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.