9th Sharjah Biennial

The 9th edition of the Sharjah Biennial comprised three components during its opening week: The main exhibition entitled "Provisions for the Future" curated by Isabel Carlos; the performance/film program "Past of the Coming Days" curated by Tarek Abu El Fetouh, and the March Meetings, a series of workshops, round tables and lectures. Even though it was smaller in scale, with a strong regional focus, and organized with more professional routine, one would have needed a lot of time to follow the strict schedule required for the dense film and performance program of this 9th Sharjah Biennial.

The organizers decided to have the Biennial opening days coinciding with the glamorous Art Dubai in the neighbouring Emirate. One can doubt that this has brought such great advantages. Perhaps the Biennial got more visitors in numbers. It seems, though, that not only those who came from Dubai, but also their regular guests spent less time in Sharjah this year in order to cover everything possible in just few days.

Our >> photographic tour gives some impressions of the event.

This Sharjah Biennial Special is produced by Pat Binder and Gerhard Haupt, Universes in Universe. It is done independently from the organizer, and not meant as a complete documentation.

Organizer:

Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Arts Area
PO Box 19989
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

Tel.: +971 6 568 5050
Fax: +971 6 568 5800

Email: info@sharjahart.org
Website: www.sharjahart.org

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Gerhard Haupt and Pat Binder, Universes in Universe

See also:

10th Sharjah Biennial, 2011
16 March - 16 May 2011. Theme: Plot for a Biennial. Curators: Suzanne Cotter, Rasha Salti; Associate curator: Haig Aivazian. 119 artists and participants from 36 countries.

8th Sharjah Biennial, 2007
Director: Hoor Al Qasimi; artistic director: Jack Persekian; curators: Mohammed Kazem, Eva Scharrer, Jonathan Watkins

7th Sharjah Biennial, 2005
Director: Hoor Al Qasimi; curator: Jack Persekian; co-curators: Ken Lum and Tirdad Zolghadr

6th Sharjah Biennial, 2005
Director: Hoor Al-Qasimi; curator: Peter Lewis

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