SELECTIONS delves into the world of acquisitions, exploring what museums and galleries have been adding to their collections in the past five years as well as featuring images and summaries of works and artists.
CHAOUKI CHOUKINI
Bio: Lebanese, b.1946
Title: The Bird in the Wood, 2004
Medium: Wood sculpture
Size: 61.5 x 29 x 165 cm
Acquired by: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha
Artist represented by: Saleh Barakat Gallery, Beirut
Acquisition date: 2015
Credit line: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern
Art, Doha
MAT.2015.11.7
GEBRAN TARAZI
Bio: Lebanese, 1944-2010
Title: Untitled, from Series 12, 2003
Medium: Mixed media
Size: 88.3 x 78.8 cm
Acquired by: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha
Artist represented by: Saleh Barakat Gallery, Beirut
Acquisition date: 2015
Credit line: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern
Art, Doha
MAT.2015.19.52
A VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN PRINT IN SELECTIONS #55