Rahel Aima's report on the first Art Week Riyadh for The Art Newspaper singles out the quad of Miramar Al Nayyar paintings on the Tabari stand.
Art Week Riyadh was organised by Saudi Arabia's Visual Arts Commission and ran from 6 to 13 April 2025. It presented itself as a non commercial curated exhibition, but Aima argues that its central show, At The Edge, curated by artistic director Vittoria Matarrese with Basma Harasani and Victoria Gandit Lelandais, looked and worked much like a fair. Thirty two galleries took stands in a central hall in the JAX district of Diriyah, price lists were visible and works were sold.
Among the stands the writer picks out, she describes the four paintings by Miramar Al Nayyar on our stand as mesmeric, with asemic forms that recall ribbon worms and an otherworldly glow. The piece also looks at import duties and licensing in Saudi Arabia and at the new galleries appearing across the Gulf.
Miramar Al Nayyar is a self taught Iraqi artist based between Amman and Abu Dhabi, represented by Tabari. Her work was shown in Riyadh alongside pieces by Hashel Al Lamki and Lulwah Al Homoud, and later in 2025 we presented her work at Alserkal Avenue.
