At the worlds most elite art fair, Qatar cements its soft power
News Source : POLITICO.eu
News Summary
- Art Basel announced a new host city to its roster for high net worth collectors and prestigious galleries: Doha.
- The move is the latest symbol of something that has a long history ― top-end art meshing with big money.
- It raises important questions about where culture stops and business and politics begin.
- Qatar’s capital joins a short list of cities that put on fairs belonging to Art Basel, a franchise that has become a behemoth in contemporary art, and which includes Paris, Hong Kong, Miami, and Basel.
Art always gets a sort of double sense, said Sholette. One hand, yes, its a business, but its almost thats the necessary side of propping up and maintaining and collecting and preserving culture, [+2193 chars]
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