Publications
Qatar Museums offers a wide selection of books on modern and contemporary art, including many featuring artists from the Arab world.
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.
Shirin Neshat: Afterwards
This book reveals how Shirin Neshat sees the connections between ancient history and the politics of the present in her work.
Mona Hatoum: Turbulence
Mona Hatoum: Turbulence brings to the forefront the diversity of the artist's work over the last 30 years.
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.
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.
Damien Hirst: Relics
This book presents the most comprehensive collection of Damien Hirst’s work ever assembled.
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.
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.
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