"Nour Riyadh" Shines in Venice…Saudi art opens new horizons globally

The exhibition is supervised by curators Mami Kata Oka, in collaboration with Sarah Al-Mutlaq and Li Zhenhua, who present a joint artistic vision that explores the concept of human and aesthetic transformation, and links Riyadh and Venice through the language of light and contemporary art.

The exhibition includes four works by international artists whose works will be displayed at the Noor Riyadh 2025 celebration scheduled to be held in the capital during the period From November 20 to December 6 next.

The New Riyadh Train

Ayoung Kim highlights the new Riyadh Train project as an urban landmark and a public exhibition that includes contemporary works of art in its stations, while Wang Yuyang presents an artistic vision that embodies the rapid urban and technical development witnessed by the capital, and highlights its luminous, modern character.

Abdul Rahman Al-Shahed presents a work in Arabic calligraphy linking Riyadh and Venice, in a symbolic reference to their long history of cultural and commercial exchange, while the works of the late Safia bin Zagr (1940-2024 AD) will be displayed in honor of her pioneering contributions to modern Saudi art, and to introduce the Italian public to one of the most prominent pioneers of art in the Kingdom.

Contemporary Saudi Art

The exhibition will be held in the halls in which It was designed by the famous Italian architect Carlo Scarpa at the headquarters of the Quirini Stampalia Foundation in Venice, in an artistic dialogue that combines classical Italian architecture and contemporary Saudi art.

It is noteworthy that this exhibition comes within the efforts of the Riyadh Program to enhance the international presence of Saudi art, and to consolidate Riyadh’s position as a global platform for artistic and cultural exchange, and in support of achieving the goals of the Saudi Vision 2030 aimed at Making culture and arts a fundamental driver of urban development and the creative economy.