Sotheby’s second contemporary art auction in Qatar shows the tide for artists from the region is rising.
![Emerging artists shot past their auction estimates, writes Vartanian [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014101471231655734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Hrag Vartanian is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of the arts blog Hyperallergic. He is a writer, critic and curator based in New York.
Sotheby’s second contemporary art auction in Qatar shows the tide for artists from the region is rising.
![Emerging artists shot past their auction estimates, writes Vartanian [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014101471231655734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)