Sharjah Biennial 15 Opens with Over 300 Works Across Five Cities
The Sharjah Biennial 15, themed Thinking Historically in the Present, is set to commence on 7 February 2023, spanning 19 locations across five cities in Sharjah: Al Dhaid, Hamriyah, Kalba, Khorfakkan, and Sharjah. This event, which celebrates its 30th anniversary, was envisioned by the late Okwui Enwezor and is curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, the Director of Sharjah Art Foundation. Over 150 artists and collectives from more than 70 nations will showcase over 300 artworks, including 70 new pieces, along with performances, music, and film. The biennial, which is free to the public, will continue until 11 June 2023, featuring performances by artists such as Gabriela Golder and Youssou N’Dour.
Key facts
- Sharjah Biennial 15 runs 7 February to 11 June 2023.
- Conceived by Okwui Enwezor and curated by Hoor Al Qasimi.
- Over 150 artists from more than 70 countries participate.
- More than 300 artworks, including 70 new commissions, are presented.
- 19 venues across five cities: Al Dhaid, Hamriyah, Kalba, Khorfakkan, and Sharjah.
- Major commissions by John Akomfrah, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Doris Salcedo, Berni Searle, Barbara Walker.
- Performances by Gabriela Golder, Hassan Hajjaj, Rachid Hedli, Tania El Khoury, The Living and the Dead Ensemble, Aline Motta during opening week.
- Musical performances by Youssou N’Dour and Abdullah Ibrahim in March and April.
Entities
Artists
- Okwui Enwezor
- Hoor Al Qasimi
- John Akomfrah
- Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
- Doris Salcedo
- Berni Searle
- Barbara Walker
- Coco Fusco
- Bouchra Khalili
- Almagul Menlibayeva
- Hajra Waheed
- Brook Andrew
- Isaac Julien
- Destiny Deacon
- Robyn Kahukiwa
- Tahila Mintz
- Gabrielle Goliath
- Amar Kanwar
- Wangechi Mutu
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Kerry James Marshall
- Lubaina Himid
- Nil Yalter
- Basel Abbas
- Ruanne Abou-Rahme
- Asma Belhamar
- Kambui Olujimi
- Prajaka Potnis
- Veronica Ryan
- Gabriela Golder
- Hassan Hajjaj
- Rachid Hedli
- Tania El Khoury
- The Living and the Dead Ensemble
- Aline Motta
- Marwah AlMugait
- Shiraz Bayjoo
- Naiza Khan
- Akeim Toussaint Buck
- Youssou N’Dour
- Abdullah Ibrahim
- Maitha Abdalla
- Fathi Afifi
- Hoda Afshar
- Jawad Al Malhi
- Monira Al Qadiri
- Farah Al Qasimi
- Mounira Al Solh
- Moza Almatrooshi
- Hangama Amiri
- Malala Andrialavidrazana
- Rushdi Anwar
- Kader Attia
- Au Sow Yee
- Dana Awartani
- Omar Badsha
- Natalie Ball
- Sammy Baloji
- Mirna Bamieh
- Pablo Bartholomew
- Richard Bartholomew
- Bahar Behbahani
- Diedrick Brackens
- Cao Fei
- Carolina Caycedo
- Ali Cherri
- Wook-kyung Choi
- Iftikhar Dadi
- Elizabeth Dadi
- Solmaz Daryani
- Annalee Davis
- Manthia Diawara
- Imane Djamil
- Anju Dodiya
- Kimathi Donkor
- Heri Dono
- Nabil El Makhloufi
- Rehab Eldalil
- Ali Eyal
- Brenda Fajardo
- Raheleh Filsoofi
- Nina Fischer
- Maroan el Sani
- Flavia Gandolfo
- Theaster Gates
- Yulia Grigoryants
- Joana Hadjithomas
- Khalil Joreige
- David Hammons
- Archana Hande
- Fathi Hassan
- Mona Hatoum
- Laura Huertas Millán
- Saodat Ismailova
- Saddam Jumaily
- Reena Saini Kallat
- Hanni Kamaly
- 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
- Queenie McKenzie
- Steve McQueen
- Marisol Mendez
- Helina Metaferia
- Kimowan Metchewais
- Meleanna Meyer
- Joiri Minaya
- Roméo Mivekannin
- Tracey Moffatt
- Eubena Nampitjin
- Dala Nasser
- Pipo Nguyen-Duy
- Mame-Diarra Niang
- Shelley Niro
- Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
- Elia Nurvista
- Okwui Okpokwasili
- Zohra Opoku
- Erkan Özgen
- Pak Khawateen Painting Club
- Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah
- Hyesoo Park
- Philippe Parreno
- Angela Ponce
- Prajakta Potnis
- Anita Pouchard Serra
- Jasbir Puar
- Dima Srouji
- Michael Rakowitz
- Umar Rashid
- Wendy Red Star
- Abdulrahim Salem
- Sangeeta Sandrasegar
- Varunika Saraf
- Khadija Saye
- 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
- Hank Willis Thomas
- Fatimah Tuggar
- Wang Jianwei
- Nari Ward
Institutions
- Sharjah Art Foundation
- Sharjah Biennial
- Documenta 11
- Sharjah Foundation
Locations
- Sharjah
- Al Dhaid
- Hamriyah
- Kalba
- Khorfakkan
- United Arab Emirates
- The Flying Saucer
- Kalba Ice Factory