LA PROCESIÓN COMO FORMA DE MUNDO: ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS EN LA BIENAL DE DIRIYAH
The third Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, titled 'In Interludes and Transitions,' is open until May 2nd in Saudi Arabia's historic Diriyah district. Curated by Nora Razian and Sabih Ahmed, the exhibition features 68 artists from over 37 countries and frames the world as a multitude of processions, using movement as its central theme and methodology. The exhibition design by Formafantasma encourages a fluid, nomadic journey through four thematic movements and site-specific 'arenas' within the repurposed industrial halls of the JAX creative district.
The biennale is significant for its conceptual ambition, positioning the procession as a form of knowledge and a lens to examine global flows of migration, trade, and cultural exchange. It highlights the work of Latin American artists, whose contributions address displacement, memory politics, and ecological devastation, thereby expanding the biennale's core themes through specific regional perspectives marked by instability and resilience.