Noor Riyadh has announced the list of participants in its upcoming third edition, set to take place from 30 November to 16 December, with an accompanying exhibition running from 30 November to 2 March 2024.
The festival features more than 100 names from around 35 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.
Participants from the Middle East and Arab world include Abdullah Alamoudi, Arwa Al Neami, Ayman Yossri Daydban, Aziz Jamal, bytwo, Dur Kattan, Hana Almilli, Hayat Osamah, Huda Alnasser, Ibrahim Romman, Khaled Makhshoush, Madhawi Algwaiz, Mohammad Alfaraj, Monira Al Qadiri, Muhannad Shono, Nawaf Alkuhaimi, Nevin Aladaǧ, Pharah Al-Ghalib and Amr Abuzaid, Phi Studio, Sara AlMutlaq, Sarah Abu Abdullah, Suliman Alsalem, Sultan Bin Fahad, Younes Rahmoun and Zahrah Alghamdi.
See the full list below.
Abdullah Alamoudi
Alexandre Farto-Vhils
Alicia Framis
Ange Leccia
Angelika Markul
Arwa Al Neami
Ayman Yossri Daydban
Aziz Jamal
Bianca Bondi
Bruno Ribeiro
bytwo
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Carsten Höller
Chourouk Hriech
Chris Levine
Christopher Bauder
Claudia Comte
Dana-Fiona Armour
Diana Thater
DRIFT
Dur Kattan
Edra Soto
Erwin Wurm
FriendsWithYou
Gauthier Roumagne
Gregor Hildebrandt
Gaudalupe Maravilla
Hana Almilli
Hayat Osamah
Huda Alnasser
Ibrahim Romman
Iván Argote
Jakob Kudsk Steesen
Janet Echelman
Jeppe Hein
Jose Dávila
Julian Charrière
Julius von Bismarck
Khaled Makhshoush
Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho
Laurent Grasso
Li Qing
Lúcia Koch
Madhawi Algwaiz
Mariko Mori
Marinella Senatore
Max Hooper Schneider
Mel O’Callaghan
Melanie Smith
Miguel Chevalier
Mohammad Alfaraj
Monira Al Qadiri
Muhannad Shono
Nawaf Alkuhaimi
Nevin Aladaǧ
Oscar Tuazon
Osgemeos
Pharah Al-Ghalib and Amr Abuzaid
Phi Studio
Quayola
Rafael Domenech
Rafael Rozendaal
Random International
Sam Durant
Sam Samore
Sara AlMutlaq
Sarah Abu Abdullah
Shilpa Gupta
Shoplifter / Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir
Simon Heijdens
Sophie Laly
Stefan Brüggemann
Studio Bound
Suliman Alsalem
Sultan Bin Fahad
Superflex
Tobias Rehberger
Ugo Schiavi
Vivian Caccuri
Younes Rahmoun
Zahrah Alghamdi
More than 120 artworks will be showcased, including new-site specific commissions by Ayman Yossri Daydban, Aziz Jamal, Erwin Wurm, Jose Dávila and Younes Rahmoun and others. The commissions respond to this year’s theme, The Bright Side of the Desert Moon,which explores the desert as a site of community and connection despite differences.
Curated by Jérome Sans (lead curator), Pedro Alonzo, Alaa Tarabzouni and Fahad Bin Naif (curators), the festival’s third edition will take place in public spaces located in five hubs across Riyadh: the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), the JAX District, Salam Park, Wadi Namar and Wadi Hanifa.
The five hubs will also host more than 40 talks, over 100 workshops and family activities and more than 1,000 guided tours. The programming engages 450 schools, while the festival teams include 60 university ambassadors and 43 apprentices.
The festival’s accompanying exhibition Refracting Identities, Shared Futures will take place at JAX District. Curated by Neville Wakefield and Maya Al Athel, the show features Abdulmohsen Al Bin Ali, Artur Weber, Bashaer Hawsawi, Cecilia Bengolea, Federico Acciardi, Leo Villareal, Shaikha Al Mazrou and others. The works on display will explore light as a metaphor for our ever-changing human and cultural identities.
