HH Sheikha Moza attends opening of two Mathaf exhibitions celebrating Indian art

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), attended the opening of two exhibitions at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art – a member of QF – on Wednesday, celebrating Indian art as part of the Qatar India 2019 Year of Culture.

Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, was also in attendance.

The first exhibition, “M. F. Husain: Horses of the Sun,” is dedicated to the work of M. F. Husain — a renowned artist and contributor to modern Indian culture and the history of art in the 20th Century. The exhibition features more than 100 works by the artist, including paintings, drawings, textile works, and films.

The second exhibition, “Still More World” by Delhi-based Raqs Media Collective, will present 13 multi-object and video installations, two of which were created especially for the show in Doha. The exhibition draws on the energy of Doha’s urban landscape of light, and the way a global city is in continuous movement with its networks of people, and raw materials.