(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Noor Riyadh announces 59 participating artists for 2025, representing 24 nationalities, including 60 artworks and more than 35 new commissions in a celebration of light and art from 20 November to 6 December 2025

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noor Riyadh announces the 59 participating artists for 2025, representing 24 nationalities, including 60 artworks and more than 35 new commissions in a celebration of light and art from 20 November to 6 December 2025, under the umbrella of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City and Riyadh Art.

This year's curatorial theme,“In the Blink of an Eye,” reflects the rapid transformation shaping Riyadh. The festival will present work responding to the theme by leading international and local artists, including Saad Al Howede, Monira Al Qadiri, Abdulrahman AlSoliman, James Clar, Ivana Franke, fuse*, Ayoung Kim, Shinji Ohmaki, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Muhannad Shono, with a special installation dedicated to the work of the late Safeya Binzagr (1940 – 2024), a leading figure of Saudi Arabia's modern art movement and the first female Saudi artist to hold a solo exhibition in 1968.

The 2025 festival is led by an international curatorial team that brings together distinct perspectives on contemporary culture: Mami Kataoka (Curatorial Advisory Lead; Director, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo), Riyadh-based curator Sara Almutlaq, and Li Zhenhua (Curator and founder of Beijing Art Lab). Their vision connects Riyadh's historical heart to its modern skyline and metro network, inviting audiences to encounter light as a medium for perception, memory, and momentum. Their festival program will see Noor Riyadh 2025 unfold across six locations: Qasr Al Hokm District, King Abdulaziz Historical Center, stc Metro Station, KAFD Metro Station, Al Faisaliah Tower, and JAX District.

Noor Riyadh echoes Riyadh Art's mission to transform the city by sparking creativity and enriching daily lives. Since its inception, Riyadh Art has showcased more than 550 artworks by 500 Saudi and international artists, attracting more than 9.6 million visitors and spectators through its major programs.

Through each edition, Noor Riyadh transforms everyday spaces into extraordinary encounters, enriching lives and creating a sense of shared wonder across communities.
The full list of the festival's 2025 participating artists is:

#	Artist	Country
1	Addie Wagenknecht	USA
2	Abdulrahman AlSoliman	Saudi Arabia
3	Abdelrahman Elshahed	Saudi Arabia
4	Ahmad Angawi	Saudi Arabia
5	Alex Schweder	USA
6	Alexandra Gelis	Colombia & Canada
7	Ayoung Kim	South Korea
8	atelier oï + WonderGlass	Switzerland
9	Christian Partos	Sweden
10	Christophe Berthonneau	France
11	dies_	Italy
12	Saad Al Howede	Saudi Arabia
13	Edwin van der Heide	The Netherlands
14	Encor Studio	Switzerland
15	Fatma Abdulhadi	Saudi Arabia
16	Francesco Simeti	Italy
17	fuse*	Italy
18	Guillaume Cousin	France
19	Hmoud Alattawi	Saudi Arabia
20	Iregular	Canada
21	Ivana Franke	Croatia
22	James Clar	Philippines & USA
23	Karolina Halatek	Poland
24	Khalid Zahid	Saudi Arabia
25	Kurt Hentschläger	Austria
26	László Zsolt Bordos	Hungary
27	Loris Cecchini	Italy
28	Marnix De Nijs	The Netherlands
29	Michelangelo Pistoletto	Italy
30	Mohammed Farea	Saudi Arabia
31	Monira Al Qadiri	Kuwait
32	Muhannad Shono	Saudi Arabia
33	n + n Corsino	France
34	Nebras Aljoaib	Saudi Arabia
35	Obaid Alsafi	Saudi Arabia
36	Otolab	Italy
37	Plastique Fantastique	Germany
38	Random International	United Kingdom
39	Rejane Cantoni	Brazil
40	Robert Seidel	Germany
41	Roman Hill	USA & France
42	Ryoichi Kurokawa	Japan
43	Safeya Binzagr	Saudi Arabia
44	Saeed Gebaan	Saudi Arabia
45	Shinji Ohmaki	Japan
46	Shiro Takatani (Dumb Type)	Japan
47	Shun Ito	Japan
48	Six N. Five (Ezequiel Pini)	Argentina
49	someform Studio	Germany
50	Studio Above&Below	United Kingdom
51	Tonoptik	Russia
52	Traumnovelle	Belgium
53	Vali Chincișan	Romania
54	Wang Yuyang	China
55	Wu Chi-Tsung	Taiwan
56	ZEITGUISED	Germany
57	Zhang Zengzeng	China
58	Zheng Da	China
59	Ziyad Alroqi	Saudi Arabia

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