ForYourArt in Doha

ForYourArt invited Marisa Mazria-Katz, a NYC-based journalist, to blog on the art scene in the Middle East, Day 1.

It became apparent after my first day in Doha, the country’s approach to speedy urbanization efforts, under the guidance of its leader Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, are a combination of ultra-modern together with local Arabian history and traditions. The strategy anchors the city’s image more as a Gulf metropolis, rather then a Westernized city in the Gulf. I was first... Read More

Posted by: Marisa Mazria-Katz on July 15, 2008

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