Artspace

Alāan Artspace is a multi-functional contemporary gallery, educational hub, library, restaurant, shop and coffeehouse located in the heart of Riyadh. Dedicated to nurturing emerging and established contemporary artists and designers from Saudi Arabia, the region and across the globe. Alāan Artspace’s programme offers a platform for curated exhibitions and a non-profit educational forum for ar...

“Dimensions of Design: Miniatures Exhibition”, a retrospective exhibition featuring 100 iconic miniatures by the world’s most groundbreaking designers. The miniature collection at the Vitra Design Museum includes key objects from the history of international design from 1850 to 1990. The chairs show the complex demands that industrial product design needs to meet and at the same time provide a...

Our inaugural exhibition SoftPower features new commissions by emerging mixed-media artists Sarah Abu Abdallah and Sarah Mohanna Al-Abdali and a special loan by one of Saudi’s leading artists Manal Al Dowayan. While varied in style and methodology, their works employ a nuanced and at times humorous approach towards exploring the position of women within contemporary society, forgoing militant ...