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Sharjah Art Foundation's first #SB13Photowalk. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Colombian artist Oscar Murillo's installation at Al Serkal House during the 2017 Sharjah Biennial. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Schoolchildren playing with a giant ball in Al Hamdan bin Mousa Square at Sharjah Biennial 12. Pawan Singh / The National
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Artwork by Fahrelnissa Zeid on display at Sharjah Biennial 12. Pawan Singh / The National
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Nikhil Chopra's Use Like Water performance at the Bait Obaid Al Shamsi during Sharjah Biennial 12. Pawan Singh / The National
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Oscar Murillo, a Colombian artist, works in his installation at Al Serkal House, in preparation for the 2017 Sharjah Biennial. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Wooden boat, steel anchor, pulleys and rope installation by Rayyane Tabet at Sharjah Biennial 12. Pawan Singh / The National
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Video still from The Communist Revolution Was Caused by the Sun by Anton Vidokle at Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj. Photo: Anton Vidokle
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Boundary Boys I by Jesse Darling at Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj Act II. Photo: Jesse Darling
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Claire Tancons was one of the co-curators of Sharjah Biennial 14. Reem Mohammed / The National.
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The 14th biennial, Leaving the Echo Chamber, explored the possibilities and purpose of producing art in the face of news that is derived from a monopoly of sources. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Al Hamriyah Studios, Sharjah Art Foundation's newest venue, was part of Sharjah Biennial 13. Photo: Lola Boatwright
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Wael Shawky's Dictums 10:120, a live installation with 32 performers, microphones, wooden platform, cushions and sound system at Sharjah Biennial 12. Photo: Wael Shawky
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Tarek Abou El Fetouh, curator of film and performance for the 2009 Sharjah Biennial in front of Noor by Giuseppe Moscatello. Nicole Hill / The National
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Isabel Carlos, here in front of Spells on our Youth by Diana Al-Hadid, was curator of the Sharjah Biennial in 2009. Nicole Hill / The National
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Sharjah Biennial 14 was held under the theme Leaving the Echo Chamber. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Part of Khalil Rabah's 48%, 67% installation at Sharjah Biennial 13. Photo: Khalil Rabah
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Khalil Rabah's 48%, 67% installation continued. Photo: Khalil Rabah
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Nusra Latif Qureshi's The Ideal Floral Background was displayed at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: Nusra Latif Qureshi and Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
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Carolina Caycedo's Aluminum Intensive, commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, was displayed at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: Carolina Caycedo
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Grieving and Mycelium by Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah, featured at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah
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An installation at Sharjah Biennial 14 reflecting the theme Leaving the Echo Chamber. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A performance of Tarek Atoui's Within at Sharjah Biennial 11. Photo: Sharjah Art Foundation
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Vikram Divecha starting his Beej 2017 project for Sharjah Biennial 13, where food crops were planted on this roundabout in Al Nabaah area. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
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Omar Kholeif was one of the curators of Sharjah Biennial 14. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Tonica Lemos Auad's A Moment of the Sky / Four Humours at Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Wael Shawky, Dictums, a Sharjah Biennial 11 performance. Photo: Sharjah Art Foundation
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The vision of curator and art critic Okwui Enwezor, now deceased, formed the theme for Sharjah Biennial 15. Getty Images
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Damian Ortega, Talking Wall at Sharjah Biennial 12. Photo: Alfredo Rubio
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Imran Qureshi, Blessings Upon The Land of My Love, at Sharjah Biennial 10. Photo: Christine Donley Allababedi
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A painting by Ziad Dalloul during the 2011 Sharjah Biennial Jaime Puebla / The National
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Sharjah Art Foundation's first #SB13Photowalk. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Colombian artist Oscar Murillo's installation at Al Serkal House during the 2017 Sharjah Biennial. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Schoolchildren playing with a giant ball in Al Hamdan bin Mousa Square at Sharjah Biennial 12. Pawan Singh / The National
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Artwork by Fahrelnissa Zeid on display at Sharjah Biennial 12. Pawan Singh / The National
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Nikhil Chopra's Use Like Water performance at the Bait Obaid Al Shamsi during Sharjah Biennial 12. Pawan Singh / The National
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Oscar Murillo, a Colombian artist, works in his installation at Al Serkal House, in preparation for the 2017 Sharjah Biennial. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Wooden boat, steel anchor, pulleys and rope installation by Rayyane Tabet at Sharjah Biennial 12. Pawan Singh / The National
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Video still from The Communist Revolution Was Caused by the Sun by Anton Vidokle at Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj. Photo: Anton Vidokle
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Boundary Boys I by Jesse Darling at Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj Act II. Photo: Jesse Darling
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Claire Tancons was one of the co-curators of Sharjah Biennial 14. Reem Mohammed / The National.
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The 14th biennial, Leaving the Echo Chamber, explored the possibilities and purpose of producing art in the face of news that is derived from a monopoly of sources. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Al Hamriyah Studios, Sharjah Art Foundation's newest venue, was part of Sharjah Biennial 13. Photo: Lola Boatwright
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Wael Shawky's Dictums 10:120, a live installation with 32 performers, microphones, wooden platform, cushions and sound system at Sharjah Biennial 12. Photo: Wael Shawky
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Tarek Abou El Fetouh, curator of film and performance for the 2009 Sharjah Biennial in front of Noor by Giuseppe Moscatello. Nicole Hill / The National
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Isabel Carlos, here in front of Spells on our Youth by Diana Al-Hadid, was curator of the Sharjah Biennial in 2009. Nicole Hill / The National
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Sharjah Biennial 14 was held under the theme Leaving the Echo Chamber. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Part of Khalil Rabah's 48%, 67% installation at Sharjah Biennial 13. Photo: Khalil Rabah
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Khalil Rabah's 48%, 67% installation continued. Photo: Khalil Rabah
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Nusra Latif Qureshi's The Ideal Floral Background was displayed at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: Nusra Latif Qureshi and Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
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Carolina Caycedo's Aluminum Intensive, commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, was displayed at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: Carolina Caycedo
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Grieving and Mycelium by Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah, featured at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah
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An installation at Sharjah Biennial 14 reflecting the theme Leaving the Echo Chamber. Reem Mohammed / The National
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A performance of Tarek Atoui's Within at Sharjah Biennial 11. Photo: Sharjah Art Foundation
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Vikram Divecha starting his Beej 2017 project for Sharjah Biennial 13, where food crops were planted on this roundabout in Al Nabaah area. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
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Omar Kholeif was one of the curators of Sharjah Biennial 14. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Tonica Lemos Auad's A Moment of the Sky / Four Humours at Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Wael Shawky, Dictums, a Sharjah Biennial 11 performance. Photo: Sharjah Art Foundation
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The vision of curator and art critic Okwui Enwezor, now deceased, formed the theme for Sharjah Biennial 15. Getty Images
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Damian Ortega, Talking Wall at Sharjah Biennial 12. Photo: Alfredo Rubio
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Imran Qureshi, Blessings Upon The Land of My Love, at Sharjah Biennial 10. Photo: Christine Donley Allababedi
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A painting by Ziad Dalloul during the 2011 Sharjah Biennial Jaime Puebla / The National
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Sharjah Art Foundation's first #SB13Photowalk. Reem Mohammed / The National
Timeframe: Three decades of the Sharjah Biennial
Longest-running arts event in the UAE is preparing for its 15th staging this month
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Razmig Bedirian
03 February, 2023
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