The brand new Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum is the primary devoted establishment to have fun the work of Indian modernist artwork grasp Maqbool Fida Husain. The constructing, courtesy of Delhi-based architect Martand Khosla and spearheaded by non-profit Qatar Basis (QF), has simply opened its doorways, exhibiting off its distinctive character and playfully volumes.
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Contained in the Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum in Doha
The museum’s wealthy and vibrant id is a deliberate and thoroughly purpose-driven architectural gesture. Khosla, an architect and artist himself, drew on Husain’s inventive type and strategy to craft his design, which certainly mirrors a sketch by the artist himself, which imagined what such a museum may seem like.
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Khosla explains: ‘The architectural problem – one I loved immensely – was to translate his symbolic imaginative and prescient into a recent constructing that might each home his particular person legacy and interact with the context of Training Metropolis. The museum’s architectural language developed right into a sequence of areas that invite reflection and change, with supplies that remember our shared cultural histories throughout South and West Asia.’
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The constructing explores Husain’s inventive journey from the Fifties till his demise in 2011. It contains artwork items (well-known and unseen works), in addition to private objects and supplies that influenced the artist’s output and strategy. The Arab civilisation was a selected curiosity, which led Husain to provide a sequence of 35 work, a few of which could be discovered among the many reveals right here.
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Alongside the gathering, one of many M. F. Husain Museum’s highlights is the artist’s ultimate work: a 2009 set up entitled Seeroo fi al ardh (‘Stroll within the Land’), which might be featured in a devoted gallery. The constructing additionally features a café, a present store, a library and Creativity Hub, and an auditorium set to accommodate numerous occasions year-round.
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Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Basis, mentioned: ‘Maqbool Fida Husain is a legendary artist – a real grasp whose creative works transcend borders and join cultures, histories, and identities. I’m delighted to meet the dream of this late, esteemed artist by inaugurating the museum, which is able to stand as a brand new landmark in Training Metropolis showcasing pages from his life and a group of his works.’
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