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Ellsworth Kelly

ELLSWORTH KELLY

Ellsworth Kelly at 100 Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq 31 October 2024–28 February 2025 Doha
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Ellsworth Kelly at 100 will be the American artist’s first-ever retrospective in the Middle East. Organised by Glenstone Museum (Maryland, USA), the Doha presentation includes more than 60 works from leading international lenders and spans the entirety of Ellsworth Kelly’s (1923–2015) career, from his early days as a burgeoning artist in post-war Paris, through his final years as an icon of Modern art.

The comprehensive presentation—which includes rarely-seen works—charts the artist’s lifelong exploration of the relationship between form, colour, line, and space. Among the highlights are Painting for a White Wall (1952) and Painting in Three Panels (1956), early foundational works by the artist in which he pares painting down to its simplest form and engages architecture. _Ellsworth Kelly at 100_also features work from the Chatham Series (1971), Kelly’s first large-scale body of work made in the eponymous upstate New York town, and a selection of the artist’s lesser-known photographs (1950-1982).

The exhibition, marking what would have been Kelly’s 100th birthday (in 2023) will serve as the first major introduction to audiences from the MENASA region to the American artist’s work, which profoundly influenced Modern and contemporary art, design, and aesthetics. The exhibition was previously on view at Glenstone and is now on view at the Fondation Louis Vuitton through 9 September 2024.

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About the Artist

Known for his use of colour, form and line, Ellsworth Kelly’s immediately recognisable style and consistent artistic vision shines through his works, which span paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and even a building.

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Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq is a dedicated exhibition venue in Doha operated by Qatar Museums, positioned on the waterfront close to MIA Park and the Museum of Islamic Art. As one of Qatar Museums’ key venues for ambitious temporary exhibitions, Al Riwaq has hosted large-scale shows by internationally renowned artists and landmark projects that define Doha’s contemporary art landscape.

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Qatar Museums Gallery Al Riwaq contemporary art gallery in Doha Qatar
Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq
QM Tower, P.O. Box 2777, Doha, Qatar
+974 4422 4849
https://qm.org.qa/en/visit/museums-and-galleries/al-riwaq/
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