Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present

John Akomfrah’s works are characterised by their investigations into memory, post-colonialism, temporality and aesthetics and often explore the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.

President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF), is a curator who established Sharjah Art Foundation in 2009 as a catalyst and advocate for the role of art in Sharjah, the UAE, regionally and internationally.

Ute Meta Bauer is a curator of exhibitions and presentations on contemporary art, film, video and sound that connect artistic work with other disciplines.

Okwui Enwezor was a curator, critic and art historian.

Salah M. Hassan is an art historian, critic and curator whose work focuses on African and African Diaspora art history and visual cultures as well as the black intellectual tradition.

Chika Okeke-Agulu specialises in indigenous, modern and contemporary African and African Disapora art history and theory.

Sir David Adjaye OBE is recognised as a leading architect of his generation.

Christine Tohme is the Founding Director of Ashkal Alwan, the Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts.