Pakistani artist Rashid Rana's photomontage 'Black Square (2025)' will be presented at the inaugural Art Basel Qatar fair. The work, composed of hundreds of stills from a Gaza CCTV camera, depicts a night of Israeli bombardment and is priced at $30,000, with all proceeds directed to Gaza relief funds. It is being shown by Mumbai gallery Chemould Prescott Road.
The presentation directly engages with the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict within a major international art fair context, testing the boundaries of political discourse in art spaces. Its display in Qatar, a state that officially supports Palestinian sovereignty and mediates in the region, highlights the intersection of art, geopolitics, and humanitarian response, reflecting a moment where artistic practice confronts global tumult.