Scripts and Calligraphy: Paths to the Soul Exhibition in Riyadh
The Saudi Ministry of Culture is currently hosting an exhibition titled 'Scripts and Calligraphy: Paths to the Soul.' This is the second part of a series featuring 57 calligraphers and contemporary artists from 19 different countries, with 15 of them from Saudi Arabia. The exhibit runs until September 2, 2023, at the Old Irqah Hospital in Riyadh, then it will shift to the Madinah Art Center from October 15 to December 23. Curated by a team of international experts in Arab and Islamic art, it explores the spiritual significance of calligraphy and its influence worldwide. It includes 116 artworks organized into themes like Light, Letter, Space, and Poetry, with notable pieces such as 'A Pen Creak' and 'Dhikr.' The first edition, 'A Timeless Journey,' was held in 2021 at the Saudi National Museum, celebrating master calligrapher Khodeir El-Borsaidy.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs until 2 September 2023 at Old Irqah Hospital, Riyadh
- Second edition titled 'Paths to the Soul'
- Features 57 calligraphers and artists from 19 countries, 15 from Saudi Arabia
- Organized by Saudi Ministry of Culture with multinational steering committee
- Divided into four themes: Light, Letter, Space and Poetry
- 116 works in 1,350-square-metre warehouse space
- First edition 'A Timeless Journey' held in 2021 at Saudi National Museum
- Travels to Madinah Art Center from 15 October to 23 December 2023
Entities
Artists
- Jassim Miraj Al-Failakawi
- Sara Ouhaddou
- Noor Saab
- Timo Nasseri
- Doa Bugis
- Sara Al Abdali
- Faig Ahmed
- Hazem El Mestikawy
- Etel Adnan
- Haythem Zakaria
- Sadek Rahim
- Yazid Kheloufi
- Farah Behbehani
- Khodeir El-Borsaidy
- Ibn Muqla
- Nada Shabout
- Issa Makhlouf
- Lama Abdulrahman
- Ibrahim Al Arafi
- Jamal Al Kebasi
- Nasser Al Maymoun
- Majid Alyousef
- Zaki Al Hashimi
- Obaid AlNofaey
- Nabeel Bukhari
- Bayan Barboud
- Abdulrahman Elshahed
- Ahmad Jeddawi
- Ahmed Fares Rezq
- Mohammad Salem Bajnaid
- Hani El-Tawel
- Omar El-Nagdi
- Sameh Ismael
- Sayyid Ibrahim
- Mohamad Gaber
- Haytham Zakaria
- Ibrahim Batchelder
- Pablo Casado
- Nuria Garcia Masip
- Maryam Norouzi
- Mustafa Rakim
- Ayman Hassan
- Amor Jomni
- Khaled Ben Slimane
- Samir Sayegh
- Ahmad Shibrain
- Osman Waqialla
- Mohanad Qaisi
- Ihab Thabet
- Rafa AlNasiri
- Lara Assouad
- Yusef Alahmad
- Nasser Al Salem
- Sarah Al Abdali
- Nasser Al Aswadi
- Sara Alharbali
- Nada Debs
- Kamal Boullata
- Azza Fahmy
- Randa Fahmy
- Susan Hefuna
- Hala Kaiksow
- Jean-Paul Boulanger
- Margo Renisio
- Tang Tu
- Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès
- Dr. Lotfi Abdeljaouad
- Eric Delpont
- Dr. Issa Makhlouf
- Dr. Haytham Nawar
Institutions
- Saudi Ministry of Culture
- Old Irqah Hospital
- Madina Art Center
- Saudi National Museum
- Ministry of Culture (Saudi Arabia)
- National Museum of Saudi Arabia
- Khatt Foundation
- National Heritage Institute (Tunis)
- Museum of the Institut du monde Arabe
- Arab World Institute
- American University in Cairo
- Pylône
- Ideaa3
Locations
- Riyadh
- Saudi Arabia
- Madinah
- Irqah
- Oran
- Old Irqah Hospital
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Tunis
- Tunisia
- Paris
- France
- Cairo
- Egypt
- United States of America
- Spain
- Turkey
- Syria
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Sudan
- Jordan
- Azerbaijan
- Canada
- Yemen
- United Arab Emirates
- Bahrain
- Germany
- Algeria
- Morocco