The second in a three-part roundtable titled Sharjah Biennials in Retrospect, this session features Hoor Al Qasimi (President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation), Peter Lewis (curator), Jack Persekian (Director, Al Ma'mal Foundation) and Suha Shoman (Founder and Chair, Darat al Funun, The Khalid Shoman Foundation). The speakers focus on the three editions of the Sharjah Biennial that were held after 2003, when the Biennial changed from the traditional model of nation-state representation into a curated exhibition with an overarching theme and collateral events. The session is moderated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh (curator).
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Al Qasimi, Hoor
Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, established the Foundation in 2009 as a catalyst and advocate for the arts in Sharjah, in the region and around the world.
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Jack Persekian
Artist and curator Jack Persekian is the founder and director of Al Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem.
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Lewis, Peter
Artist and curator Peter Lewis focuses on researching the work of non-Western artists and leads interdisciplinary courses in art, design, architecture and moving image.
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Shoman, Suha
Suha Shoman’s painting and video installations explore issues of identity and memory through the filter of personal and collective experiences.
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Abou El Fetouh, Tarek
Tarek Abou El Fetouh is Director of Performance and Senior Curator at Sharjah Art Foundation.