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WE NEED TO TALK success with Following its recent hibition of the first Pan-Arab ex e Future of ‘Th contemporary art e Biennale nic Ve the at ’ a Promise y all renowned 2011, the internation Arabia will be of arts initiative Edge nificant survey sig st mo launching the ry art ever held of Saudi contempora udi Arabia in Sa in the Kingdom of ge of Arabia Ed ar: ye January next Mohammed Jeddah. Curated by ed by Edge of A. Hafiz and co-curat en Stapleton, ph Ste r Arabia Founde ah will be housed Edge of Arabia Jedd meter space in in a stunning 1000sq rusia Marina, Fu Al the newly opened velopment on a magnificent new de e overlooking the Jeddah Cornich the Red Sea. ture works The exhibition will fea udi artists: Sa from the following Ahmed Angawi, m, are Gh Abdulnasser n Yossri, Eyad Ahmed Mater, Ayma mra, Hala Ali, Maghazel, Faisal Sa Abu Mismar, im ah Ibr Hamza Serafi, nal Al-Dowayan, Jowhara AlSaud, Ma i, Mohammed Mohammed AlGhamd ha AlShareef, No h, llu Farea, Maha Ma mi Al-Turki, Sarah Nasser AlSalem, Sa iq Wassil, and Abu Abdullah, Sedd Shadia Alem.
Curator M oha “This exhib mmed A. Hafiz say s: ition will b e a true homecom ing for Ed ge geared to wards enc of Arabia and is ouraging discussion constructi and dialog ve ue betwee contempo n Saudi rary artists and the lo communit cal y. A react to ou ll participating artis ts will r working title ‘We N within the eed to Talk three cate ’ gories: the Present, a Past, the nd opportunit the Future. This is a y for us all great to think ab we can po out how sitively sh ape and in world arou fluence th nd us”. e To accom pany the e xhibition, E Arabia will dge of deliver an ambitious programm education e aimed a te school an d universit ngaging local y students programm . The e will inclu de a histo day semin ric onear to be h eld at Dar University, Al-H a dedicate d 100 sq m ekma education eter room with in the exh with works ibition, hop, pres entation a research fa nd cilities for visitors; g tours of th uided e exhibitio n and pra workshop ctical s with part icipating a local Scho rtists for ol and Un iversity gro internship up; an programm e for local and a seri students, es of three edu developed by the cura cational films, tors in part with local teachers, to be show nership the exhibit n within ion. IN Edge of A ra on 19th Ja bia, We Need to Talk n o February 2 uary and runs throu pens gh to 18th 012, from Tuesday to at Al Furusi S a www.edgro Mall & Marina, Jed unday dah. farabia.co m
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