Publication Details
Past of the Coming Days: Sharjah Biennial 9 Performance and Film Programme
Edited by Tarek Abou El Futouh, Bassam Al Baroni, Ismail Al Rifai and Lara Khaldi
Hardback
192 pages, 26 visuals
24 x 16 cm
English and Arabic
Published by Sharjah Art Foundation, 2009
Overview
This catalogue is a comprehensive overview of Sharjah Biennial 9 Film and Performance Programme curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh. The book and programme explores the borders between design, the graphic arts, architecture, the folkloric arts, classical theatre, dance and contemporary art, while shedding light on the current capacity and future possibilities of the art field in Sharjah.
The book provides documentation of all the works that were part of the programme, as well as interviews and skype interviews with some of the artists. Participants include Sulayman Al Bassam, May Al Ibrashy, Nacera Belaza, Néjib Belkadhi, CAMP, Romeo Castellucci, Ahmed El Attar, Sherif El Azma, Ahmed Foula, Tarek Halaby, Iman Issa, Eva Meyer-Keller, Abbas Kiarostami, Elena Kovylina, Maha Maamoun, Rabih Mroué, Shinichiro Ogata, Samer Omran, Rimini Protokol, Walid Raad, Adila Laidi-Hanieh, Mahmoud Refat, Mounira Al Solh and Raed Yassin.
Visuals
Past of the Coming Days: Sharjah Biennial 9 Performance and Film Programme
Cover Page View (Arabic)
Related
Biennial 9
Sharjah Biennial 9: Provisions for the Future
and Past of the Coming Days
Sharjah Biennial 9: Provisions Book I
Published to accompany Sharjah Biennial 9, Provisions is an experimental catalogue approaching the space of the book as an art project.
Sharjah Biennial 9: Provisions Book II
The second book in the Provisions series looks at the experience of taking part in and attending a biennial.