Wael Shawky’s work often unfolds like a story told across borders, belief systems, and eras. Born in Alexandria in 1971, he spent much of his childhood in Mecca, where his father, an architect, had moved the family in the 1970s…
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Manal AlDowayan is an artist of deep time and urgent presence. Born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 1973, into the unique ecosystem of the Aramco compound, her upbringing unfolded in a space simultaneously hyper-modern and deeply traditional – a paradox that echoes throughout her practice. Trained first in information systems and later in contemporary art, she has long moved between disciplines, languages, and landscapes…
