In June 2009 Edge of Arabia travelled to the 53rd Venice Biennale, and was described as ‘the best representation of Middle Eastern art in the Biennale’.
The exhibition, showcased in the celebrated Palazzo Contarini Polginac and visited by over 11,000 visitors, created a powerful platform for showcasing Saudi art around the world and has paved the way for the first ever Saudi pavilion at the 2011 Venice Biennale.
Our demographic stretched beyond the art world with visitors including international students, journalists, diplomats, scholars, tourists and locals.
As a direct result of Edge of Arabia, participating artists have been invited to exhibit internationally and, for the first time, significant numbers of works by Saudi artists are being included in prestigious museum collections, publications and high profile auctions.
