• One of four steel slabs by US artist Richard Serra, part of the 'East-West/West-East' installation, is pictured in the Qatari desert, about 70 kilometres from Doha. All photos by AFP
    One of four steel slabs by US artist Richard Serra, part of the 'East-West/West-East' installation, is pictured in the Qatari desert, about 70 kilometres from Doha. All photos by AFP
  • Security guards keep a 24-hour watch over one of the world's most isolated artworks by one of its most renowned sculptors in the middle of the Qatar desert.
    Security guards keep a 24-hour watch over one of the world's most isolated artworks by one of its most renowned sculptors in the middle of the Qatar desert.
  • Three of the four steel slabs of US artist Richard Serra, part of the "East-West/West-East" installation, are pictured in the Qatari desert, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Doha, on August 7, 2022. - Security guards have lonely time in pickup trucks keeping a 24-hour watch over one of the world's most isolated art works by one of its most renowned sculptors in the middle of the Qatar desert. "On a busy day we can get 100 people," said one guard watching over the four rusted steel slabs -- each more than 14 metres (46 feet) high -- that make up American Richard Serra's "East-West/West-East" installation. (Photo by Mustafa ABUMUNES / AFP)
    Three of the four steel slabs of US artist Richard Serra, part of the "East-West/West-East" installation, are pictured in the Qatari desert, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Doha, on August 7, 2022. - Security guards have lonely time in pickup trucks keeping a 24-hour watch over one of the world's most isolated art works by one of its most renowned sculptors in the middle of the Qatar desert. "On a busy day we can get 100 people," said one guard watching over the four rusted steel slabs -- each more than 14 metres (46 feet) high -- that make up American Richard Serra's "East-West/West-East" installation. (Photo by Mustafa ABUMUNES / AFP)
  • The work is composed of four steel plates, each more than 14 metres high.
    The work is composed of four steel plates, each more than 14 metres high.
  • The installation stands tall in the middle of the desert.
    The installation stands tall in the middle of the desert.
  • The sun sets behind the stark installation.
    The sun sets behind the stark installation.

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One of the world's most isolated artworks in the Qatari desert - in pictures

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The National

October 15, 2022

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Updated: October 15, 2022, 7:34 AM