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Artists gathered from across the globe in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh this January for the beginning of the annual Tuwaiq Sculpture symposium, a month-long creative residency in which the participants create large-scale works in a public setting. Previously, the event was a competition with only one winner. However,…
The second edition of Noor Riyadh (part of the Riyadh Art programme), ran from November 3rd to the 19th last year, transforming Saudi Arabia’s capital into a glittering gallery without walls. This festival, which was three times larger than the inaugural one, gathered over 130 artists from more than 40…
Built in the artist’s hometown and designed by architect Jawdat Arnouk, Mohtaraf Anachar Basbous (MAB), which translates as ‘workshop’ rather than ‘museum,’ opened last September, gathering around 50 artworks across Basbous’ career, from his first at the age of 10 to the very latest. The structure is almost a sculpture…
HOW DID THE IDEA OF CREATING THE MUSÉE ATELIER AUDEMARS PIGUET COME ABOUT? [SÉBASTIAN VIVAS, AP’S HERITAGE AND MUSEUM DIRECTOR] The goal of showcasing Audemars Piguet historical timepieces in our village of Le Brassus is not something new, as we’ve been doing it for a few decades. The museum is…
WHEN MARAYA HALL WAS PUT TO PUBLIC TENDER, DID YOU KNOW HOW MANY OTHER BIDDERS YOU COMPETED AGAINST, AND DID THE CLIENT (THE ROYAL COMMISSION FOR ALULA) MAKE A LOT OF CHANGES TO YOUR ORIGINAL WINNING DESIGN? [Florian Boje, Managing Partner at Giò Forma] Our proposal had an opening sketch…
Clarens, Switzerland, April 2020: Boosting our immune system has rarely felt more urgent, especially with the current pandemic swept across the world. Maintaining a healthy immune system can help protect your body from foreign invaders and is paramount for your body in becoming and staying strong. Dr. Adrian Heini, Deputy…
With a display that lasted from January 31st till March 7th, Desert X helped shed light on how self-expression is a hot new topic in the Kingdom. The desert sands are slowly slipping through the hourglass, bringing change to the long-cloistered Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Nowhere is this more physically…
Following last year’s first edition of the music and culture festival at the Mada’in Saleh, Saudi Arabia is now betting big on cultural tourism with a handful of luxury hotels and a Jean Nouvel-designed resort due to emerge in the Al-Ula governorate. Pick any major publication from anywhere in the…
Philippe Jabre’s imposing art collection will soon have a new home in the mountains above Beirut. Gaby Daher and Jean-Louis Mainguy, art dealer and interior architect, are remodelling Jabre’s summer residence, a 19th century traditional Lebanese house, and adjacent bell foundry in Beit Chabab. The resulting museum will feature over…
Can one man’s dump ever be another one’s Eden? Apparently so. The Wasit Natural Reserve Visitor Centre in Sharjah boasts eco-friendly credentials that make it the ultimate haven for migratory birds. The UAE emirate of Sharjah is showing the way when it comes to eco-friendly projects. In 2016, Sharjah unveiled…
