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"City", by Faraj Daham
From April 23, 2014 until September 19, 2014
CóRDOBA
This exhibition will be closed from 1 to 31 August
Pictorial portraits of Doha
Casa Árabe, in collaboration with the prestigious cultural institution Katara Cultural Village Foundation, is presenting the exhibition City, a unique opportunity to become familiar with the contemporary artistic creations of Qatar through the eyes of one of its most noteworthy artists: Faraj Daham.
Shown in this exhibition curated by Sa’id Costa is a series of approximately twenty photographs which provide a portrait of Doha, the artist’s city of birth. Faraj Daham examines the city as if it were a postcard, like a living cultural construct which we recognize not only because of its population density, but also because of the social and historical factors which it encompasses.
This exhibition forms part of the series of activities which Casa Árabe is carrying out with great intensity in the field of cultural cooperation with institutions from the Arab world. These institutions, including the Katara Cultural Village Foundation itself, highlight the enormous dynamic energy being experienced in the region. In fact, the exhibition being shown now in Madrid is the continuation of joint work performed with this entity which began with the presentation of a photographic exhibition about Cordoba in Doha last June.
The exhibition may be seen as of April 23 in the Casa Árabe exhibition halls (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9), with opening times from Monday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and 4:00-7:30 p.m., as well as Sundays and from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Free entrance.
The name of Katara is a reference to the original name of the region according to maps from the early eighteenth century, which in turn comes from the ancient name of Catara, the name used to designate the current peninsula on Ptolemy’s maps as far back as the year of 150.
Shown in this exhibition curated by Sa’id Costa is a series of approximately twenty photographs which provide a portrait of Doha, the artist’s city of birth. Faraj Daham examines the city as if it were a postcard, like a living cultural construct which we recognize not only because of its population density, but also because of the social and historical factors which it encompasses.
This exhibition forms part of the series of activities which Casa Árabe is carrying out with great intensity in the field of cultural cooperation with institutions from the Arab world. These institutions, including the Katara Cultural Village Foundation itself, highlight the enormous dynamic energy being experienced in the region. In fact, the exhibition being shown now in Madrid is the continuation of joint work performed with this entity which began with the presentation of a photographic exhibition about Cordoba in Doha last June.
The exhibition may be seen as of April 23 in the Casa Árabe exhibition halls (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9), with opening times from Monday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and 4:00-7:30 p.m., as well as Sundays and from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Free entrance.
Faraj Daham
Having completed his academic training in the United States and the Gulf, Faraj Daham was one of the founders of the Qatar Fine Arts Society and now holds a significant influence over the country’s cultural scene. Visit his personal website here.Katara Cultural Village Foundation
Today this is one of the hallmark institutions of Qatar, playing a decisive role in making the country more culturally dynamic along with the Qatar Foundation and the Qatar Museums Authority. You may visit the website of the Katara Cultural Village Foundation here.The name of Katara is a reference to the original name of the region according to maps from the early eighteenth century, which in turn comes from the ancient name of Catara, the name used to designate the current peninsula on Ptolemy’s maps as far back as the year of 150.
Sa’id Costa
Curator of visual art exhibitions and educational programs of Katara Cultural Village Foundation. On twitter: @saidcostaART.