Baseera Khan, Purple Heart, 2017. Handmade wool rug custom designed by artist, made in Kashmir; 121.92 × 76.20 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Simone Subal Gallery, New York.

Description

Date: 4 September 2022
Timings: 4:00 pm–7:00 pm
Meeting Point: Information Center, Al Mureijah Square
Ages: 15+
Languages: English and Arabic

Sharjah Art Foundation would like to invite you to a SAF Book Club meeting beginning with a tour of the exhibition Pop South Asia: Artistic Explorations in the Popular, at galleries 1, 2, 3 and 6 in Al Mureijah Art Spaces. After the tour, join a group discussion on popular books by South Asian writers, such as Avni Doshi’s Burnt Sugar, Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things and Deepak Unnikrishnan’s Temporary People.

For book references, click here.

You are welcome to bring along books by your favourite South Asian authors to make them a part of the conversation.

Registration

To register, click here.

Sharjah Art Foundation is committed to making its programmes as inclusive and accessible as possible.

Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) in advance to arrange for any support needed during this session. Support could include ramps for wheelchairs, reserved seats for those with hearing impairments to read lips, and sign language interpreters for talks and symposia.

This event is free and open to the public.