ArtDayME: Christie’s fine art and luxury auction house unveils highlights from the forthcoming mid-career retrospective of leading Saudi contemporary artist Ahmed Mater, taking place at Christie’s headquarters in London from 17 July – 22 August.

Featuring more than 100 works spanning paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, video, and installation from his artistic career to date, Ahmed Mater: Chronicles represents an odyssey into the artist’s visionary practice. 

Curated by Dr Ridha Moumni, Chairman, Christie’s Middle East and Africa, the exhibition will highlight the major milestones of Mater’s career, from unseen early abstract paintings, to the celebrated Illumination series, as well as pivotal works from the Desert of Pharan project.

The artist’s site-specific commission, for Wadi AlFann, Valley of the Arts, AlUla will take centre stage with sculptures and studies related to the Ashab Al-Lal project, alongside new works such as Magnetism Book, presented to the public for the first time.

Ahmed Mater: Chronicles, is the most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the artist to date, bringing together different stages of the artist's career and revealing his unique path as a chronicler of his homeland's materiality and spirituality.

Photos:

Ahmed Mater, Courtesy of the Artist

Ahmed Mater, Courtesy of the Royal Commission for AlUla

Ahmed Mater, Collection of Barjeel Foundation