Qatar Foundation to Open Museum Dedicated to MF Husain

On November 28, the nonprofit Qatar Foundation is set to launch the Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum in Doha’s Qatar Education City, dedicated to the late Indian modernist  Maqbool Fida Husain. Marking the world’s first and largest institution to chart Husain’s creative journey from the 1950s up until his death in 2011, the museum is architecturally based on a 2008 sketch by the artist. A permanent collection of his works across painting, film, tapestry, photography, poetry, and installation will be on view, along with a series of his paintings inspired by Arab civilization—which were commissioned by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of the Qatar Foundation. Notably, a special gallery will house Husain’s Seeroo fi al ardh, a sculptural installation that he began in 2009, which was posthumously completed in 2019. Considered to be Husain’s final masterpiece on the progress of humanity, the work “is like a performance of dancing horses in crystal glass set to the tune of traditional song of horsemanship, chivalry, and strength,” as the artist once described.

Sydney’s AGNSW Debuts Commission by Lee Ufan

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) in Sydney has unveiled a new outdoor commission by Korean artist Lee Ufan, titled Relatum – dialogue (2025). Co-founder of the influential Mono-ha (School of Things) art movement during the 1960s, Lee has long investigated the interdependency between art, objects, and people through his ongoing series of minimalist sculptures, Relatum (1972–). This latest work, which was developed with funds from AGNSW’s Brownlow-Small Bequest 2025, comprises an upright mirror-polished steel panel reflecting a nearby granite boulder along with the surrounding natural and industrial environment. In a statement, the artist noted that this “arrangement of stones and steel plates renders a feeling of conversation, or of them fitting together.”

Manar Abu Dhabi Announces Details for Second Edition

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism has revealed program details for the second edition of Manar Abu Dhabi. Titled “The Light Compass” and led by artistic director Khai Hori, the exhibition will present more than 19 luminary installations—including new commissions by Emirati and international artists—which explore the wayfinding importance and poetic traditions surrounding light. The event will return to Al Jubail Island, its main venue, while extending to new locations such as Al Reem Island, Mina Zayed, and Al Ain’s UNESCO world heritage sites, showcasing works across the emirate’s diverse landscapes. Highlights include projects by Pamela Poh, Shaikha AlMazrou, and Ammar Al Attar, among others. In a statement, Hori noted: “This edition becomes a journey of navigation and discovery, inviting us to see, sense, and connect with the landscapes and stories that light reveals.” While the exhibition launches on November 1 in Al Ain (in the emirate of Abu Dhabi), it will open on November 15 in the UAE capital (the city of Abu Dhabi), running until January 4, 2026.

MCA Australia Installs Monumental Sculpture by Thomas J Price

On September 25, Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art Australia unveiled a major new public artwork by acclaimed British artist Thomas J Price, who is known for his large-scale sculptures of ordinary individuals that subvert traditional monuments of aggrandized historical figures. Titled Ancient Feelings (2025) and presented as the institution’s inaugural Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission, the three-meter-tall golden bronze sculpture depicts the head of a Black woman overlooking Sydney Harbour. The work celebrates marginalized figures and, to quote Price, “raises questions about who gets to be seen and who gets to be valued.” He added that this project “illuminates the real issues that still exist around a lack of willingness to acknowledge history . . . and the realness of our shared humanity.” The work will be on view through April 2026.