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Qatar Museums

Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People

Their acquisitions, affinities and approbations move the needle on valuation and redefine how art is made, shown and sold.
By The Editors,  Christa Terry,  Dan Duray,  Elisa Carollo,  Farah Abdessamad,  and Merin Curotto
A woman in a black abaya walks past the striking desert-rose–inspired architecture of the National Museum of Qatar, its layered geometric forms rising above an older traditional building.

Cultural Diplomacy in Times of War: Is the Gulf’s Role as an Arts Destination Under Threat?

Escalating geopolitical volatility in the region has cast doubt on the fate of the highly anticipated inaugural edition of Art Basel Qatar.
By Elisa Carollo
US-WEATHER-FIRE

Transcending Crisis Mode: Why Arts Philanthropy Must Move from Reactivity to Proactivity

Institutions and major market players must take the lead in challenging our reliance on reactionary philanthropy.
By Aurelie Cauchy

The Most Influential People in Art

By The Editors, Christa Terry, Elisa Carollo, Merin Curotto, Mána Taylor and Su Ertekin-Taner

Six People Have Been Arrested in Connection to Vandalized Richard Serra Sculpture

By Helen Holmes

Richard Serra’s Repeatedly-Vandalized Qatar Work Has Been Damaged Again

By Helen Holmes
A man of the people. (Courtesy QMA)

Murakami Offers a Contest That Is Much More Laid Back Than Damien Hirst’s Spot Challenge

By Andrew Russeth
"1949-A-No.1" (1949) by Clyfford Still. (Courtesy Sotheby's)

Who Bought the $61 Million Clyfford Still Painting at Sotheby's? Not Israel Englander

By Sarah Douglas
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