Sharjah Biennial 13 Announces 60+ Participating Artists
Hey! So, Christine Tohmé just revealed the roster for the upcoming 13th Sharjah Biennial, and it features over 60 artists. Some notable names include Noor Abuarafeh, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, and Abbas Akhavan, among others like Allora & Calzadilla and Harun Farocki. What’s interesting is that this biennial is breaking away from the usual format; it’s going to stretch out over a whole year, kicking off in October 2016. Events will happen in Sharjah and Beirut, plus projects in places like Dakar and Istanbul. The grand opening is scheduled for March 2017. By the way, Tohmé has quite the background; she won the Prince Claus Award back in 2006!
Key facts
- Christine Tohmé announced artists for Sharjah Biennial 13.
- Over 60 artists are participating.
- The biennial breaks the singular exhibition format, unfolding over a full year starting October 2016.
- Events take place in Sharjah, Beirut, Dakar, Ramallah, and Istanbul.
- The thirteenth edition opens in March 2017.
- Tohmé is founding director of Ashkal Alwan, established in Beirut in 1993.
- Tohmé received a Prince Claus Award in 2006.
- Tohmé received the CCS Bard 2015 Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence.
Entities
Artists
- Noor Abuarafeh
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Abbas Akhavan
- Tamara Al Samerraei
- Allora & Calzadilla
- Maria Thereza Alves
- Kader Attia
- Tonico Lemos Auad
- Ismaïl Bahri
- Sarnath Banerjee
- Yto Barrada
- Abdelkader Benchamma
- Ursula Biemann
- Paulo Tavares
- Dineo Seshee Bopape
- Jonathas de Andrade
- Mariana Castillo Deball
- Roy Dib
- Vikram Divecha
- Barış Doğrusöz
- Koo Donghee
- İnci Eviner
- Em’kal Eyongakpa
- Harun Farocki
- Fehras Publishing Practices
- Future Farmers
- Daniele Genadry
- Deniz Gul
- Shadi Habib Allah
- Taloi Havini
- Takashi Ishida
- İz Öztat
- Fatma Belkıs Işık
- Lamia Joreige
- Christoph Keller
- Samir Khaddaj
- Mahmoud Khaled
- Nesrine Khodr
- Basim Magdy
- Metahaven
- Hind Mezaina
- Mochu
- Oscar Murillo
- Joe Namy
- Uriel Orlow
- The Otolith Group
- Christodoulos Panayiotou
- Khalil Rabah
- Jon Rafman
- Raqs Media Collective
- Stéphanie Saadé
- Abdullah Al Saadi
- Natascha Sadr Haghighian
- Ghassan Salhab
- Roy Samaha
- Massinissa Selmani
- Setareh Shahbazi
- Nida Sinnokrot
- Walid Siti
- Monika Sosnowska
- Zhou Tao
- Mario García Torres
- Jorinde Voigt
- James Webb
- Rain Wu
- Eric Chen
- Paola Yacoub
- Fathi Zamroud
- Christine Tohmé
Institutions
- Sharjah Biennial
- Ashkal Alwan
- Home Works: A Forum on Cultural Practices
- Home Workspace Program
- Prince Claus Fund
- CCS Bard
- Marsa
- SAHA
Locations
- Sharjah
- United Arab Emirates
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Dakar
- Senegal
- Ramallah
- Palestine
- Istanbul
- Turkey