Saudi Arabia
Podcastsfeature
Abu Dhabi Focus podcast, episode two: How Saudi artists are driving political change
As Abu Dhabi Art fair opens, we speak to the Saudi artists Manal Al Dowayan and Ahmed Mater. Plus: Iraq's Dia Azzawi on creating the Arab world's Guernica
Hosted by Aimee Dawson and Anna Somers Cocks. , produced by David Clack and Stephanie Ollivier
Politicsnews
Saudi artists speak out over new law giving women the right to drive
While some hail the reform as progressive, others question it as a PR stunt
Exhibitionsarchive
Saudi Arabian artist Gharem’s first US solo show escapes shadow of 9/11
Political and poignant, Gharem's art reflects on one of the defining moments of the 21st century
Exhibitionsnews
Saudi artist Abdulnasser Gharem to have first solo US show at Lacma
Former lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian army is known for his politically and socially engaged works that draw on his Muslim heritage
By Aimee Dawson
Museums & Heritagearchive
The government of Saudi Arabia to spend $1.7bn on building 230 museums
Thirty international archaeology teams have been invited to the desert land.
Saudi Arabiaarchive
Bureaucracy and censorship: a palpable thaw in Saudi Arabia
But words are now more risky than art
Middle Eastarchive
Major collectors and new museums in the Middle East
Focus on Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman
Islamarchive
The British Council opened its first art exhibition in Saudi Arabia last month
Foreign Secretary uses occasion to praise Muslim contribution to UK