Sharjah Biennial 15: participating artists
Mleiha, Sharjah. Photo: Ali Omran. Courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.
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Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) announced a list of over 150 artists from more than 70 countries participating in the 15th edition of the Sharjah Biennial. Conceived by the late Okwui Enwezor and curated by the Foundation’s Director Hoor Al Qasimi, Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present reflects on Enwezor’s visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and has influenced the evolution of institutions and biennials around the world, including the Sharjah Biennial. Presented at more than 16 venues across the emirate of Sharjah, including a vegetable market, power station and former kindergarten, the Biennial features many never-before-seen works, including 30 major commissions. Free and open to the public, Sharjah Biennial 15 runs from February 7 through June 11, 2023, with opening week events from February 7 to February 12.
“Owkui saw Sharjah Biennial’s 30-year anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on the role that biennials serve in the ecosystem of contemporary art, particularly the Sharjah Biennial itself and the broader Foundation that grew from it. With gratitude to Okwui and the ambitious intellectual project he conceived, we are organising a Biennial that builds on and honours his vision to probe the past, present and future role that biennials and institutions, including the Sharjah Biennial and the Foundation, can serve. We look forward to welcoming local audiences and visitors from around the world to reflect on the themes the Biennial explores and the wide-ranging perspectives of the participating artists,” said Al Qasimi.
For Enwezor, the contemporary art exhibition provided a means to engage with history, politics and society in our global present. He envisioned the invitation to curate this edition of the Sharjah Biennial as a way to contribute to the Biennial’s history and that of the overarching Foundation, as well as a means of exploring their role in addressing the need for institutional models outside of the West that support contemporary art production, presentation and dialogue that is responsive to our times. To mark the Sharjah Biennial’s 30-year anniversary, Enwezor proposed commissioning 30 works for the Biennial as a way to meaningfully activate this critical platform through the development of new work. In line with this framework, 30 artists have been invited to embark on major commissions that explore histories that continue to shape our present: John Akomfrah, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Carolina Caycedo, Destiny Deacon, Manthia Diawara, Coco Fusco, Hassan Hajjaj, Mona Hatoum, Lubaina Himid, Isaac Julien, Amar Kanwar, Bouchra Khalili, Mohammed Ibrahim Mahama, Kerry James Marshall, Steve McQueen, Almagul Menlibayeva, Aline Motta, Wangechi Mutu, Philippe Parreno, Doris Salcedo, Berni Searle, Yinka Shonibare, Vivan Sundaram, Fatimah Tuggar, Hajra Waheed, Barbara Walker, Nari Ward and Carrie Mae Weems.
As another integral part of Enwezor’s plans, the 2022 and 2021 iterations of March Meeting—the Foundation’s annual convening of artists, curators and arts practitioners to explore critical issues in contemporary art—served as a collective prelude to the upcoming Sharjah Biennial 15. March Meeting 2021: Unraveling the Present examined the 30-year history of the Sharjah Biennial and the future of the biennial model; while March Meeting 2022: The Afterlives of the Postcolonial examined the legacies of colonialism and the contemporary impacts of related issues on cultural, aesthetic and artistic practices around the world. March Meeting 2023 continues the exploration of the Sharjah Biennial 15 themes while the exhibition is on view, from March 9 to 12, 2023.
Thinking Historically in the Present is being realised by Al Qasimi as curator in conjunction with the Sharjah Biennial 15 Working Group, comprised of Tarek Abou El Fetouh (independent curator); Ute Meta Bauer (professor and Founding Director of NTU CCA Singapore); Salah M Hassan (professor and art historian, Cornell University and Director of The Africa Institute, Sharjah); Chika Okeke-Agulu (professor and art historian, Princeton University); and Octavio Zaya (independent curator, art writer and Executive Director of the Cuban Art Foundation). Al Qasimi and the Working Group are overseeing the development and implementation of the Biennial with an Advisory Committee that includes Sir David Adjaye (architect) and Christine Tohmé (Director, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut).
Sharjah Biennal 15 participating artists
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Maitha Abdalla, Fathi Afifi, Hoda Afshar, John Akomfrah, Jawad Al Malhi, Monira Al Qadiri, Farah Al Qasimi, Mounira Al Solh, Moza Almatrooshi, Marwah AlMugait, Hangama Amiri, Brook Andrew, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Rushdi Anwar, Kader Attia, Au Sow Yee, Dana Awartani, Omar Badsha, Natalie Ball, Sammy Baloji, Mirna Bamieh, Pablo Bartholomew and Richard Bartholomew, Shiraz Bayjoo, Bahar Behbahani, Asma Belhamar, Diedrick Brackens, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cao Fei, Carolina Caycedo, Ali Cherri, Wook-kyung Choi, Iftikhar Dadi and Elizabeth Dadi, Solmaz Daryani, Annalee Davis, Destiny Deacon, Manthia Diawara, Imane Djamil, Anju Dodiya, Kimathi Donkor, Heri Dono, Tania El Khoury, Nabil El Makhloufi, Rehab Eldalil, Ali Eyal, Marianne Fahmy, Brenda Fajardo, Raheleh Filsoofi, Nina Fischer and Maroan el Sani, Coco Fusco, Flavia Gandolfo, Theaster Gates, Gabriela Golder, Gabrielle Goliath, Yulia Grigoryants, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Hassan Hajjaj, David Hammons, Archana Hande, Fathi Hassan, Mona Hatoum, Lubaina Himid, Laura Huertas Millán, Saodat Ismailova, Isaac Julien, Saddam Jumaily, Patricia Kaersenhout, Robyn Kahukiwa, Reena Saini Kallat, Hanni Kamaly, Amar Kanwar, Bouchra Khalili, Naiza Khan, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Ayoung Kim, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Hiroji Kubota, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Lee Kai Chung, Ibrahim Mahama, Waheeda Malullah, Maharani Mancanagara, mandla, Lavanya Mani, Kerry James Marshall, Queenie McKenzie, Steve McQueen, Marisol Mendez, Almagul Menlibayeva, Helina Metaferia, Kimowan Metchewais, Meleanna Meyer, Joiri Minaya, Tahila Mintz, Roméo Mivekannin, Tracey Moffatt, Aline Motta, Wangechi Mutu, Eubena Nampitjin, Dala Nasser, Pipo Nguyen-Duy, Mame-Diarra Niang, Shelley Niro, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Elia Nurvista, Okwui Okpokwasili, Kambui Olujimi, Zohra Opoku, Erkan Özgen, Pak Khawateen Painting Club, Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah, Hyesoo Park, Philippe Parreno, Angela Ponce, Prajakta Potnis, Anita Pouchard Serra, Jasbir Puar and Dima Srouji, Michael Rakowitz, Umar Rashid, Wendy Red Star, Veronica Ryan, Doris Salcedo, Abdulrahim Salem, Sangeeta Sandrasegar, Varunika Saraf, Khadija Saye, Berni Searle, Mithu Sen, Nelly Sethna, Aziza Shadenova, Smita Sharma, Nilima Sheikh, Yinka Shonibare, Felix Shumba, Semsar Siahaan, Mary Sibande, Kahurangiariki Smith, Inuuteq Storch, Vivan Sundaram, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Obaid Suroor, The Living and the Dead Ensemble, Hank Willis Thomas, Akeim Toussaint Buck, Fatimah Tuggar, Hajra Waheed, Barbara Walker, Wang Jianwei, Nari Ward, Carrie Mae Weems, Nil Yalter.
A Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) anunciou uma lista de mais de 150 artistas de mais de 70 países participantes da 15ª edição da Bienal de Sharjah. Concebida pelo falecido Okwui Enwezor e com curadoria do diretor da Fundação Hoor Al Qasimi, Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present reflete sobre o trabalho visionário de Enwezor, que transformou a arte contemporânea e influenciou a evolução de instituições e bienais em todo o mundo, incluindo a Bienal de Sharjah. Apresentada em mais de 16 locais em todo o emirado de Sharjah, incluindo um mercado de vegetais, estação de energia e um antigo jardim de infância, a Bienal apresenta muitas obras nunca antes vistas, incluindo 30 grandes encomendas. Gratuita e aberta ao público, a Sharjah Biennial 15 acontece de 7 de fevereiro a 11 de junho de 2023, com eventos na semana de abertura de 7 a 12 de fevereiro.
“Owkui viu o aniversário de 30 anos da Sharjah Biennial como uma oportunidade para refletir sobre o papel que as bienais desempenham no ecossistema da arte contemporânea, particularmente a própria Bienal de Sharjah e a Fundação mais ampla que cresceu a partir dela. Com gratidão a Okwui e ao ambicioso projeto intelectual que ele concebeu, estamos organizando uma Bienal que se baseia e honra sua visão de investigar o papel passado, presente e futuro que bienais e instituições, incluindo a Bienal de Sharjah e a Fundação, podem servir. Esperamos receber o público local e visitantes de todo o mundo para refletir sobre os temas que a Bienal explora e as amplas perspectivas dos artistas participantes”, disse Al Qasimi.
Para Enwezor, a exposição de arte contemporânea proporcionou um meio de se envolver com a história, a política e a sociedade em nosso presente global. Ele imaginou o convite para fazer a curadoria desta edição da Bienal de Sharjah como uma forma de contribuir para a história da Bienal e da Fundação abrangente, bem como um meio de explorar seu papel na abordagem da necessidade de modelos institucionais fora do Ocidente que apoiem produção de arte contemporânea, apresentação e diálogo que responde ao nosso tempo. Para marcar o aniversário de 30 anos da Bienal de Sharjah, Enwezor propôs o comissionamento de 30 obras para a Bienal como forma de ativar significativamente essa plataforma crítica por meio do desenvolvimento de novos trabalhos. De acordo com este quadro, 30 artistas foram convidados a embarcar em grandes comissões que exploram histórias que continuam a moldar o nosso presente: John Akomfrah, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Carolina Caycedo, Destiny Deacon, Manthia Diawara, Coco Fusco, Hassan Hajjaj, Mona Hatoum, Lubaina Himid, Isaac Julien, Amar Kanwar, Bouchra Khalili, Mohammed Ibrahim Mahama, Kerry James Marshall, Steve McQueen, Almagul Menlibayeva, Aline Motta, Wangechi Mutu, Philippe Parreno, Doris Salcedo, Berni Searle, Yinka Shonibare, Vivan Sundaram, Fatimah Tuggar, Hajra Waheed, Barbara Walker, Nari Ward e Carrie Mae Weems.
Como outra parte integrante dos planos de Enwezor, as iterações de 2022 e 2021 da Reunião de março – a reunião anual da Fundação de artistas, curadores e profissionais das artes para explorar questões críticas na arte contemporânea – serviram como um prelúdio coletivo para a próxima Bienal de Sharjah, em 15 de março. Reunião de março 2021: Unraveling the Present examinou a história de 30 anos da Bienal de Sharjah e o futuro do modelo bienal; enquanto March Meeting 2022: The Afterlives of the Postcolonial examinou os legados do colonialismo e os impactos contemporâneos de questões relacionadas nas práticas culturais, estéticas e artísticas em todo o mundo. March Meeting 2023 continua a exploração dos 15 temas da Bienal de Sharjah enquanto a exposição está em exibição, de 9 a 12 de março de 2023.
Pensando Historicamente no Presente está sendo realizado por Al Qasimi como curador em conjunto com o Grupo de Trabalho da Bienal 15 de Sharjah, composto por Tarek Abou El Fetouh (curador independente); Ute Meta Bauer (professora e diretora fundadora da NTU CCA Singapore); Salah M Hassan (professor e historiador de arte, Cornell University e diretor do The Africa Institute, Sharjah); Chika Okeke-Agulu (professora e historiadora de arte, Universidade de Princeton); e Octavio Zaya (curador independente, escritor de arte e diretor executivo da Cuban Art Foundation). Al Qasimi e o Grupo de Trabalho estão supervisionando o desenvolvimento e a implementação da Bienal com um Comitê Consultivo que inclui Sir David Adjaye (arquiteto) e Christine Tohmé (Diretor, Ashkal Alwan, Beirute).
Bienal de Sharjah 15 artistas participantes
Basel Abbas e Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Maitha Abdalla, Fathi Afifi, Hoda Afshar, John Akomfrah, Jawad Al Malhi, Monira Al Qadiri, Farah Al Qasimi, Mounira Al Solh, Moza Almatrooshi, Marwah AlMugait, Hangama Amiri, Brook Andrew, Malala Andrialavidrazana , Rushdi Anwar, Kader Attia, Au Sow Yee, Dana Awartani, Omar Badsha, Natalie Ball, Sammy Baloji, Mirna Bamieh, Pablo Bartholomew e Richard Bartholomew, Shiraz Bayjoo, Bahar Behbahani, Asma Belhamar, Diedrick Brackens, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cao Fei, Carolina Caycedo, Ali Cherri, Wook-kyung Choi, Iftikhar Dadi e Elizabeth Dadi, Solmaz Daryani, Annalee Davis, Destiny Deacon, Manthia Diawara, Imane Djamil, Anju Dodiya, Kimathi Donkor, Heri Dono, Tania El Khoury, Nabil El Makhloufi, Rehab Eldalil, Ali Eyal, Marianne Fahmy, Brenda Fajardo, Raheleh Filsoofi, Nina Fischer e Maroan el Sani, Coco Fusco, Flavia Gandolfo, Theaster Gates, Gabriela Golder, Gabrielle Goliath, Yulia Grigoryants, Joana Hadjithomas e Khalil Joreige, Hassan Hajja j, David Hammons, Archana Hande, Fathi Hassan, Mona Hatoum, Lubaina Himid, Laura Huertas Millán, Saodat Ismailova, Isaac Julien, Saddam Jumaily, Patricia Kaersenhout, Robyn Kahukiwa, Reena Saini Kallat, Hanni Kamaly, Amar Kanwar, Bouchra Khalili, Naiza Khan, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Ayoung Kim, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Hiroji Kubota, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Lee Kai Chung, Ibrahim Mahama, Waheeda Malullah, Maharani Mancanagara, mandla, Lavanya Mani, Kerry James Marshall, Queenie McKenzie, Steve McQueen, Marisol Mendez , Almagul Menlibayeva, Helina Metaferia, Kimowan Metchewais, Meleanna Meyer, Joiri Minaya, Tahila Mintz, Roméo Mivekannin, Tracey Moffatt, Aline Motta, Wangechi Mutu, Eubena Nampitjin, Dala Nasser, Pipo Nguyen-Duy, Mame-Diarra Niang, Shelley Niro, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Elia Nurvista, Okwui Okpokwasili, Kambui Olujimi, Zohra Opoku, Erkan Özgen, Pak Khawateen Painting Club, Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah, Hyesoo Park, Philippe Parreno, Angela Ponce, Prajakta Potnis, Anita Pouchard Serra, Ja sbir Puar e Dima Srouji, Michael Rakowitz, Umar Rashid, Wendy Red Star, Veronica Ryan, Doris Salcedo, Abdulrahim Salem, Sangeeta Sandrasegar, Varunika Saraf, Khadija Saye, Berni Searle, Mithu Sen, Nelly Sethna, Aziza Shadenova, Smita Sharma, Nilima Sheikh, Yinka Shonibare, Felix Shumba, Semsar Siahaan, Mary Sibande, Kahurangiariki Smith, Inuuteq Storch, Vivan Sundaram, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Obaid Suroor, The Living and the Dead Ensemble, Hank Willis Thomas, Akeim Toussaint Buck, Fatimah Tuggar, Hajra Waheed , Barbara Walker, Wang Jianwei, Nari Ward, Carrie Mae Weems, Nil Yalter.
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