ART PROJECTS

MARINA ABROMOVIĆ

IN THE SEA OF SILENCE – 2013

In 2013, Marina Abramović, the pioneer of performance art, and Nayrouz Tatanaki spent time in the Empty Quarter, UAE, where she produced this body of work.

ANISH KAPOOR

MY RED HOMELAND – 2013

In 2014 Nayrouz Tatanaki secured this seminal work by Anish Kapoor for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. 

LIU XIAODONG

THE POSITION OF THE MOON AND STARS – 2018

In 2016, Liu Xiaodong spent a month-long residency in Qatar and produced 36 paintings en plain air.

AI WEIWEI

THE GULF RESEARCH PROJECT – 2017

In 2017, Ai Weiwei and Nayrouz Tatanaki visited the Gulf as part of a research project to explore the impact of oil on a country’s history.