The Islamic Arts Biennale will consist of seven unique components (AlBidaya, AlMadar, AlMuqtani, AlMathala, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, and AlMusalla) spread out through different galleries and outdoor spaces, across 100,000 square meters of dedicated exhibition space.
The event is the first and only biennial dedicated to the arts of Islamic civilization.
The show includes work dating back to the 1950s up to the present day, ranging from paintings to films and installations, and exploring themes including identity, poetry and homeland.
The exhibition includes a variety of artworks, with reclaimed foundry sand acting as a protagonist of change, and material practice becomes speculative practice. Everything derives from and eventually returns to, the grain.
The Middle East has no desire to become a gas station. Though it's not the complete tale, this is the most straightforward interpretation of the intriguing piece by prominent Saudi artist Ahmed Mater.
The curators of the second event are Amin Jaffer, Julian Raby, Abdulrahman Azzam and Muhannad Shono.
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ATHR Gallery in Jeddah will host three different exhibitions until the end of 2023.
This exhibition will display the works of 5 Saudi artists, Ayman Yossri Daydban, Dana Awartani, Muhannad Shono, Sultan Bin Fahad and Zahrah AlGhamdi.
The exhibition will continue untill September 30 at ATHR Gallery in AlUla.
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