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Sharjah Biennial’s 30-year anniversary

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present opens next week with what looks like one of its richest ever programmes – including more than 300 artworks by (at our count) 159 artists and collectives from around the world, plus [ … ]

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A Biennale for Islamic Arts

The inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale, scheduled for Jeddah from 23 January to 23 April 2023, claims to be “the world’s most significant showcase of contemporary and historic works of Islamic art from across the globe”, celebrating Islamic art and culture [ … ]

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Sharjah Biennial’s 140+ artists

More than 140 artists from over 70 countries have been listed for Sharjah Biennial 15 to realise the vision of the late Okwui Enwezor. It’s a genuinely impressive roster that include a number of major international figures active across a [ … ]

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Making the most of March: meet up in Sharjah

Sharjah Art Foundation has cemented the emirate’s place in the contemporary art ecosystem primarily through two initiatives: the Sharjah Biennial (and the associated collection of works acquired after various SBs) and the annual March Meeting, its gathering of artists, curators [ … ]

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SAF stretches its March Meeting

Sharjah Art Foundation has reacted impressively to a truncated and somewhat depressed art scene today in 2020 with a spring 2021 programme loaded with back-to-normality-only-better interest. There are major solo shows exploring the work of an influential artist from the [ … ]