Under the patronage of HE Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) opened an exhibition by French-Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming at the QMA Gallery, Building 10, in Katara yesterday.
“Painting The History”, Yan Pei-Ming’s first major exhibition in Doha, will be open to the public from today until January 12, 2013.
Oil Portrait
Curated by Francesco Bonami, the “Yan Pei-Ming: Painting the History” exhibition profiles three types of history-makers and highlights the power of painting as a medium for recording historical events and portraying iconic figures.
Oil Portraits
Yan is a world-renowned artist who became known for his “epic-sized” portraits of the late Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, and actor Bruce Lee.
Speaking about bringing Yan’s artworks to Doha, QMA chief executive Mansoor al-Khater said: “‘Painting the History’ is themed around portraits of political and cultural leading figures from the Arab world and beyond.
“For this reason, Yan Pei-Ming’s art connects well with our local audience and we are looking forward to see how the public will interact with the exhibition.”
The first section of the exhibition is dedicated to modern Arab history, with 150 portraits in watercolour of influential Arab world figures, from politics to literature and art, including Lebanese singer Fairuz, late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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