Qatar aims to install controversial 2006 statue of Zinedine Zidane World The cup final headbutt for this year’s tournament on performance, officials said on Monday.
A five-metre (16 ft) high bronze showing the French legend in a confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was placed on a Doha beach less than four weeks ago in 2013 after protests broke Islamic rules on idolatry. which was why it was removed. ,
The statue will now be at the center of an exhibition on the impact of high-level sport on “mental health and coping with stress” at Doha’s new International Sports Museum, said Sheikha Al-Mayasa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, head of the Qatar Museum.
“It was nothing against public art, it was more that it felt that it was not the right place and was being re-established,” Al Thani told a news conference.
“We actually plan to re-establish it in a 3-2-1 museum. Zidane is a great friend of Qatar and he is a great role model for the Arab world.
“One of the things that we are trying to teach and empower people through art is facts about life. So with Zinedine Zidane Sculpture, we are tackling the stress and mental health issues on athletes under big tournaments. Will talk a lot about the importance of tackling.
Museum officials said they expect the statue to be on display again by the time the 2022 World Cup begins on November 21.
Algerian-born French artist Adele Abdes has angered conservatives in the Muslim emirate after it was founded in 2013. A social media campaign saw many condemn it as a major violation of religious principles.
Al Thani said that art was often opposed. “Initially they criticize it but then accept it.”
Qatar, which has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on new museums and art over the past two decades, is planning a massive campaign for the World Cup, which is expected to draw 1.4 million people.
Al Thani said the Historic Islamic Art Museum, which has undergone a major renovation, is to reopen in October.
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