When skeptics question whether the Middle East is really receptive to contemporary international culture or dispute the assertion that the region is on its way to becoming the next global cultural hub, the Third Line gallery in Dubai is a powerful rejoinder. More than just evidence that the region has a world-class art scene, the Third Line is in a league all its own. Third Line gallery's opening of a second space in Qatar will ratchet the quality and visibility of art in the area to a still higher level. The new space will be located in Doha's Souq Waqif, now being renovated to resemble the original 1950's-era market but filled with a network of brand-new chic shops and design show spaces. The kickoff show of hand-painted images of old film-star glamour by Egyptian-born, New York-based photographer Youssef Nabil—who has shot Tracey Emin, Nan Goldin, David Lynch, Louise Bourgeois, and Kate Moss—will set the tone for the gallery's roster of regional and international exhibitions. So if anyone asks, there are now officially two front-running, big-time exhibition spaces in the Middle East.