Lara Favaretto: Just Knocked Out at MoMA PS1
03.05.12 – 10.09.12
MoMA PS1 presents the first survey of Lara Favaretto (b. Treviso, 1973), comprising a dozen works from the past fifteen years, as well as new pieces created specifically for the exhibition. Organised by MoMA PS1 Curator Peter Eleey, the show will also feature the first presentation of the extensive archive of images that the artist has collected as source material and inspiration. Lara Favaretto: Just Knocked Out is curated by Peter Eleey, Curator, MoMA PS1, and co-organised by MoMA PS1 and Sharjah Art Foundation.
Ziad Antar: Portrait of a Territory
16.03.12 – 16.05.12
Sharjah Art Foundation presents a solo exhibition of new work by Lebanese photographer Ziad Antar that features photographs of the UAE coastline that were taken between 2004 and 2011. This exhibition is curated by Christine Macel, Chief Curator at Musée National D’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou Paris.
Basma Alsharif: Farther Than the Eye Can See
18.03.12 – 18.05.12
Basma Alsharif’s work explores how we relate to and internalise the geo-political shifts that occur within our lifetimes and those we carry with us from past generations.
Sharjah Biennial 11: A New Cultural Cartography
17.05.12
Sharjah Art Foundation President Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi and Sharjah Biennial 11 Curator Yuko Hasegawa will discuss the history of the Sharjah Biennial, established in 1993 and now one of the key cultural events in the Middle East. Moderated and contextualised by Professor Oscar Ho, this talk will propose a new orientation for cultural relationships between the Far East, the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. This is an official satellite programme organised as part of Art Asia Archive’s Backroom Conversations for the Hong Kong International Art Fair.
Production Programme 2012 Grant Recipients Announced
19.03.12
Artists Sean Gullette, Mario Rizzi and Lindsay Seers selected to receive grant funding for new work
Sharjah Art Foundation
The Sharjah Art Foundation brings a broad range of contemporary art and cultural programmes to the communities of Sharjah, the UAE and the region. Since 2009 SAF has built on the history of cultural collaboration and exchange that began with the first Sharjah Biennial in 1993. Working with local and international partners, we create opportunities for artists and artistic production through our core initiatives that include the Sharjah Biennial, the annual March Meeting, residencies, production grants, commissions, exhibitions, research, publications and a growing collection. Our education and public programmes focus on building recognition of the central role art can play in the life of a community by promoting public learning and a participatory approach to art. Sharjah Art Foundation is funded by the Department of Culture and Information, Government of Sharjah.