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Sophia Al-Maria: Daydream Therapy
16 September, 2022
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
Free
21 January, 2023
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sophia Al-Maria: Daydream Therapy brings together existing and new works for the Qatari American artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the Middle East. For the exhibition, Al-Maria (b. 1983) invites various artists, curators, scholars, and communities for a dialogue around histories, science fiction, and the Gulf’s relation to the surrounding region.
Dates: 16 September 2022 – 21 January 2023
Location: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Education City
Free to attend
What to expect
The exhibition, which consists of a variety of media including installations, video, and commissioned soundscapes, foregrounds the importance of storytelling and speculative narratives as strategies of survival, imagination, and reclaiming stories. Daydream Therapy is curated by researcher and independent curator Amal Al Haag in close collaboration with Mathaf's assistant-curator Abdulrahman Mohammed Alkubaisi.
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