Dana Awartani

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Dana Awartani, a 39-year-old Saudi Arabian artist, uses her work to explore the concept of healing through art. She creates installations from silk panels that she tears and repairs, as well as collaborates with experts in ancient crafts to build memorials for sites damaged by conflict. At the Venice Biennale, Awartani covered the floor of Saudi Arabia’s pavilion with 29,000 handmade clay bricks, symbolizing the destruction of cultural heritage. This installation featured a cracked surface that deteriorated over time, highlighting the fragility of historical and cultural sites affected by violence.

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Dana Awartani, a 39-year-old Saudi Arabian artist trained in Islamic art traditions, created an immersive installation for the 2023 Venice Biennale. She covered the floor of Saudi Arabia’s pavilion with 29,000 clay bricks, handmade by 32 master artisans, to reference 23 damaged cultural sites across the Levant region. The installation was designed to crack over time, symbolizing the fragility of cultural heritage in conflict zones. Awartani’s work highlights art's potential for healing and preserving history. She will open solo shows at Lisson Gallery in London in November 2023 and Stavanger Art Museum in Norway next year.

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🔮 If you want to find the next hot artist, you could do worse than scanning the list of upcoming exhibitions at the Renaissance Society, a small but widely influential art space at the University of Chicago.

2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Myriam Ben Salah

🔮 Awartani, who trained in Islamic art traditions, will open solo shows at Lisson Gallery in London in November and Norway’s Stavanger Art Museum next year.

2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Dana Awartani

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2026-09-17 · TIME

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At this year’s Venice Biennale, she covered the floor of Saudi Arabia’s pavilion with 29,000 clay bricks, handmade by 32 master artisans, which referenced 23 damaged sites across the Levant.

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🔮 Awartani, who trained in Islamic art traditions, will open solo shows at Lisson Gallery in London in November and Norway’s Stavanger Art Museum next year.

2026-09-17 · TIME

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Can art offer a blueprint for healing? asserted

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That’s the argument Dana Awartani, 39, makes in her work. asserted

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The Saudi Arabian artist creates immersive installations of silk panels by ripping and “darning” (or repairing) the fabric. asserted

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She also works with experts in ancient craft traditions to build installations that double as memorials to places destroyed by conflict. asserted

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At this year’s Venice Biennale, she covered the floor of Saudi Arabia’s pavilion with 29,000 clay bricks, handmade by 32 master artisans, which referenced 23 damaged sites across the Levant. asserted

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Entering the installation felt like being transported into an archaeological dig. asserted

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Laid without binding agents, the floor was designed to crack over the course of the show’s run—an acknowledgement of the fragility of cultural heritage and the violence of erasure. asserted

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Awartani, who trained in Islamic art traditions, will open solo shows at Lisson Gallery in London in November and Norway’s Stavanger Art Museum next year. asserted

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