Desert X 2020
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
January 31 – March 7
Desert X AlUla is a site-responsive exhibition that ran January 31 – March 7, 2020. The exhibition which took place in the desert of AlUla, an ancient oasis in Saudi Arabia, brought together a plurality of voices, co-curated by Saudi curators Raneem Farsi and Aya Alireza with Desert X Artistic Director Neville Wakefield.
Desert X AlUla was the first site-responsive exhibition of its kind in Saudi Arabia. An exploration of desert culture, the exhibition established a cross-cultural dialogue between artists from Saudi Arabia and its surrounding region and artists from previous iterations of Desert X in California, taking its cues from the extraordinary landscape and historical significance of AlUla.
Lita Albuquerque
Manal AlDowayan
Zahrah Alghamdi
Nasser AlSalem
Rashed AlShashai
Gisela Colon
Sherin Guirguis
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
Nadim Karam
eL Seed
Wael Shawky
Muhannad Shono
Superflex
Rayyane Tabet
