Qatar Museums proudly unveiled Aspire House, the first permanent public artwork by Mehdi Moutashar. Commissioned for Aspire Park, the monumental piece reimagines the essence of home and family through geometric abstraction, a hallmark of Moutashar’s five-decade-long artistic journey. The remarkable artwork was unveiled by Her Excellency Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, Minister of Social Development and Family and Mohammed Saad Al Rumaihi, CEO Qatar Museums, in the presence of esteemed dignitaries.
Aspire House is a legacy project of Moutashar’s 2023 solo exhibition Mehdi Moutashar: Introspection as Resistance, organised by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art. This project is commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development and Family to mark the 30th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family.
The artwork’s multiple orientations encourage visitors to navigate their own paths, creating a personal dialogue with the piece. Its precise mathematical composition, rooted in Moutashar’s signature abstraction, bridges the realms of memory and modernity, inviting reflection on the shared. Read More.
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