The Royal Commission of Al-Ula Governorate announced the launch of a exciting new project, the Arts Valley.
Under the direction of his Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission of Al-Ula Governorate, thr project marks a new artistic era for AlUla.
The Royal Commission of Al-Ula Governorate announced the launch of a exciting new project, the Arts Valley.
Wall Street Journal reported that artists including James Turrell and Michael Heizer will be among the artists who will permanently install their pieces in the northwestern desert area over the next couple of years.
Saudi officials have also enlisted Iwona Blazwick, former director of London’s Whitechapel Art Gallery, to curate the project and chair the RCU’s panel of art experts. According to Al Arabiya, Saudi officials have also enlisted Iwona Blazwick, former director of London’s Whitechapel Art Gallery, to curate the project and chair the RCU’s panel of art expert.
In addition to Turrell and Michael Heizer, conceptual artist Agnes Denes and Saudi artists Manal al-Dowayan and Ahmed Mater will also be installinhlg massive pieces at the arts valley. More artists will eventually be added to the valley’s programming, Blazwick said.
“I don’t think there’s anywhere else in the world featuring all these titans,” she said. “It’s going to be remarkable to see them in these surroundings," she told Al Arabiya.
