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Stunning artworks set in an ancient Arabian desert explore ideas of mirage and oasis

Creative Boom

Dana Awartani Desert X AlUla 2022, photo by Lance Gerber. Returning this month to Saudi Arabia is a unique art exhibition set in an ancient desert region of the Arabian Peninsula, using only the natural landscape and surroundings as inspiration. Jim Denevan Desert X AlUla 2022, photo by Lance Gerber.

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New Pentagram partner Samar Maakaroun on how to make good things happen

Creative Boom

Alula Bespoke typeface AlUla Workshop "You have to meet everybody one by one between London, New York, Austin and Berlin," she explains. Where I grew up, until I moved to Beirut at 17, there were no museums or exposure to the arts in any way, shape or form. So, the decision-making process inevitably had to be long and complex.

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15 Artists Bring Spectacular Mirages to the Arabian Desert

Azure Magazine

Now, Desert X AlUla is staging shimmering desert attractions that look as compelling up close as they do from far away, all the while casting a spotlight on the beauty of their arid surroundings in northwestern Saudi Arabia’s Al Mutadil valley. Khalil Rabah, Grounding, installation view, Desert X AlUla 2022. Photo Lance Gerber.

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F5: Samar Maakaroun Shares Arabic Typography, a Heritage Site + More

Design Milk

I do not remember the book I was trying to design for, nor did I know what paper art was at that age, but what stayed vividly with me was the satisfaction of making an idea in my head materialize into real life,” she shared. His work has inspired everyone working with Arabic typography today. Photo: Samar Maakaroun 4.