DOHA: The Doha Fire Station yesterday launched the third edition of ‘Domestic Affairs’, a travelling arts exhibition which explores the house as an interface to people’s social, economic and political lives.
Presented in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQatar) and the cultural development organisation Bureau Europa, the expo is open at Garage Gallery at Fire Station until May 15.
‘Domestic Affairs’ is initiated by Bureau Europa and curated by Giovanni Innella and Agata Jaworska and features works by internationally renowned artists. It has been held in Cologne (Germany), and recently in Shenzhen (China). The Doha edition also features works by local designers in residence at the Fire Station and VCUQatar students from the Art Foundation and MFA programmes.
The local component of the exhibition was curated by Simone Muscolino, Director, Art Foundation Programme at VCUQatar, and Aisha Al Sowaidi, VCUQatar alumna and artist-in-residence at Fire Station, with support from the MFA and Art Foundation faculty — Ryan Browning, Marco Bruno, Rachel Cohn, Nathan Davis, Alberto Iacovoni, Jesse Payne and Thomas Modeen.
The exhibition explores the role of the home in the daily effort to balance privacy and popularity, trust and distrust, and engagement and retreat.
The exhibition features over 70 exhibits.The Peninsula
