Hassan Sharif's 'Objects' as Storytelling at Gallery Isabelle
Gallery Isabelle presents 'The Storyteller,' an exhibition of Hassan Sharif's 'Objects' that recontextualizes his practice through Walter Benjamin's 1936 essay on storytelling and craft. The show spans from the mid-1980s to 2016, emphasizing materiality and manual labor. Sharif, who died in 2016, described himself as a 'single work artist.' His works, though handcrafted through repetitive actions like cutting and weaving, resist industrial anonymity. The exhibition pairs objects with texts to trace a fragmented biography.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'The Storyteller' references Walter Benjamin's 1936 essay.
- Features Hassan Sharif's 'Objects' from mid-1980s to 2016.
- Sharif died in 2016.
- Works are handcrafted through repetitive manual tasks.
- Sharif used feminine alter ego Sharifa Hassan for some weavings.
- He characterized himself as a 'single work artist.'
- Exhibition at Gallery Isabelle.
- Includes text-manifesto 'Weaving' from 2005 Sharjah Biennial catalogue.
Entities
Artists
- Hassan Sharif
- Walter Benjamin
- Sharifa Hassan
Institutions
- Gallery Isabelle
- Sharjah Biennial