“I never expected to represent Saudi at the Venice Biennale…[my nomination is] a sign of how big the changes are for all those who now feel free to question and create.”

–Muhannad Shono, an artist who has been unafraid to critique the country’s social restrictions—now easing under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – is the choice to represent Saudi Arabia at its national pavilion at the Venice Biennale. [The Art Newspaper]