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- The project originated from an initiative by Abed Al-Kadiri, who distributed 57 handmade books to Arab artists worldwide, inviting them to respond creatively to the reality of lockdown
RIYADH: An exhibition called 鈥淐ities Under Quarantine: The Mailbox Project鈥� opened at the 海角直播 Museum of Contemporary Art in Diriyah on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The show, organized by the Museums Commission, runs until Sept. 28 and showcases artists鈥� books created by Arab artists during the COVID-19 pandemic that capture the profound global isolation that reshaped life in spring 2020.
Visitors will encounter 鈥渋ntimate testimonies that merge art, writing, and personal reflections, reflecting that extraordinary moment that unsettled the world and redefined human connection,鈥� the SPA reported.
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On Sept. 6, the museum鈥檚 atrium will hold a live performance titled 鈥淭oday, I Would Like to Be,鈥� inviting the public to participate in creating an artist鈥檚 book.
The project originated from an initiative by Abed Al-Kadiri, who distributed 57 handmade books to Arab artists worldwide, inviting them to respond creatively to the reality of lockdown.
鈥淭he responses became deeply personal works that reimagined places, desires, and silences, transforming solitude into a space for reflection,鈥� the SPA added.
海角直播 is the exhibition鈥檚 third stop, following Villa Romana in Florence and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha.
The exhibition 鈥渆xplores life in suspension during the pandemic, where confinement reshaped human bonds and became a space for reflection and self-discovery,鈥� the SPA stated.
As part of the program, the exhibition hosted two discussions on Saturday: 鈥淭he Visual Traces of the Self: Between the Hands and the Eyes鈥� and 鈥淧rintmaking and the Artist鈥檚 Book.鈥�
On Sept. 6, the museum鈥檚 atrium will hold a live performance titled 鈥淭oday, I Would Like to Be,鈥� inviting the public to participate in creating an artist鈥檚 book.