Yuko Hasegawa Appointed Curator of Sharjah Biennial 11
Opening March 2013
Sharjah Art Foundation has appointed Yuko Hasegawa as Curator of Sharjah Biennial 11, opening in March 2013. Yuko Hasegawa is Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (MOT) and a seasoned director, curator and advisor for international biennials.
Sharjah Art Foundation
The Sharjah Art Foundation brings a broad range of contemporary art and cultural programmes to the communities of Sharjah, the UAE and the region. Since 2009 SAF has built on the history of cultural collaboration and exchange that began with the first Sharjah Biennial in 1993. Working with local and international partners, we create opportunities for artists and artistic production through our core initiatives that include the Sharjah Biennial, the annual March Meeting, residencies, production grants, commissions, exhibitions, research, publications and a growing collection. Our education and public programmes focus on building recognition of the central role art can play in the life of a community by promoting public learning and a participatory approach to art. Sharjah Art Foundation is funded by the Department of Culture and Information, Government of Sharjah.
Open Call: Production Programme 2012
Sharjah Art Foundation announces the 2012 Production Programme Open Call for grants to artists working in a range of media. Up to $200,000 is available in this application cycle.
1395 Days without Red
Šejla Kamerić and Anri Sala in collaboration with Ari Benjamin Meyers
Commissioned by Artangel, 1395 Days without Red draws on the experience of the siege of Sarajevo between 1992 and 1996 and the trauma of the besieged citizens as they made their way through the city.
Ziad Antar: Portrait of a Territory
16.03.12 – 16.05.12
Sharjah Art Foundation presents a solo exhibition of new work by Lebanese photographer Ziad Antar that features photographs of the UAE coastline that were taken between 2004 and 2011. This exhibition is curated by Christine Macel, Chief Curator at Musée National D’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou Paris.
Basma Alsharif: Farther Than the Eye Can See
18.03.12 – 18.05.12
Basma Alsharif’s work explores how we relate to and internalise the geo-political shifts that occur within our lifetimes and those we carry with us from past generations. Through experimentation with multiple media in single channel and video installations, she uses the anonymous individual as a vehicle for navigating through political history and collective memory.
March Meeting 2012
Working with Artists and Audiences on Commissions and Residencies
March Meeting is an annual gathering of artists, art professionals and institutions concerned with the production and dissemination of art in the region and internationally. Now in its fifth year, March Meeting 2012 will thematically explore the present realities, future outlook and dynamics between artists and institutions in the context of artistic commissions and residencies. Attending the March Meeting is free and open to all on a first-come first-serve basis. For reservations, please register your interest by March 1, 2012 at marchmeeting@sharjahart.org.
Tarek Atoui: Revisiting Tarab
19.03.12
Lebanese sound artist Tarek Atoui returns to Sharjah to present the Middle East premiere of Revisiting Tarab, an evening of performances inspired by classical Arab music. Revisiting Tarab will incorporate elements of the world’s largest collection of Classical Arab music as interpreted by a range of musicians and sound artists.
