Major exhibition by internationally-acclaimed Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi opens in #Doha

Doha, 16 October 2016: Qatar Museums (QM) today opens a major exhibition by internationally acclaimed Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi, titled ‘I am the cry, who will give voice to me? * Dia al-Azzawi: A Retrospective (from 1963 until tomorrow)’.

Taking place simultaneously at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and the QM Gallery Al Riwaq for the first time, the exhibition will cover 9,000 sq. metres and include over 500 works. It will open on 16^th October 2016 at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and 17^th October 2016 at QM Gallery Al Riwaq, and run until 16^th April 2017.

Presented by Qatar Museums under the leadership of its Chairperson, HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, ‘I am the cry, who will give voice to me?  * Dia al-Azzawi: A Retrospective (from 1963 until tomorrow),’ is unprecedented in its scale and content, reflecting the long and distinguished career of Dia al-Azzawi.

Curated by Catherine David, Deputy Director at Centre Pompidou in Paris, the show examines the artist’s career, starting as an art student in Iraq in the 1960’s. Works spanning fifty years across a range of media will be featured, including painting, sculpture, drawing, print and artist books, incorporating original and limited editions of artworks on view for the very first time.