Desert X AlUla has announced the artists participating in its third edition, set to run from 9 February to 23 March 2024.
Fifteen new works have been commissioned to 17 international artists.
Curated by Maya El Khalil and Marcello Dantas, with artistic direction from Raneem Farsi and Neville Wakefield, Desert X AlUla 2024 will take place as part of AlUla Arts Festival, running from 9 February to 2 March 2024. Themed In the Presence of Absence, the exhibition and explores he notions of the unseen and the inexpressible, presenting new perspectives of the desert landscape – often considered a place of desolation and monotony – by engaging with the atmospheric conditions of wind and light as well as the forces of time, history and myths woven into AlUla.
Faisal Samra’s The Dot also explores the area’s history, showing how Wadi AlFann originated from a mere crack.
