The revamp of Al-Mutanabbi Street - revealed at the end of December - financed by private-sector banks is perhaps the most obvious sign of regeneration. Over recent months, however, the capital city seems to be undergoing an artistic rebirth, with new galleries, festivals, theatre performances, the renovation of Al-Mutanabbi Street - the site of the city’s famed book market, and more. The monarch is the head of state of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.ĭUBAI: Baghdad usually makes headlines for violence, political battles, ethnic and sectarian divides, and the bloody geopolitics that have besieged Iraq for decades since the US invasion in 2003. On Wednesday, Denmark’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ole Moesby hosted a ceremony at the Danish Embassy in Riyadh to commemorate Queen Margrethe’s accession to the throne. It joins all status levels and countries.” “We all know art is a global language it is the link without limits. “As a Saudi artist, I am very eager to ensure that these partnerships and collaborations with artists across the world progress,” she said. She added that she supported international collaboration within the art community and hoped to work with other artists from around in the world, in places like France, the Netherlands and Belgium. Personally, I am very happy to provide this gift to her majesty,” she added.īin Saidan said it was very important to pay attention to the small details when working on a portrait and that this was one of the aspects of her work she most enjoyed. She said the artwork, which measures 2 meters by 2 meters, took three days to complete. “I am very honored to have the opportunity to create a special portrait for the Queen of Denmark on the 50th anniversary,” Noura bin Saidan told Arab News.īest known for her calligraphy murals and graffiti works that can be seen on the King Khalid Road Tunnel and which were a major feature of the Riyadh Season, Bin Saidan was approached to create the piece by the Danish Embassy. RIYADH: A Saudi painter said she was “very happy” to have been commissioned to create a portrait of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to mark the monarch’s golden jubilee.
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