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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
You’ve seen how much concrete gets used in the UAE: the place wouldn’t exist without it. In fact, the modern world couldn’t exist without concrete for buildings and infrastructure. And despite technological advances, concrete – or, more specifically, cement – [ … ]
The noted critic, writer and curator Okwui Enwezor (1963–2019) has been named as curator of the next Sharjah Biennial, opening in March 2021. The theme will be ‘Thinking Historically in the Present’. Okwui Enwezor sadly passed away from cancer in [ … ]
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