Artlyst published this account of the inaugural Art Basel Qatar, written by Virginie Puertolas Syn and dated 10 February 2026, describing the five-day fair, held from 3 to 7 February, as a deliberately unhurried, curatorially driven event bringing together 87 galleries and 84 artists from 31 countries, roughly half from the Middle East and Africa.
Among the presentations singled out, the piece describes 'the poetic works of Hazem Harb, presented by Tabari Artspace' as 'equally moving', noting the writer's earlier encounter with his practice at the Diriyah Biennale and its continuing 'fragility and loss'. It also notes Mohamed Monaiseer's textile-based works, shown at Gypsum Gallery, as 'rich in symbolic narrative'.
Puertolas Syn's report reads Hazem Harb's Doha presentation with Tabari Artspace as part of a broader thread of Palestinian and regional practice running through the fair, alongside artists including Mona Hatoum and Etel Adnan, and situates it within his ongoing exploration of fragility, memory and loss across recent gallery and biennial appearances.
