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
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Manal AlDowayan
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Zahrah Alghamdi
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Nasser AlSalem
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Rashed AlShashai
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Gisela Colon
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Sherin Guirguis
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Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
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Nadim Karam
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eL Seed
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Wael Shawky
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Muhannad Shono
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Superflex
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Rayyane Tabet
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