Jeddah

last week was fascinating. I was there for the opening of We Need to Talk, billed as the most significant exhibition of contemporary art ever held in Saudi Arabia.

Here’s my write-up in the Art Newspaper. Also interesting is this piece in the current Economist about the show in the context of Saudi Arabia post-Arab Spring.

And here’s a video of the artists doing their thing:

 

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