: Turbulence brings to the forefront the diversity of the artist's work over the last 30 years.
Book cover of Yousef Ahmad: Story of Ingenuity by Yousef Ahmad

Yousef Ahmad: Story of Ingenuity

Yousef Ahmad: Story of Ingenuity presents a selection of his most striking pieces, from his early career in the 70s to the present day.
Book cover of Luc Tuymans: Intolerence by Lynn Cooke and Tommy Simeons

Luc Tuymans: Intolerence

Luc Tuymans: Intolerance includes over 150 paintings and drawings, in addition to studies, archival material and installation photographs from the artist's major exhibitions.
Book cover of Damien Hirst: Relics by Francesco Bonami, Abdellah Karroum and Michael Craig-Martin

Damien Hirst: Relics

This book presents the most comprehensive collection of Damien Hirst’s work ever assembled.
Book cover for In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers, 1936–1987 by Qatar Museums

In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers, 1936–1987

This book presents a selection of 100 images from a portfolio produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the Magnum organisation.
Book cover for Here is my Secret by Khalid Al-Thani

Khalid Al Thani: Here is My Secret

Eschewing the changes humans are impacting on the landscape, Al Thani focuses on the humble, poetic details of nature.
Book cover of Yan Pei-Ming: Painting the History by Francesco Bonami and Karim Sultan

Yan Pei-Ming: Painting the History

Painting the History includes over 100 watercolour portraits of influential Arab figures, both from the political and cultural realms
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Al Journal (Volume One)

Explore the intersection of tradition and innovation in Al Journal by Liwan, featuring essays, articles and visuals from pioneering Qatari creatives and global voices, with a focus on the theme of 'Archiving and Design'.