Desert X show on carpet of sands, under canopy of stars
11 Mar 2021
Muhammad Yusuf,
Features Writer
Desert X has announced that the third edition of its exhibition will open March 12 – May 16 in the Coachella Valley, Southern California. Curated by Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and Co-curator César García-Alvarez, it will explore the desert as both a place and idea, acknowledging the realities of people who reside there and the political, social and cultural contexts that shape their stories. Desert X is produced by The Desert Biennial and is free and open to the public.
Its guiding purposes and principles include presenting public exhibitions of art that respond meaningfully to the conditions of desert locations, the environment and indigenous communities; promoting cultural exchange and education programmes that foster dialogue and understanding among cultures and communities about shared artistic, historical, and societal issues; and providing an acce
A large maze structure by Mexico-based artist Eduardo Sarabia. A sculptural wall created by Saudi Arabia artist Zahrah Alghamdi that connects the Southern California landscape to other deserts around the world. A smoke sculpture by American feminist artist Judy Chicago.
These are some of the artworks you ll see across the Coachella Valley as part of the outdoor biennial art exhibition Desert X when it returns March 12 to May 16.
The exhibition, which offers digital and in-person opportunities to view work across 40 miles of the desert, is being curated by Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and co-curator César García-Alvarez.
A map with exact locations of the installations will be available on desertx.org and on the Desert X 2021 app starting March 12.
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A large maze structure by Mexico-based artist Eduardo Sarabia. A sculptural wall created by Saudi Arabia artist Zahrah Alghamdi that connects the Southern California landscape to other deserts around the world. A smoke sculpture by American feminist artist Judy Chicago.
These are some of the artworks you ll see across the Coachella Valley as part of the outdoor biennial art exhibition Desert X when it returns March 12 to May 16.
The exhibition, which offers digital and in-person opportunities to view work across 40 miles of the desert, is being curated by Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and co-curator César García-Alvarez.
Rendering for Living Smoke: A Tribute to the Living Desert by Desert X 2021 artist Judy Chicago Courtesy of the artist and Desert X
After an opening delayed from February to March, Desert X (12 March-26 May) has announced the artists selected for the third edition of their outdoor art exhibition in California’s Coachella Valley. Thirteen artists from eight countries with four based in New York and only one from Southern California will have work featured in what could be the first major public art event in the region since the Covid-19 shutdown last year.
“The reach of this edition is wider and the depth greater,” says Desert X’s artistic direc