Swalif Qatari Art Between Memory and Modernity

Swalif Catalogue - English/Arabic version

A Journey into the World of Ottomans

A Journey into the World of Ottomans - English version

Bartholomaus Schachman (1559-1614) The Art of Travel

Bartholomaus Schachman (1559-1614) The Art of Travel

Swalif Catalogue - English/Arabic version

QR 150.00
This illustrated volume introduces and contextualises the journey of Qatar’s artistic development from the 1960s to the present day. Swalif celebrates more than twenty of Qatar’s most influential artists and four decades of art production with a new selection from Mathaf collection. The Arabic word swalif suggests friendly, informal conversations and stories. Readers are invited to explore the relationships between modernity and memory, through artworks that illustrate particular moments in Qatar’s art history.