In celebration of the legendary Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain, a short documentary film that shares the story of his life and work came to intersect in his final art installation, “Seeroo fi al ardh,” was premiered by Qatar Foundation, yesterday.
M F Husain’s final artwork boosts Qatar’s global art profile
10 Jun 2021 - 8:57
Ranjit Hoskote
Fazeena Saleem/ The Peninsula
The installation of ‘Seeroo fi al ardh’ – the final work of the late acclaimed artist Maqbool Fida Husain – in Qatar Foundation is “a strong and glorious statement” of Qatar’s growing profile as an international hub of arts and culture, according to Ranjit Hoskote, a poet, art critic, cultural theorist, and independent curator.
“‘Seeroo fi al ardh’ is a strong and glorious statement of Qatar’s rising profile as a global hub for the arts and culture. It embodies Qatar’s openness and responsiveness to creativity, beauty, and excellence in every field of cultural expression,” Hoskote told The Peninsula.
The Qatar Digital Library (QDL) is the world’s largest digital archive in the history of the Middle East. It was launched in October 2014 as part of a partnership between Qatar National Library, Qatar Foundation and the British Library.
The virtual Convocation ceremony also saw Palestinian graduates of universities at QF shared their views on the injustices being inflicted in the occupied territories.