One of Bouchra Khalili's artworks
Bouchra Khalili, The Public Storyteller (still), 2024. Courtesy of the artist and mor charpentier, Paris © Bouchra Khalili
Overview
Following its 2023 presentation at MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona co-produced with Sharjah Art Foundation, Bouchra Khalili: Between Circles and Constellations opens in Sharjah this September. Amplifying the voices of migrant and disenfranchised communities, Khalili makes manifest micro-histories erased by the nation-state. Featuring a selection of her most significant projects over the last two decades, including the regional premiere of The Public Storyteller (2024), the exhibition highlights the urgency of documenting stories of collective emancipation and advocates for what the artist calls 'radical citizenship'.
Organised by Sharjah Art Foundation and MACBA, the exhibition is curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, with Amal Al Ali and Meera Madhu, Curatorial Assistants, Sharjah Art Foundation. The presentation at MACBA was curated by Elvira Dyangani Ose and Hiuwai Chu.