Something Doha Art Blog

these are the sounds from inside Wafaa Bilal's "The Hierarchy of Being". the show is most definitely centered around the huge camera obscure with all of its many irises that open and close, and the cool images it projects when the fist size pin hole is the only window to the outside world. however, if you are quiet (don't really have to be that quiet) you will hear music. when i heard it i just happen to be standing next to Wafaa Bilal, so i asked him "who did the music?" and he replied (paraphrasing) "no one. its the motors and gears of the opening and closing irises" and to that i just replied "awesome"

Martin Parr is one of the most prolific image makers of our time. A notable photographer, Parr is also recognized internationally as a publisher curator, supporter of young photographers and for an almost obsessive collecting habit.

Parr often explores elements of tourism, consumerism, class and stereotypes in his work. Social groups, particularly the middle-classes are a recurrent theme for Parr; a demographic that he himself identifies with.

His style: richly saturated colors that seem exaggerated and an unflinching almost aggressive compositional structure.

As part of the Qatar-UK 2013 partnership, Martin Parr exhibits in Doha, classic projects of his, such as “Small World” (expressing his satirical look at global tourism), and “Luxury” (an insight to the world’s super rich).

Date: March 17- April 20, 2013

Tasmeem Doha is the international art and design conference held biennially at VCUQatar. Over the past eight years, Tasmeem has gathered scholars and practitioners of art and design to discuss critical issues and engage with students and local communities.

The Tasmeem Hybrid Making Laboratories are full-scale explorations done through the very act of making. For five days, groups made up of 20-25 students and faculty, led by invited international designers and artists, designed and created full scale semi-permanent structures (walk-in sculptures), and other catalytic interventions.

Date: March 10- 14, 2013

Samira Abbas tells me about Barry X Ball's Purity Statue.

pictures from Sharjah Biennale 11

Re:emerge

Towards a New Cultural Cartography

Cevdet Erek

Courtyard Ornamentation with 4 Sounding Dots and a Shade 2013, 4-channel sound, directional loudspeakers, architectural additions, durations and dimensions variable

In CO4SDS, 4 directional loudspeakers are placed on the walls surrounding the Gloom Ibrahim courtyard. Each loudspeaker plays a pattern of a single percussive sound (dot) that is repeated at regular intervals, creating distinct combinations in various parts of the space. In the best listening location, the “sweet spot” located under the central shade, the four sounds combine to form a reduced version of one of the most well-known dance beats of the region and beyond. The beat becomes a minimal gesture, an invitation for a calm dance in the now empty and silent courtyard. All the sounds are performed by hand, reflecting the artist’s wish to relate so-called “audio ornamentation” with handmade and visual ornamentation. The human voice makes an occasional appearance to transmit a message, acting as text and calligraphy in a rhythmic relation with the percussive dots.

Live Ammunition: music for clapping, string quartet and electronics - Hassan Khan

Performance  8:30-9:30pm  17.03.13  SAF New Art Spaces, Heritage Area

I know this ain't Doha and I'm posting it on the "something doha art blog" site, however, it is pretty damn close. If someone from Sharjah wants to host a something sharjah let me know.

So, his set was probably about 45mins but I got there late and only caught 30mins of it. Outdoor venue. The place was packed, but you get front row seats. Enjoy.

ps. follow this link (http://we.tl/dydbiNZ0Zs) if you want the uncompressed performance, only for a limited time or if you ask me nicely i may repost.

Commissioned by Qatar Museums Authority, Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport, the first exhibition in London by the internationally renowned photographer Brigitte Lacombe with the documentary maker Marian Lacombe, opened on July 24, 2012 at Sotheby’s Gallery in London in the presence of QMA’s Chief Executive Officer Mansoor Al Khater. The exhibition will stay on view until 11 August 2012 in conjunction with the XXX Olympiad in London.