As part of the Qatar-Argentina and Chile 2025 Year of Culture and this year’s edition of Qatar Creates, Qatar Museums, in collaboration with the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Malba), has opened Latino Americano | Modern and Contemporary Art from the Malba and Eduardo Costantini Collections at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ). The exhibition marks the first major presentation in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region dedicated to modern and contemporary art from Latin America.
Bringing together around 170 works by more than 100 artists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, the exhibition traces the evolution of Latin American visual culture from the early 20th century to the present. The works reflect artistic responses to social, political, and cultural transformations across the continent.
Co-curated by Issa Al Shirawi, Curator and Head of International Exhibitions at Qatar Museums, and María Amalia García, Chief Curator at Malba, the exhibition is organised into six thematic sections addressing urbanisation, identity, memory, and resistance. It presents both iconic and lesser-known works, offering a layered view of the region’s diverse visual languages.
Highlights include Frida Kahlo’s Autorretrato con chango y loro (1942), Diego Rivera’s Baile en Tehuantepec (1928), Fernando Botero’s El viudo (1968), and Wifredo Lam’s Omi Obini (1943), alongside newly acquired works from Malba and pieces from Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and the future Art Mill Museum.
Marta Minujín’s outdoor installation Sculpture of Dreams (2023), a large-scale inflatable structure first shown in Times Square, expands the exhibition into the museum’s grounds, offering an immersive encounter with Latin America’s vibrant creative energy.
Location: The National Museum of Qatar
Date: on view until 19 July 2025