Christie’s is proud to announce the upcoming exhibition, Ahmed Mater: Chronicles — an immersive mid-career retrospective of internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Ahmed Mater, on view from 17 July to 22 August.

This exhibition traces the evolution of Mater's career, from his background in medicine to his role as a prominent cultural voice in the Middle East. It examines his art's reckoning with the rapidly changing social and cultural landscapes across the Arab World, showcasing Mater’s artistic debuts and his thematic focus on the human body, globalisation, Islamic artistic heritage and faith. Through painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation, visitors are invited to journey through Mater's artistic response to Saudi Arabia's transforming identity.

The exhibition highlights the major milestones of Mater's career, from unseen early abstract paintings, to the celebrated Illumination series as well as pivotal works from the Desert of Pharan project. The artist’s site-specific commission for Wadi al-Fann, Al-Ula will take centre stage with a maquette of Ashab al-Lal, alongside new works such as Magnetism Book, which will make its public debut.

Ahmed Mater: Chronicles, is the most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the artist to date, bringing together different stages of the artist's career and revealing his unique path as a chronicler of his homeland's materiality and spirituality.