Join curator Omar Kholeif as he walks us through the formal and contextual dimensions of a newly imagined presentation of ‘Zanzibar’ (1998–2023), a series of paintings by Lubaina Himid situated within a distinct sound installation created in collaboration with Magda Stawarska.

Backstory is available in both audio and video formats as part of Sharjah Art Foundation’s new podcast series Speaking of Art. To listen to this as well as other episodes from the series, tune in to Speaking of Art on Apple, Spotify, Google, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Credits:

Host

Omar Kholeif

Artwork

Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska, ‘Zanzibar’(1998–2023)

Editorial and Content Producers

Jyoti Dhar, Kamayani Sharma, Mahshid Rafiei

Multimedia Producers

Dima Bittard, Ward Helal, Shafeek Nalakath Kareem, Unnikrishnan Suresh, Magdi Tawfig

Special Thanks

Zeina Kattan, Souraya Talal Kreidieh, Nawar Al Qassimi

© Sharjah Art Foundation, 2023