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News

Judy Chicago Desert X Artwork on Hold Following Claims of Environmental Concerns

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens withdrew from its partnership with Desert X to host Chicago's smoke-based artwork after a local journalist said it could endanger animals.

News

Palm Springs Takes a Stance Against Desert X Biennial's Partnership With Saudi Arabia

The Palm Springs City Council worried that sponsorship would be read as implicit approval of the biennial’s partnership with Saudi Arabia.

News

Three Desert X Board Members Resign in Protest of Saudi Collaboration

Ed Ruscha, Yael Lipschutz, and Tristan Milanovich say the Saudi government’s violations of human rights and the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi prompted their resignations.

Art

The Desert X Biennial in the California Desert Appears to Ignore Its Surroundings

For a site-specific art exhibition that claims to be about attention to the environment, Desert X 2019 seems surprisingly insensitive to context.

Art

The Land Art at Desert X Confronts Borders and Politics on Indigenous Territory

The second edition of Desert X is a manifesto for poetical activism, tangled between nature and urban development.