UCCA Edge, Shanghai, China
From March 8, 2025, to June 8, 2025, UCCA Edge will present “Ahmed Mater: Antenna,” a retrospective exhibition featuring over 100 artworks that offer an integrated view of his artistic journey.
Ahmed Mater is one of the most significant cultural voices documenting his perspective of contemporary Saudi Arabia. Forging an ongoing, complex mapping of the Kingdom, his practice explores collective memories to document untold stories. The historical, geographical, and topical breadth of his research-led inquiries are sharpened by the incisive actions of his conceptual works.
The year 2025 marks the Saudi-Chinese Cultural Year. To commemorate the cultural year, the Saudi Visual Arts Commission, one of 11 sector specific commissions under the Ministry of Culture, organized “Ahmed Mater: Antenna” with UCCA, introducing the public to innovative aspects of contemporary Saudi art as well as offering the Chinese audiences a unique perspective of Saudi Arabia's history and contemporary culture through the viewing of this exhibition.