Segments of Kaaba’s Kiswa on Display at Jeddah Islamic Arts Biennale
The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale, titled “And All That Is In Between”, features as its centerpiece segments of the "kiswa", the black cloth embroidered with gold and silver that covers the Kaaba in Mecca.
Hundreds more works are on display at the west terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in the coastal city, including valuable objects on loan from London's Victoria & Albert Museum and the Louvre in Paris, and rare artefacts from the Vatican Library.
The biennale in Jeddah features medieval Persian illuminations, including royal portraits, as well as a fountain designed by Yemeni-Indonesian artist Anhar Salem whose mosaic tiles, assembled by color using artificial intelligence, are made up of avatars sourced online.
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The first edition of the expo in 2023 attracted 600,000 visitors -- approaching the Venice Biennale's 700,000 visitors in 2024.
Now, the Islamic Arts Biennale aims to exceed a million visitors, many from abroad.
Source: Agencies
