Islamic Arts Biennale

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Installation view, Arcangelo Sassolino "Memory of Becoming", Islamic Arts Biennale 2025

  • Dates: January - May 2025
  • Title: And all that is in between
  • Artistic Director & Curators: Julian Raby, Amin Jaffer, Abdulrahman Azzam, and Muhannad Shono
  • Diriyah Biennale Foundation is hosting a reception at ICOM Dubai, inviting CIMAM members to attend Untold Stories: Behind the Scenes at the Islamic Arts Biennale
  • Email CIMAM at members@cimam.org to RSVP for the reception before November 12th, 2025

Islamic Arts Biennale 2025: And all that is in between

The Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 provides a holistic platform for new discourse about Islamic arts, offering an unparalleled space for learning, research, and insight. By juxtaposing contemporary and newly commissioned artworks with historical objects from Islamic cultures, the Biennale explores how faith is experienced, expressed, and celebrated through feeling, thinking, and making. It offers a unique platform for artists to explore themes of spirituality, identity, and the intersection of past and present, while fostering cross-cultural connections and expanding the global understanding of Islamic art and culture.