Image Credit: Farida Batool, Nai Reesan Shehr Lahore Diyan , 2006 Lenticular print, 81.2 x 162 cm, Private collection (The title translates as “There is no match for the city of Lahore”.) DOHA, Qatar, Nov.
05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qatar Museums has opened MANZAR: Art and Architecture from Pakistan 1940s to Today , a first-of-its-kind exhibition commemorating the diverse work of painters, photographers and architects who have shaped the narratives, histories, and contemporary perspectives of Pakistan’s cultures since the 1940s. This major showcase is organised by the future Art Mill Museum and presented in collaboration with the National Museum of Qatar, the nation’s preeminent institution for art and culture, which hosts the exhibition. The presentation is on view from 01 November 2024 until 31 January 2025.
Designed by renowned architect Raza Ali Dada, the exhibition is titled MANZAR . Derived from Arabic, the word "Manzar" in Urdu translates to a scene, view, landscape, or perspective, capturing the extraordinary vitality of the diverse art scenes in Pakistan and its diasporas. The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, and His Excellency Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, inaugurated the exhibition, alongside Catherine Grenier, Director of Concept of the Art Mill Museum and the curatorial team.
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