Art

August 1, 2025

Legendary Land Artist James Turrell Is Bringing Skyspaces to Saudi Arabia Oasis City

Renowned land artist James Turrell will be making his mark on the Saudi Arabian landscape with a commission for Wadi AlFann. This space, which translates to โ€œValley of the Arts,โ€ will be a new contemporary art destination in the historic oasis city of AlUla. Known for its burgeoning art scene, AlUla has become a premier art destination in Saudi Arabia, and Turrellโ€™s commission will further enhance its reputation.

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August 1, 2025

Traditional Azerbaijani Weaving Reimagined as Unraveling, Melting, and Glitching Carpets

For Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed, a carpet can be more than a woven rectangle, square, or circle. Instead, it can exceed those traditional confines and seep onto the ground, gathering in viscous puddles; it can explode into layers upon layers of tufted thread; it can be interrupted with glitches and cascade like a wave; and it can even be shaped into a recycling sign.

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July 31, 2025

Intricate Portraits Painted on Persian Rugs Link the Past to the Present

Carpets are, in and of themselves, already an intricate art form, but Mateo Humano takes the practice a step further. For years, the French artist has reimagined the relationship between modern, ornamental, and traditional craft, painting highly contemporary portraits of women upon Persian rugs. The result, as Humano himself writes, is a striking mix of โ€œurban art and the heritage of ancient cultures,โ€ establishing a clear lineage between the past and the present.

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July 29, 2025

โ€˜Measuring the Universeโ€™ Installation Invited Visitors to Record Their Names and Height

Remember marking your height on a wall with a pencil when you were a kid? The nostalgic tradition of tracking growth inspired Roman Ondรกkโ€™s 2007 installation Measuring the Universe. But instead of measuring only his own family, Ondรกk invited every visitor at MoMA in New York to participate. Each person stood against the wall, where someone would mark their height and label it with their first name and the date of their visit.

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