Public Art
Noor Riyadh 2023 curators discuss the festival’s themes and why Riyadh is the perfect canvas for public art
Noor Riyadh, the world’s largest light art festival, has returned to the Saudi capital, transforming it through a series of stunning public installations. Running until December 16, the third edition presents more than 120 artworks by over 100 artists, representing more than 35 countries.
Presented by Lead Curator Jérôme Sans and Curators Pedro Alonzo, Fahad Bin Naif and Alaa Tarabzouni this year’s festival theme ‘The Bright Side of the Desert Moon’ explores light as a unifying force that sustains, comforts and connects us all. Artworks are dispersed across five main hubs and additional locations throughout Riyadh City, with the central hub located at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), complemented by those at JAX District, Salam Park, Wadi Hanifa and Wadi Namar.
A new sculpture can be erected in Leicester despite concerns over how safe it is. The artwork, called The Nib, will be located in New Walk, planning documents show.
It has been commissioned by Friends of New Walk, which is responsible for a number of other pieces of public art in the city. They include the Concerto sculpture at De Montfort Hall. The Nib will be located next to the Writer’s Pavement, a section of paving “commemorating the city and county’s contribution to the literary arts” and inscribed with names including Geoffrey Chaucer, Philip Larkin and Joe Orton.
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Public Art
Public Art Fund To Present Adrienne Elise Tarver’s Multi-City Bus Shelter Exhibition Exploring Black Matriarchy And The Power Of Rest
We are pleased to share details on Public Art Fund’s upcoming presentation of works by interdisciplinary artist Adrienne Elise Tarver in a solo exhibition, She who sits, on view at JCDecaux bus shelters in NYC, Chicago and Boston through November.
Adrienne Elise Tarver is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY with a practice that spans painting, sculpture, installation, photography, textiles, and video. Her work addresses the complexity and invisibility of Black female identity including the history within domestic spaces, the fantasy of the tropical seductress, and the archetype of the all-knowing spiritual matriarch.
When envisioning The Hague, few would imagine dreaming of a floating garden on the picturesque Hofvijver pond, with supersized and vibrantly coloured inflatable artworks. Instead, one immediately conjures images of The Hague as a bastion of international law. The historic Binnenhof, home to the Dutch Houses of Parliament, stands sentinel beside the serene Hofvijver pond, epitomising the city’s political gravitas. Yet, unbeknownst to many, The Hague’s cultural richness rivals its political prominence.
The city’s Museum Quarter has the highest density of museums in The Netherlands—visitors can marvel at Vermeer’s enigmatic Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665)—and from May 9 to June 2, 2024, take in the latest edition of vibrant inflatable artworks curated by Mary Hessing for BlowUp Art The Hague—a temporary, three-week outdoor immersive exhibition featuring artworks by leading Dutch designers. Previous editions featured site-specific inflatable artworks dotted through the streets of The Hague. “We need to do something different every year to keep people surprised. And I wanted to make a real statement. I was dreaming about a floating garden on the Hofvijver, which is a challenge. But lucky enough, we started early enough in the year,” Hessing said of the project.
