Edge of Arabia at the 53rd Venice Biennale

As part of the 53rd Venice Biennale, Edge of Arabia will hold a private view & press conference on the 5th of June in Venice.

The MBI Al Jaber Foundation is proud to have been one of the major sponsors of the Edge of Arabia exhibition at its opening in the Brunei Gallery last year. Edge of Arabia features the work of 17 contemporary artists from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, male and female, who explore the complex and diverse identities of 21st century life in the Middle East through their art, and present a unique look inside contemporary culture in the Kingdom.

This will be the first time that artwork by Saudi artists is displayed at the Venice Biennale, a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years.   

From the 5th of June to the 2nd of August, the exhibition will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6pm at the Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo, next to the Accademia Vaporetto stop. Admission is free.

On June 5th, the private view, scheduled at 8pm, will be preceded by an informal press conference with artists and curators at 4pm.  

For a map and directions, please visit www.edgeofarabia.com/gallery-information/.

The exhibition is being organised by the award-winning Offscreen Education Programme.   For further details of the project, please visit www.edgeofarabia.com.