The exhibition will engage with the citizens of the countryhalf of whom are under 30 years of age.
They allowed me to exhibit what I wanted and there was no censorship.
Some artists, like Lita Albuquerque, used this as a moment to make a bold move.
“NAJMA (She Placed One Thousand Suns On The Transparent Overlays Of Space)” by Lita Albuquerque
Others, likeeL Seed, let the desert itself take the lead.
The French-Tunisian artist’sMirageis based on a 7th-century love story from the region.
So I decided to create a work that would blend into the desert.
“Mirage” by eL Seed
Jameel and Butheyna were never able to be together.
Thats also a mirage.
It unites us all.
“Falling Stones Garden” by Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
Desert X AlUla is currently running through March 7, 2020.
Fourteen artists transformed Saudi Arabia’s desert into an open-air contemporary art gallery.
“Glimpses of the Past” by Zahrah AlGhamdi
“A Concise Passage” by Rashed AlShashai
“Steel Rings”, from the series, “The Shortest Distance Between Two Points” by Rayyane Tabet
“Now You See Me, Now You Don’t” by Manal AlDowayan
“NAJMA (She Placed One Thousand Suns On The Transparent Overlays Of Space)” by Lita Albuquerque
“A Concise Passage” by Rashed AlShashai
“One Two Three Swing!” by Superflex
“Now You See Me, Now You Don’t” by Manal AlDowayan
“Kholkhal Aliaa” by Sherin Guirguis
“Glimpses of the Past” by Zahrah AlGhamdi
“The Lost Path” by Muhannad Shono
“The Future is Now” by Gisela Colon
