Art of Kuwait
The Kuwaiti modern art movement emerged in the 1930s,
modern arts movement in the Arabian Peninsula.[1] Kuwait is home to more than 20 art galleries.[2] In recent years, Kuwait's contemporary art scene has boomed.[3][4][5] Kuwait has the second most lively gallery scene in the GCC (after Dubai).[6][7][8]
The
Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre, Al Shaheed Park, and Al Salam Palace.[9][10] With a capital cost of more than US$1 billion, the project is one of the largest cultural investments in the world.[10] In November 2016, the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre opened.[11][12] It is the largest cultural centre in the Middle East.[13][14] The Kuwait National Cultural District is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network.[15]
History
Kuwait has the oldest
visual artist in the Persian Gulf region.[16] He is regarded as the founder of portrait art in the region.[17]
In 1943, al-Dousari launched Kuwait's first art gallery.
The Sultan Gallery was the first professional Arab art gallery in the Persian Gulf region.Khalifa Al-Qattan was the first Kuwaiti artist to hold a solo artist exhibition in Kuwait. He founded a new art theory in the early 1960s known as "circulism".[20][21] Other notable Kuwaiti artists include Sami Mohammad, Thuraya Al-Baqsami and Suzan Bushnaq.
Art galleries
List of art galleries in Kuwait:
- Dar Al Funoon[22]
- Contemporary Art Platform (CAP)[23]
- Boushahri Gallery[24]
- Sultan Gallery[25]
- Free Art Atelier[26]
- Den Gallery[27][28][29]
- The Hub[30]
- Al Mashreq Gallery[31]
- Ghadir Gallery[32]
- Al Othman Gallery
- Dahiya Abdullah Al-Salim Art Gallery
- AM Art & Design Gallery[33]
- Al Adwani Art Gallery
- Visual Therapy Gallery
- The Print Room
- Art Space[34][35]
- Museum of Modern Art[36][37][38]
- Al-Makan[39][40]
- Masaha 13[41]
- Center of the Arts[42]
- Sadu House
- Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at Yarmouk Cultural Centre[43]
- Dar El Cid
- Manifesto 13[44]
- Promenade Culture Center[45]
- Wejha[46]
- Fann Way Gallery[47]
- Fine Arts Centre, Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre[48]
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