The future of an important L.A. art colony and the controversial biennial in the (Saudi) desert.
is “the beginning of the end for a once-promising art event.” The show, he notes, serves to puff up an absolute monarchy that is responsible for the gruesome death of journalist.
“Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy built on theocratic law,” writes Knight. “Free expression is forbidden. Illegal. A criminal act. The modern idea of art is exactly opposite.”Speaking of international controversies: the
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