Planning a large-scale light show in the middle of a pandemic constitutes a small miracle

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Japanese visual artist Yoyoi Kusama’s playful “Infinity Mirror Room ­–Brilliance of Souls”, 2014, is a room with four mirrors and illuminated balls; Japanese art collective teamLab’s “Flowers and People – A Whole Year per Hour”, 2020, is an interactive digital work that lights up the room with floral shapes and patterns; the Italian pioneer of minimal immersive artwork Lucio Fontana’s “Ambiente Spaziale a Luce Rosso”, 1967, is a walk-in installation with multiple walls illuminated by red light; and Keith Sonnier’s large wall sculpture “Neon Wrapping Incandescent V”, 1970, is made up of glass and plastic draped around neon lights. open image in gallery Nancy Holt’s ‘Holes of Light’ is a partition wall perforated with circles and electric light Working with Saudi contemporary art expert Raneem Farsi, who co-curated the exhibition with me, has allowed us to showcase the most exciting artists working today in Saudi Arabia such as Manal Al Dowayan and Rashed Al Shashai. open image in gallery Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Infinity Mirror Room - Brilliance of Souls’ The King Abdullah Financial District Conference Center where the show is taking place provided us with a blank canvas to showcase our well-chosen selection of light art. ‘Light Upon Light: Light Art since the 1960s’ exhibition at King Abdullah Financial District Conference Center, Riyadh, has been commissioned by Riyadh Art, until 12 June