Qatar Museums proudly unveiled Aspire House, the first permanent public artwork by acclaimed Iraqi artist Mehdi Moutashar. Commissioned for Aspire Park, the monumental piece reimagines the essence of home and family through geometric abstraction, a hallmark of Moutashar’s five-decade-long artistic journey.
The remarkable artwork was unveiled by Her Excellency Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, Minister of Social Development and Family and Mohammed Saad Al Rumaihi, CEO Qatar Museums, in the presence of esteemed dignitaries.
Aspire House is a legacy project of Moutashar’s 2023 solo exhibition Mehdi Moutashar: Introspection as Resistance, organised by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art. This exhibition, his first solo show in Qatar and the region, explored Moutashar’s unique use of Arabic calligraphy and ornamental patterns, challenging Western categorisations of his work. The project is commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development and Family to mark the 30th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family.
