Any lingering doubt that the epicentre of contemporary Middle Eastern design and art has shifted away from the Levant towards the Gulf states has been firmly dispelled with the inaugural Design Doha (with programming continuing until 5 August 2024).
Comprising six faceted exhibitions centred in Msheireb – Doha’s 31-hectare mixed-use development and creative hub – alongside a sweep of satellite events, the biennial’s remit is an ambitious survey of the creative talent percolating in Qatar and the broader MENA region; though its artistic director, Glenn Adamson prefers to describe the event as ‘epic and unprecedented, spanning the full breadth of design in the Arab world’.
