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20 February–24 May 2024

Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: After Rain

20 February–24 May 2024

Led by Ute Meta Bauer as Artistic Director, the 2024 edition of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale takes place in the JAX District in the town adjacent to the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. This year's theme, After Rain, convenes multiple generations of artists including Alia Farid, El Anatsui, Hamra Abbas, Nazgol Ansarinia, Simryn Gill, and many more.

Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: After Rain

Taus Makhacheva, Charivari (2019). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: After Rain (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Azra Akšamija, _Abundance & Scarcity_ (2024). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Taus Makhacheva, _Charivari_ (2019), Dhali Al Mamoon, _Kather Nripati (Wooden Lord)_ (2021). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Taus Makhacheva, _Charivari_ (2019). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Diriyah Biennale 2024 Announces ‘After Rain’ Theme

Re/Search area and table with viewing screens for The Learning Garden and contributions by: Sara Abdu, Azra Akšamija, Daniah Alsaleh, Aseel AlYaqoub, Tarek Atoui, bahraini—danish, Bricklab, Vikram Divecha, Alexander Eriksson Furunes & Sudar Khadka, Anne Holtrop, Susanne Kriemann, Mariah Lookman, The Migrant Ecologies Project, James Morris, Lucy + Jorge Orta, Sissel Tolaas, Anaïs Tondeur, Jana Winderen. Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Re/Search area (detail). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

$Left to right: Simryn Gill, _Dalam_ (2001); Tiffany Chung, _Energy Policy vol.166: potential CO2 emissions until 2050 by key fossil fuel and coal extraction projects \[each\>1 Gt\] worldwide_ (2023), Christine Fenzl, _Women of Riyadh_ (2023). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.$

News Diriyah Biennale 2024 Announces ‘After Rain’ Theme By Michael Irwin, Diriyah, 31 October 2023

The Saudi Biennale's second edition will feature artists including El Anatsui, Joan Jonas, and Tiffany Chung.

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Ade Darmawan, _Tuban_ (2019), Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Ade Darmawan, _Tuban_ (2019), Christine Fenzl, _Women of Riyadh_ (2023). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Alessandro Brasile.

The 2024 Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale Curatorial team. Left to right: Wejdan Reda, Rose Lejeune, Ute Meta Bauer, Rahul Gudipudi, Anca Rujoiu, Ana Salazar. Photo: Christine Fenzl.

Armin Linke & Ahmed Mater, _Saudi Futurism_ (2024). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Marjetica Potrč, _Acre Palafita with Infrastructure_ (2024). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Nabila Al Bassam, Rasheed Araeen, Hassan Sharif, Safeya Binzagr. Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Rasheed Araeen, _Cube as Sculpture_ (1966/2020), Hassan Sharif, Lala Ruhk. Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Hind Nasser, _Untitled_ (1978), Siah Armajani, Abdulrahman Al-Soliman. Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Alessandro Brasile.

Samia Zaru, _Life is a Woven Carpet_ (1995 and 2001). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Alia Farid, _In Lieu of What Was_ (2019). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Asma Bahmim, 'Fantasia' series (2022). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Left to right: Reem Al Nasser, _Blue Windows_ (2022); Sopheap Pich, _Rang Phnom Flower_ (2015); Dana Awartani, _Come, Let Me Heal Your Wounds_ (2020); Sopheap Pich, _Amulet_ (2015). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Alessandro Brasile.

El Anatsui, _Logoligi Logarithm_ (2019) (detail). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

El Anatsui, _Logoligi Logarithm_ (2019) (detail). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Alessandro Brasile.

Sara Abdu, _Now That I’ve Lost You In My Dreams Where Do We Meet?_ (2021/2024). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

Ângela Ferreira, _Zip Zap Circus_ (2000–ongoing), Anne Holtrop, _Glass to Stone_ (2024). Exhibition view: Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024: _After Rain_ (20 February–24 May 2024). Courtesy the Diriyah Biennale Foundation. Photo: Marco Cappellettii.

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