Excited for the Diriyah Art Biennale 2026 but do not wish to wait that long?
Well, you are in luck because the Saudi Museums Commission has just announced Bienalsur 2025.
Yes, you read that right, the fourth edition of the International Contemporary Art Biennial of the South is coming to the Saudi capital and is set to stay for two whole months, giving you enough time to really soak in the culture.
The exhibition, titled ‘Let’s Play: A Labyrinth of Options’ combines art with a playful twist as the interactive display takes you through a journey inspired by Julio Cortázar’s cult novel ‘Hopscotch’.
The exhibition aims to strengthen cultural exchange through art, imagination, and shared creativity.
This year’s edition marks ten years since BIENALSUR’s inception in Buenos Aires, now spanning over 70 cities worldwide, and stands as one of the most geographically expansive and culturally diverse contemporary art biennials.
Bienalsur 2025
Bienalsur is back for its tenth anniversary, taking creativity to new heights and new corners of the world. Launched in Buenos Aires, the 2025 edition spans 73 cities and 133 venues across 30+ countries, uniting over 400 artists under one powerful idea: building from uncertainty. This year’s theme, “Building from Uncertainty. For a Contemporary Humanism,” calls on artists to explore today’s biggest questions, our environment, migrations, memory, and the search for connection and meaning in a shifting world. Think of it as a global art conversation where creativity, curiosity, and courage collide to reimagine what art can be and what it can do.
Bienalsur 2025 location
This year’s Saudi BIENALSUR will be held at the Saudi Arabian Museum of Contemporary Art in Diriyah, one of the Kingdom’s largest collecting institutes.
Bienalsur 2025 date
The exhibition will open on Wednesday, October 15 and end on Wednesday, December 31.
Bienalsur 2025 tickets
Tickets for the Let’s Play exhibition are now live on webook.com, priced at SAR25.
Bienalsur2025 theme
Under the title ‘LET’S PLAY: A Labyrinth of Options’ the exhibition presents an interactive artistic experience inspired by the concept of play and the novel ‘Hopscotch’ by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar. It invites audiences into a visual dialogue that opens new horizons for exploring life, imagination, and possibility through contemporary art.
Bienalsur 2025 artists exhibiting
Bringing together a distinguished group of Saudi and international artists, the exhibition features works by Nasser Al Turki, Arwa Alneami, Rex Chouk, and Dur Kattan from Saudi Arabia, alongside prominent international names including Carlos Amorales (Mexico), Christian Boltanski (France), Robbie Cooper (United Kingdom), Dias & Riedweg (Mauricio Dias, Brazil / Walter Riedweg, Switzerland), Félix González-Torres (USA/Cuba), Glenda León (Cuba), Marcelino Melo (Brazil), Marta Minujín (Argentina), Vik Muniz (Brazil), Michelangelo Pistoletto (Italy), Liliana Porter (Argentina), Tansy Xiao (China), Erwin Wurm (Austria), and Aimée Zito Lema (Netherlands).
Art and Saudi
Annual art events Noor Riyadh and the AlUla Art Festival are definite must-visits when it comes to art in Saudi. There is also Continuum 2025 which will end in November,
SAR25. Wed Oct 15-Wed Dec 31. Saudi Arabian Museum of Contemporary Art, Diriyah, @samocamoc / webook.com.
