Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Smith, Terry

Smith, Terry

Speaker, Writer, Professor

Terry Smith is Emeritus Professor of Art History, University of Sydney, and Andrew W. Mellon Emeritus Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory, University of Pittsburgh.

Smoleński, Konrad

Smoleński, Konrad

Visual Artist

Konrad Smoleński has worked as a visual artist, focusing on sound.

Soares, Valeska

Soares, Valeska

Artist

Time, the history of art, and human subjectivity in all of its forms are themes that Brazilian artist Valeska Soares explores in her work.

Soda, Kazuhiro

Soda, Kazuhiro

Filmmaker

Kazuhiro Soda practices an observational method of documentary filmmaking, refraining from doing pre-shoot research or writing a synopsis before filming.

Soi, Praneet

Soi, Praneet

Artist

Praneet Soi investigates the social effects of media on various localities, such as Kumartuli in North Kolkata and Srinagar in Kashmir, through painting, writing, slideshows, drawings, video and experimental educational workshops

Soon Sien Yong, Simon

Soon Sien Yong, Simon

Professor, Artist

Simon Sien Yong Soon is Senior Lecturer in art history at the Visual Art Studies Program, Faculty of Creative Arts at Universiti Malaya.

Exploring the imposition of rational or centralised planning on space, particularly in Warsaw, Monika Sosnowska manipulates the form of the structures she depicts.

Sow Yee, Au

Sow Yee, Au

Artist

Au Sow Yee is a multimedia artist whose work explores the authority of the film medium in the production of memory and power. Au’s practice responds to the influence of Cold War structures in the processes of history-making and envisioning in Malaysia as well as regionally in Southeast Asia.

Sow, Ibrahima

Sow, Ibrahima

Speaker

Professor Ibrahima Sow is a philosopher, researcher and writer interested in the role the imaginary and maraboutage [sorcery and magic practices] in Senegalese life.

Spriggs, David

Spriggs, David

Artist

For the past ten years, David Spriggs has been creating artwork based on the concepts of power, immaterial form, perception and the relationships between the thresholds of space.

SPURSE

SPURSE

Artist

SPURSE is a creative design consultancy group that focuses on social, ecological and ethical transformation.

Stahl, Andrew

Stahl, Andrew

Artist

Ranging from painting to sculpture, Andrew Stahl’s work explores the symbolic, the formal and the expressive whilst engaging notions of the transcultural.

Stanley Nelson

Stanley Nelson

Filmmaker

Stanley Nelson is an award-winning documentarian whose life’s work has been dedicated to depicting the histories and lived realities of African-Americans. His films combine compelling narratives with rich historical detail to shine new light on the under-explored American past.

Stephan, Rania

Stephan, Rania

Filmmaker

Rania Stephan is an artist and filmmaker whose short films, videos and documentaries offer a personal perspective on political events.

Stewart, Ruth Ann

Stewart, Ruth Ann

Speaker

Ruth Ann Stewart is a Clinical Professor of Public Policy and joined the Wagner School faculty in September 2003 with a specialisation in cultural policy and the role of the arts in urban revitalisation.

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