“Escaping from the dark ages” is how many Saudi artists refer to the country’s emergence from a period of cultural obscurity. Following a similar strategy to neighbors such as the Emirates, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying to diversify the economy which has been mostly reliant on oil and gas revenues.
Saudi’s main cities of Jeddah and Riyadh are the center of the new art scene. I wrote about it for Al-Monitor.
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