{"id":167,"date":"2014-08-04T07:54:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T07:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2014-08-04T16:38:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T16:38:30","slug":"article-2-dohas-bold-step-in-public-art-damien-hirsts-portrayal-of-birth-could-challenge-views-of-and-in-mid-east","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/literature-review\/article-2-dohas-bold-step-in-public-art-damien-hirsts-portrayal-of-birth-could-challenge-views-of-and-in-mid-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 2: Doha\u2019s bold step in public art: Damien Hirst\u2019s portrayal of birth could challenge views of, and in, Mid-east"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/files\/2014\/08\/miraculous_jourey_hirst_05-798x500.jpg\" alt=\"miraculous_jourey_hirst_05-798x500\" width=\"798\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/files\/2014\/08\/miraculous_jourey_hirst_05-798x500.jpg 798w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/files\/2014\/08\/miraculous_jourey_hirst_05-798x500-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/files\/2014\/08\/miraculous_jourey_hirst_05-798x500-478x300.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/>Writer: <\/strong>Carol Vogel<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance to UREP Research:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article discusses the issues that arouse with the artworks (Head Butt installed in corniche and &#8220;The Miraculous Journey&#8221;)\u00a0 against the public&#8217;s opinions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The article talks about the unveiling of &#8220;The Miraculous Journey&#8221; and how it provoked the minds of some people in Qatar. This spectacular artwork is placed in front of the Sidra women and children&#8217;s hospital. Sheika-al-Mayassa calls it less daring than having a lot of nudity. She added &#8220;There is a verse in the Koran about the miracle of birth. It is not against our culture or our religion.&#8221; To emphasize this point the article mentioned Adel Abdelsemmed&#8217;s artwork on Zidane&#8217;s head butt with Materazzi which allegedly offended the religious sensibility.\u00a0 However, Sheika-al-Mayassa believes that behind these controversies it is important for people to discuss these topics whether they approve or not.<\/p>\n<p>Through this article, taking a gamble on artworks placed in public spaces can lead to mixed reactions from public and certain groups.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer: Carol Vogel Relevance to UREP Research: The article discusses the issues that arouse with the artworks (Head Butt installed in corniche and &#8220;The Miraculous Journey&#8221;)\u00a0 against the public&#8217;s opinions. &nbsp; The article talks about the unveiling of &#8220;The Miraculous &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/literature-review\/article-2-dohas-bold-step-in-public-art-damien-hirsts-portrayal-of-birth-could-challenge-views-of-and-in-mid-east\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":227,"featured_media":151,"parent":5,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions\/173"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.qu.edu.qa\/publicarturepresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}