{"id":34162,"date":"2021-12-13T10:44:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T07:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34162"},"modified":"2021-12-13T10:44:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T07:44:14","slug":"riyadh-is-hosting-one-of-its-largest-art-exhibitions-yet-and-its-a-grand-celebration-of-saudi-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/riyadh-is-hosting-one-of-its-largest-art-exhibitions-yet-and-its-a-grand-celebration-of-saudi-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Riyadh Is Hosting One Of Its Largest Art Exhibitions Yet And It\u2019s A Grand Celebration Of Saudi Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The warehouses that double up as creative spaces in Riyadh\u2019s JAX District are bustling with energy \u2013 the artistic kind. The art lovers&#8217; debates, panel discussions, and modern artworks on exhibit make you want to take up a brush and start painting on a blank canvas \u2014 the atmosphere is that contagious.<\/p>\n<h2>Art lovers have gathered at the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale to witness what is in a way a celebration of Saudi contemporary art.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s first art biennale <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiriyahBiennale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DiriyahBiennale<\/a> unfolds today under the theme of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FeelingTheStones?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FeelingTheStones<\/a> with 240 works by 64 local and international artists, organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Biennale_Sa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Biennale_Sa<\/a> with a team of curators led by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philiptinari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@philiptinari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Book your free ticket at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kIAGqlHNaV\">https:\/\/t.co\/kIAGqlHNaV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WMWW4Gofh8\">pic.twitter.com\/WMWW4Gofh8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture (@mocsaudi_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mocsaudi_en\/status\/1469627939079827462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>A total of 40 works by 27 local artists, as well as works by international artists, are on exhibit.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0628\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0644\u064a_\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0639\u064a\u0629<\/a> \u0644\u0644\u0641\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0635\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0643\u0629 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645. \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A4%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9_2030?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0624\u064a\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629_2030<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiriyahBiennale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DiriyahBiennale<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saudivision2030?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Saudivision2030<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CtsVuUgMkp\">pic.twitter.com\/CtsVuUgMkp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0628\u062f\u0631 \u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u0646 \u0641\u0631\u062d\u0627\u0646 \u0622\u0644 \u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f (@BadrFAlSaud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadrFAlSaud\/status\/1470027248203931649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The pieces here are in a variety of mediums, ranging from paintings to installations to performances.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Delighted to meet again the Saudi artist Abdallah Hammas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hammas_art?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hammas_art<\/a>, in front of one of his works of art displayed in the first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiriyahBiennale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DiriyahBiennale<\/a> for Contemporary art, at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jax<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Riyadh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Riyadh<\/a>. Long live art!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FranceKSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FranceKSA<\/a> \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udc9a\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mlp3ftV0oP\">pic.twitter.com\/Mlp3ftV0oP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ludovic Pouille (@ludovic_pouille) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ludovic_pouille\/status\/1469653858829934592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The who\u2019s who of town were spotted here.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%91%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0628\u064a\u0646\u0627\u0644\u064a_\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0639\u064a\u0651\u0629<\/a> ! \u0623\u0631\u0648\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0632\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0643\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>\u0639\u0634\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0630\u0647\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0641\u0646\u0627\u0646\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0648\u0648\u0631\u0634 \u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0648\u0645\u062d\u0627\u0636\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0641\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0651\u0627\u062a \u0641\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0631\u0627\u0626\u0639\u0629\u2026 \u062a\u062c\u0639\u0644 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0648\u062c\u0647\u0629 \u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0645\u064f\u062d\u0628\u0651\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u0629 \ud83d\ude00 \u0644\u0627\u0632\u0645 \u062a\u0632\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0647 \ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TEj694I9sW\">pic.twitter.com\/TEj694I9sW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0639\u0629 (@AAlJumah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAlJumah\/status\/1469678629357510658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The biennale will run from Dec. 11 to March 11, 2022 and is open daily from 11 AM to 11 PM. Entry is free, you\u2019ll have to pre-book though, which you can do <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.biennale.org.sa\/ticket-office?id_event_show=688653\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The warehouses that double up as creative spaces in Riyadh\u2019s JAX District are bustling with energy \u2013 the artistic kind. The art lovers&#8217; debates, panel discussions, and modern artworks on exhibit make you want to take up a brush and start painting on a blank canvas \u2014 the atmosphere is that contagious. 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