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Women lead the charge for Saudi contemporary art

Saudi artists Reem Ali and Bashaer Hawsawi are showing installations that explore the domestic space, feminine spheres and the emotionally charged meaning of the table, in a group show presented by the Villa Hegra as part of the Asia Now art fair in Paris.

We hear about their use of unexpected materials to create sculptural and occasionally subversive artwork

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Women lead the charge for Saudi contemporary art

Saudi artists Reem Ali and Bashaer Hawsawi are showing installations that explore the domestic space, feminine spheres and the emotionally charged meaning of the table, in a group show presented by the Villa Hegra as part of the Asia Now art fair in Paris.

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Paris and the Arab world: An evolving cultural exchange

At Asia NOW, Villa Hegra is presenting Tables Around: Six Proposals from Saudi Arabia, curated by Basmah Felemban and Gaël Charbau. Bringing together seven Saudi women artists, the exhibition examines the table as an object associated with hospitality, domestic rituals and social exchange.

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Asia Now Bouscule la géographie et les préjugés

Organisée par le commissaire Gaël Charbau et l’artiste pluridisciplinaire Basmah Felemban, l’exposition « Tables Around : Perspectives on the Saudi Scene » conçue en partenariat avec la Villa Hegra (AlUla), réunit ainsi cinq artistes femmes autour de la table, vue non comme un simple élément de mobilier, mais comme un lieu de souvenirs, d’échanges et de récits imaginaires.

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