Desert X Lays Plans for 2019 Exhibition

A new director and co-curators are doubling down on inaugural success.

Steven Biller October 9, 2017 Arts & Entertainment

Desert X, the wildly popular exhibition of site-specific art installations across the Coachella Valley, has announced its second edition will unfold from Feb. 9 to April 30, 2019 with a new executive director and the return of artistic director Neville Wakefield. “We are thrilled Neville is continuing as our artistic director,” says Desert X President and Founder Susan Davis. “His

Ways of Seeing

Neville Wakefield tees up the sprawling and wildly unorthodox Desert X.

Steven Biller February 22, 2017 Arts & Entertainment

ART Cool and curious, Neville Wakefield steps onto the ledge of the lap pool at a Little Tuscany house overlooking acres of raw desert in the upper foothills of Mount San Jacinto. The sun aligns with the mountains’ peaks, casting the day’s last glow on its eastern face, as he stands pensively. Slowly he rolls up the sleeves of his