Works of 11 top artists adorn dramatic AlUla landscape

Desert X AlUla 2026 welcomed its first visitors during the pre-opening day of its fourth edition yesterday (15th January), with guests from around the world exploring monumental, site-responsive earthworks, sculptures, and installations set within AlUla’s dramatic landscape.

Presented by Arts AlUla in collaboration with Desert X, the landmark edition features awe-inspiring works by 11 pioneering artists from across disciplines, rooted in relationships to AlUla’s dynamic and distinct environment. 

A highlight of the fifth AlUla Arts Festival 2026, the highly anticipated public art biennale is part of the pre-opening programme of Wadi AlFann, an emerging global cultural destination for monumental art in the landscape.

Running from January 16 to February 28, Desert X AlUla 2026 is curated by Wejdan Reda and Zoé Whitley, with Neville Wakefield and Raneem Farsi returning as 2026 Artistic Directors. Participating artists include Sara Abdu, Mohammad Alfaraj, Mohammed AlSaleem, Tarek Atoui, Bahraini-Danish, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Agnes Denes, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Basmah Felemban, Vibha Galhotra, and Héctor Zamora. - TradeArabia News Service