Latest Events in Diriyah(December Updated)

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Showing work by more than 30 Chinese artists, the exhibition will feature more than 50 works that delve into the nature of change in contemporary society. The exhibition, which will run from late September to January, will feature a selection of artworks, some on loan from private collections and others created specifically for the exhibition in Saudi Arabia. Visitors can interact with large-scale sculptures, immersive installations, videos, paintings and photography, all of which offer a fresh perspective on contemporary Chinese art. The exhibition showcases works from an important period in contemporary Chinese art, from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, as well as a number of site-specific works. The curatorial narrative draws on the shared cultural values ​​of calligraphy and gardens in both Arab and Chinese traditions, with the literati garden as a central theme.

The first exhibition at Diriyah Art Futures, "Art Must Be Artificial: Perspectives of AI in the Visual Arts", presents a sweeping history of the evolution of computational art, showcasing iconic algorithmic art spanning from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition presents a survey of leading historic and current international artists using computational technology, including major Saudi artists. These pioneers are charting the evolution of the homo digitalis, the new human civilization ...