Art is supposed to make us feel good. We go to a museum or gallery to be amazed, to be affirmed, and, perhaps, to be moved. Art, if and when political, remains at a comfortable distance. Santiago Sierra’s work is [...]

A little more than thirty years ago, the sovereign Arab state of Qatar was merely a secluded corner perched on the Persian Gulf. The territory struck gold with the discovery of oil and natural gas reserves, which led to it [...]