Beyond its historical district, Jeddah is home to a variety of contemporary art spaces. Not only are these spaces celebrating the work of Saudi artists and developing a creative community locally, but they’re also engaging with trends in the international art world.
I wrote a list of the most interesting galleries in town for the travel magazine Wanderlust.
Naima Morelli is an arts writer and journalist specialized in contemporary art from Asia-Pacific and the MENA region.
She has written for the Financial Times, Al-Jazeera, The Art Newspaper, ArtAsiaPacific, Internazionale and Il Manifesto, among others, and she is a regular contributor to Plural Art Mag, Middle East Monitor and Middle East Eye as well as writing curatorial texts for galleries.
She is the author of three books on Southeast Asian contemporary art.
Reach out: contact [at] naimamorelli.com
