Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024 Announces 92 Artists Under Title 'After Rain'
The 'After Rain' Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale is set to take place from February 20 to May 24, 2024, in Diriyah, located near Riyadh. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Ute Meta Bauer, the event will showcase 92 artists hailing from 43 different countries, with 30 representatives from the Gulf region. The theme signifies renewal, featuring new commissions that illustrate Saudi Arabia's evolving social landscape, including works by Ahmed Mater and Armin Linke, as well as Sara Abdu. Ramadan will emphasize community dining experiences. Outdoor exhibits will showcase a felt canopy by Azra Akšamija and a glass structure by Anne Holtrop. The biennial will occupy seven halls in the JAX District and include a year-long series of Biennale Encounters. Bauer seeks to enhance the cultural ecosystem, while CEO Aya Al Bakree highlights the transformative nature of the arts.
Key facts
- Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024 titled 'After Rain'
- Artistic Director: Ute Meta Bauer
- Opens February 20 to May 24, 2024
- Location: Diriyah, near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 92 artists from 43 countries, 30 from Gulf region
- New commissions include Ahmed Mater & Armin Linke collaboration
- Sara Abdu creates soap towers; Mohammad AlFaraj uses palm trees and sound
- Ramadan focus: communal food events by Britto Arts Trust, NJOKOBOK, Lucy + Jorge Orta
- Outdoor installations by Azra Akšamija (70m felt canopy) and Anne Holtrop (recycled glass structure)
- Biennale Encounters series started April 2023
Entities
Artists
- Ute Meta Bauer
- Ahmed Mater
- Armin Linke
- Sara Abdu
- Mohammad AlFaraj
- Azra Akšamija
- Anne Holtrop
- Britto Arts Trust
- NJOKOBOK
- Youssou Diop
- Apolonija Šušteršič
- Lucy + Jorge Orta
- Aya Al Bakree
- Hamra Abbas
- Irene Agrivina
- Alia Ahmad
- Nabila Al Bassam
- Dhali Al Mamoon
- Reem Al Nasser
- Rasha Al-Duwaisan
- Abdulrahman Al-Soliman
- Abdulla Buhijji
- Noor Alwan
- Aseel AlYaqoub
- El Anatsui
- Nazgol Ansarinia
- Rasheed Araeen
- Siah Armajani
- Martha Atienza
- Tarek Atoui
- Dana Awartani
- Asma Bahmim
- Sammy Baloji
- Zarina Bhimji
- Ursula Biemann
- Safeya Binzagr
- Rossella Biscotti
- Muhanned Cader
- María Magdalena Campos-Pons
- Liu Chuang
- Tiffany Chung
- Ade Darmawan
- The Migrant Ecologies Project
- Lucy Davis
- Zai Tang
- Kee Ya Ting
- Zachary Chan
- Priyageetha Dia
- Ibrahim El-Salahi
- Alia Farid
- Christine Fenzl
- Ângela Ferreira
- Alexander Eriksson Furunes
- Sudarshan Khadka
- Simryn Gill
- Hasan Hujairi
- Saodat Ismailova
- Joan Jonas
- Mariah Lookman
- Taus Makhacheva
- Małgorzata Mirga-Tas
- Regina Maria Möller
- James Morris
- Tania Mouraud
- Zarina Muhammad
- Dala Nasser
- Hind Nasser
- Hussein Nassereddine
- Filwa Nazer
- Nguyễn Trinh Thi
- Elia Nurvista
- Phi Phi Oanh
- Sopheap Pich
- Marjetica Potrč
- Lala Rukh
- Arin Rungjang
- Tomás Saraceno
- Citra Sasmita
- Seher Shah
- Liang Shaoji
- Hassan Sharif
- Shooshie Sulaiman
- Tang Da Wu
- Paulo Tavares
- Sissel Tolaas
- Anaïs Tondeur
- Mona Vătămanu
- Florin Tudor
- Suzann Victor
- Munem Wasif
- Ines Weizman
- Yeo Siew Hua
- Liam Young
- Camille Zakharia
- Samia Zaru
- Wejdan Reda
- Rose Lejeune
- Anca Rujoiu
- Ana Salazar
- Rahul Gudipudi
- Noor Alwa
- autonoma
Institutions
- Diriyah Biennale Foundation
- UNESCO
- Britto Arts Trust
- JAX District
- Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale
- Biennale Encounters
Locations
- Diriyah
- Riyadh
- Saudi Arabia
- At-Turaif
- Al Ahsa
- Eastern Province
- Wadi Hanifa
- Gulf region