Sharjah / 2005

Information Overview

Date:

6 April - 6 June 2005

Venues:

Sharjah Art Museum
Expo Centre Sharjah
Heritage Area

See: Press release and Venues (city map, photos)

Theme:

Belonging
See the information of the organizer

Director:

Hoor Al-Qasimi
United Arab Emirates, already directed the 6th Sharjah Biennial

Curator:

Jack Persekian
Director of the Al-Mamal Foundation for Contemporary Art, East Jerusalem

Co-curators:

Ken Lum and Tirdad Zolghadr

Participants:

>> List of artists
aprox. 70 artists

Prizes/Jury:

3 prizes will be awarded:
Best Work, Runner Up and Best Site Specific Work
Jury: Rina Carvajal, Okwui Enwezor, Walid Sadek

Program:

>> Program, published on 1st March 2005

Symposium:

"Biennialicity", Expo Centre Sharjah
Participants: >> siehe Programm

Catalogue:

Edited by painter and art researcher Kamal Boullata. Contributors: Frederick N. Bohrer, Nicolas Bourriaud, Boris Brollo, Laymert Garcia dos Santos, Jean Fisher, Elias Khoury, Joseph Massad, Khaled Mattawa, Gerardo Mosquera, Achille Bonito Oliva, Nadia Tazi

Organizer:

Sharjah Department of Culture and Information under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammad Al-Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah.

Address, see Sharjah Biennial - Start

General
coordinator:

Hisham Al-Madhloum
Director of the Directorate of Arts, Sharjah Deparment of Culture and Information (see our article about the Directorate)

Biennial coordinator,
press contact:

Mahita El Bacha Urieta
Mobile: + 971 50481554
Email: mahita.elbacha-urieta@sharjahbiennial.org

Artists' coordinator:

Maissa Alsuwaidi

Website:

www.sharjahbiennial.org

Note:
This overview has been compiled from information that we received from the organizers. We do not assume responsibility regarding the correctness of this information.
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Sharjah / 2005