CAIRO - 16 March 2021: Egyptian artist Lara Baladi will participate in Noor Riyadh exhibition.
Lara Baladi is an internationally recognized Egyptian-Lebanese multi-disciplinary artist, archivist and educator.
Her artistic practice spans from photography, video, sculpture to architecture and multi-media installations.
Through a process of investigation into archives and the study of popular culture iconography, while questioning memory, mythological, socio-political narratives and personal histories, her work examines the divide between fiction and reality and the cycles inherent to History.
Baladi won the first prize (Grand Nile Award) at the Cairo Biennale in 2008-09 for her ephemeral construction and sound installation Borg El Amal (Arabic, The Tower of Hope).
For more than twenty years, Baladi has been on the Board of two of the most influential institutions in the Middle East, the Arab Image Foundation in Lebanon, and the Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art in Egypt.
In 2020, she joined the Board of directors of The Artists Sanctum, a cultural initiative supporting artists whose work contributes to social change.
In 2015, she was the Ida Ely Artist in Residence at MIT/CAST. Since 2015, she has been a Lecturer in MIT’s Program in Art, Culture, and Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). In 2006, Baladi founded the artist residency Fenenin el Rehal (Arabic, Nomadic Artists) in Egypt’s White Desert.
Riyadh Art is the first national public art initiative in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Art will transform the city of Riyadh into a gallery without walls, and a creative powerhouse for the digital age.
Riyadh is home to some of Saudi Arabia’s most extraordinary sites of natural and historical beauty.
The city’s beguiling history and landmarks make for a must-visit destination for any cultural enthusiast, with the added benefit of numerous art galleries and historical centers to explore.
In 2020 Riyadh was selected by UNESCO as the cultural capital of the Arab world.
Integral to Vision 2030, Riyadh Art is one of the largest public art programs being undertaken in the world today.
It is one of the four grand projects conceived by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City to transform the capital into a vibrant, cosmopolitan city.
Comprising more than 1,000 original public art installations across the city created by local and international artists, and supported by two major annual festivals, Riyadh Art will enrich lives through creative joyful experiences.
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