Saudi Arabia invites dialogue with American artists and designers, but there’s pushback
Publisher |
KCRW
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Architecture
Arts
Design
Interview
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Publication Date |
Oct 22, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:28:32

Saudi Arabia has an image problem. But it has become a new frontier for American artists and designers. We look at the controversy surrounding site-specific art festival Desert X's planned expansion to Saudi Arabia, and we talk to an LA-based consultant for the futuristic megacity of Neom. Both are bankrolled by Mohammad Bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. How do designers deal with the blowback?

Saudi Arabia has an image problem. But it has become a new frontier for American artists and designers. We look at the controversy surrounding site-specific art festival Desert X's planned expansion to Saudi Arabia, and we talk to an LA-based...
Saudi Arabia has an image problem. But it has become a new frontier for American artists and designers.

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