US EditionArt Basel Qatar Opens with Slow Sales and Plenty of Promise
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Visit Qatar participates as the main partner in the opening version of the Basel Art, Qatar, which takes place from 5 February to 7 February 2026 at the Creative Center of the Doha Design District of the Doha Heart.
Art Basel Qatar Opens with Slow Sales and Plenty of Promise
Art Basel’s first edition in Doha opened this week with a noticeably different rhythm from the fair’s established outposts in Basel, Paris, Hong Kong, or Miami Beach. The Qatari fair’s format focused on fewer galleries, solo presentations, and a layout that encourages visitors to move slowly. The change was significant and widely praised on the floor by dealers and visitors. Disparate booths were suddenly in conversation with each other yet ther…
The night fell on Doha with an unusual expectation. The Museum of Islamic Art was transformed into a stage and open sky to receive SONG , the new large-scale commission of the American artist Jenny Holzer presented by Art Basel and Visit Qatar. At ground level, the public observed in silence; above, the architecture of I. M. Pei was preparing to become a surface of writing, rhythm and light. The lights of the place became dim, at the bottom the …
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