Sculptures of Jeddah: Twentieth-Century Sculpture in the Arabian Peninsula

Mohamed Said Farsi became Mayor of Jeddah in 1972 and rejuvenated the city with public art at its heart. The resulting and unprecedented urban landscape is now enriched by a diversity of works from world-famous artists, such as Arp, C sar, Calder, Lipschitz, Mir , Moore, Pomodoro, and Vasarely, as well as regional artists including Salah Abdulkarim and Shafiq Mazloum. This book shows Saudi Arabia as a place of artistic vision and innovation and allows a glimpse into a city not easily visited. Jeddah has grown since 1972 and now some 53 major pieces are being restored and relocated to the sea front, known as the Corniche.