Jazan University holds exhibition of graduation projects

Jazan University holds exhibition of graduation projects

1st contemporary art museum inaugurated in Riyadh with Argentinian Bienalsur show

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Culture on Tuesday inaugurated the Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA), in Riyadh’s JAX district.

The museum in JAX, displaying a permanent art collection, is integrated with another in Diriyah which will present three temporary exhibitions every year along with cultural and artistic events.

Featured Saudi artist, Saeed Gebaan, told Arab News: “This is a great and essential step that we needed to take.

In a move to promote contemporary art and empower artists in the Kingdom, the SAMoCA will become a platform for promoting best contemporary artistic practices and works by local and international artists. (Supplied)

“We have older contemporary works by older generations of artists and this space serves the idea that there are concrete roots and forms of innovation here that visitors can experience from all over the world.”

The first collection on display is part of the traveling Bienalsur, the International Contemporary Art Biennial of South America, under the theme “Imagine: Dreams, Utopias, Fantasies,” which launched in July 2022, in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

We have older contemporary works by older generations of artists and this space serves the idea that there are concrete roots and forms