Dana Awartani Launches ArtReview Podcast with Debut Episode
The ArtReview Podcast has launched its first episode featuring Saudi-Palestinian artist Dana Awartani. In conversation with editor-in-chief Mark Rappolt, Awartani discusses craft, cultural destruction in the Middle East, and her upcoming representation of Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The podcast invites artists and thinkers to select three works as lenses for examining their practice and contemporary art issues. Awartani, who lives between New York and Jeddah, works in painting, installation, video, and mosaic, incorporating traditional Islamic arts and crafts. Her exhibition 'Standing by the Ruins' recently showed at Towner Gallery in Eastbourne, UK, after a run at Arnolfini in Bristol. The episode is available on Spotify and YouTube, with new episodes every fortnight.
Key facts
- ArtReview launched a new podcast series.
- First episode features artist Dana Awartani.
- Awartani will represent Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
- Podcast format: guests choose three works to discuss their practice.
- Awartani's exhibition 'Standing by the Ruins' showed at Towner Gallery and Arnolfini.
- Awartani lives between New York and Jeddah.
- Podcast is hosted by Mark Rappolt and produced by Chiara Wilkinson.
- New episodes drop every fortnight on Spotify and YouTube.
Entities
Artists
- Dana Awartani
- Ai Weiwei
- Edward Said
Institutions
- ArtReview
- Towner Gallery
- Arnolfini
- Tate Modern
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- New York
- Jeddah
- Eastbourne
- United Kingdom
- Bristol
- London
- Saudi Arabia