TUWAIQ SCULPTURE EXHIBITION OPENS IN RIYADH
Because the capital of Saudi Arabia continues its speedy cultural metamorphosis, the seventh version of Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium and Exhibition arrives to punctuate the town’s skyline with 25 large-scale works. The exhibition, which runs from February 9 to 22, 2026, occupies Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Avenue (Al Tahlia), turning a website as soon as outlined by water desalination right into a into a short lived city set up. By positioning these large-scale artworks alongside a historic axis of innovation, this system explores how public artwork can act as a catalyst for city renewal and high quality of life.
banner: Emergence by Wafa Alqunibit
above: Azm / Samu by Hassan Qureshi
all photographs courtesy of Riyadh Artwork
PUBLIC ART IN ACTION RELECTING THE CITY’S ONGOING RENEWAL
Organized by Riyadh Artwork underneath the Royal Fee for Riyadh Metropolis, the Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium and Exhibition serves as a cultural platform that bridges native heritage with world views. The 2026 version’s theme, ‘Traces of What Will Be,’ introduced collectively artists from 18 totally different nations via a centered curatorial choice course of. Over the course of almost a month, the general public was invited to observe as uncooked, regionally sourced stone and reclaimed steel had been hewn into completed types, functioning as a stay laboratory to emphasise a cloth intelligence that responds on to the town’s evolving id.
Coexistence by Mohammed Althagafi
CONTRIBUTING NEW WORKS TO RIYADH ART’S PERMANENT COLLECTION
Guided by curators Lulwa Alhomoud, Sarah Staton, and Rut Blees Luxemburg, the taking part artists navigate the intersection of human intervention and pure sources. From large-scale abstractions to intricate textures in granite and metal, the sculptures replicate a dedication to sturdiness and the accountable use of supplies inside the city context.
The life of those works extends far past the non permanent exhibition on Al Tahlia. Every of the 25 items will finally be a part of the Riyadh Artwork’s Everlasting Assortment, discovering a long-term dwelling in distinguished public areas throughout the town. Because the program’s inception in 2019, greater than 170 artists have contributed to this rising civic gallery, with over 60 works already built-in into the day by day lifetime of Riyadh residents. Via an accompanying program of workshops and panel talks, Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium continues to weave up to date artwork into the very cloth of the group.
REEF by Nilhan Sesalan
Daybreak and Nightfall by Irena Posner
The Alchemy and Transmutation of the Sea by José Cárcamo
