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Light Upon Light Exhibition
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The historical exhibition includes 30 masterworks of light art divided into four sectional “rays” that survey light as an artistic medium. Each ray blends time and unites established artists of diverse geographic origin.
The historical exhibition Light Upon Light includes 30 masterworks of light art divided into four sectional “rays” that survey light as an artistic medium.
Curated by Susan Davidson & Raneem Zaki Farsi
Groundbreaking cultural event in Saudi Arabia.
Scope of Work
Exhibition Design
Curatorship
Artist Liaison
Production
Project Management
Visitor Experience
Public Programming
Content Production
Collateral & Publication
Event management
Videography & Photography
Operations
Mohammed Al Faraj
The Sun, Again, 2017
Video Projection Variable Dimensions
The Sun, Again, 2017
Video Projection Variable Dimensions
Lucio Fontana
Ambiente Spaziale a luce rossa, 1967
Environment
600 x 480 x 220 cm
Ambiente Spaziale a luce rossa, 1967
Environment
600 x 480 x 220 cm
teamLab
Flowers and People -
A Whole Year per Hour, 2020
Interactive Digital Work, 12 channels
Flowers and People -
A Whole Year per Hour, 2020
Interactive Digital Work, 12 channels
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2022
A richly illuminated
exhibition in all spatial
and sensory dimensions.
Noor Riyadh Light Upon Light Exhibition, a major retrospective on light art, analysed the main light artists of the 60s and 80s as well as recent developments from Saudi pioneers.
Noor Exhibition Light Upon Light, a major retrospective on light, which analysed the main light artists of the 60s and 80s as well as recent developments from Saudi pioneers.
TheAimes produced the Noor Exhibition Light Upon Light, a major retrospective on light, which analysed the main light artists of the 60s and 80s as well as recent developments from Saudi pioneers – from Lucio Fontana, TeamLab, James Turrell and Ivan Navarro to Ahmed Mater, Nasser El Salem and many others.
Curated by Susan Davidson, former curator of the Guggenheim Museum, and Raneem Zaki Farsi, local curator expert in Saudi Arabia’s contemporary art scene, the exhibition included 30 masterworks of light art divided into four sectional “rays” that survey light as an artistic medium: “Perceiving Light,” “Experiencing Light,” Projecting Light,” and Environmental Light.”
Each ray blended time and united established artists of diverse geographic origin. From immersive installation to video and sculpture, visitors to Light Upon Light experienced a richly illuminated exhibition in all spatial and sensory dimensions. This historical presentation of light art was a groundbreaking event for culture in Saudi Arabia.
The exhibition was held in the King Abdullah Financial District, a non-museum setting that we had to adapt to create a suitable environment for contemporary artworks.
Our team of art exhibition and art installation experts were in charge of every element of the design and installation of the exhibition, managing the curation of the exhibition- liaising with the curators regarding loan procedures and agreements for all the artworks, as well as art commission production, art handling, packing, transportation, installation and dismantling.
We also managed all operations and public engagement for 3 months, including the creation of the exhibition catalogue in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic with rules changing rapidly, theAimes developed innovations that ensured the safety of visitors, staff and public at large following all the regulations of the country.
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