CAMB - Anos 90

Centro Arte Manuel Brito

Palácio Anjos - Algés

30 Janeiro -17 Maio 09

SHARJAH BIENNIAL 9 - PROVISIONS FOR THE FUTURE – ARTISTS

Hamra Abbas - Born in Kuwait, 1976. Living and working in London
Haig Aivazian – Born in El Metn, 1980. Living and working in Dubai
Reem Al Ghaith – Born in Dubai, 1985. Living and working in Dubai
Diana Al Hadid – Born in Aleppo, 1981. Living and working in New York
Jawad Al Malhi – Born in Jerusalem, 1969. Living and working in Jerusalem
Basma Al-Sharif – Born in Kuwait, 1983. Living and working in Cairo
Halil Altindere – Born in Mardin, 1971. Living and working in Istanbul
Juan Araujo – Born in Caracas, 1971. Living and working in Caracas
Tarek Atoui - Born in Beirut, 1980. Living and working in Amsterdam
Samira Badran – Born in Tripoli, 1954. Living and working in Barcelona
Doris Bittar – Born in Baghdad, 1959. Living and working in San Diego
Melissa Chimera & Adele Njame - Born in Honolulu, 1972 and New Jersey, 1969. Living and working in Hawaii
Eugenio Dittborn – Born in Santiago de Chile, 1943. Living and working in Santiago de Chile
Lili Dujourie – Born in Gent, 1941. Living and working in Gent
Alberto Duman – Born in Milan, 1966. Living and working in London
Hala Elkoussy – Born in Cairo, 1974. Living and working in Amsterdam
Haris Epaminonda – Born in Nicosia, 1980. Living and working in Berlin
Ayse Erkmen - Born in Istanbul, 1949. Living and working in Istanbul
Sophie Ernst - Born in Munich, 1972. Living and working in Bussum
Amir H. Fallah - Born in Teheran, 1978. Living and working in Los Angeles
Lara Favaretto - Born in Treviso, 1973. Living and working in Turin
Lamya Gargash - Born in Dubai, 1982. Living and working in Dubai
Mariam Ghani - Born in Brooklyn, 1978. Living and working in Brooklyn
Simryn Gill - Born in Singapore, 1959. Living and working in Sydney
Sheela Gowda - Born in Bhadravati, 1957. Living and working in Bangalore
Laurent Grasso - Born in Mulhouse, 1972. Living and working in Paris
Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige - Born in Beirut, 1969. Living and working in Beirut
N.S. Harsha - Born in Mysore, 1969. Living and working in Mysore
Doug Henders - Born in Chicago, 1957. Living and working in New York
Agnes Janich - Born in Lodz, 1985. Living and working in Warsaw
Lamia Joreige - Born in Beirut, 1972. Living and working in Beirut
Fernando José Pereira - Born in Porto, 1961. Living and working in Porto
Narelle Jubelin - Born in Sydney, 1960. Living and working in Madrid
Nadia Kaabi Linke - Born in Tunis, 1978. Living and working in Berlin
Hayv Kahraman - Born in Baghdad, 1981. Living and working in Phoenix
Elena Kovylina - Born in Moscow, 1971. Living and working in Moscow
Nikolaj Skyum Bendix Larsen - Born in Aalborg, 1971. Living and working in London
Maider Lopez - Born in San Sebastian, 1975. Living and working in San Sebastian
Robert MacPherson - Born in Sydney, 1937. Living and working in Brisbane
Lani Maestro - Born in Manila, 1957. Living and working in Caen
Firoz Mahmud - Born in Khulna, 1974. Living and working in Tokyo
Waheeda Malullah - Born in Qatar, 1978. Living and working in Qatar
José Luis Martinat - Born in Lima, 1974. Living and working in Malmo
Hiroyuki Masuyama - Born in Tsukuba, 1968. Living and working in Düsseldorf
Gita Meh - Born in Teheran, 1963. Living and working in Dubai
Yonamine Miguel - Born in Luanda, 1975. Living and working in Lisbon
Giuseppe Moscatello - Born in Botrugno, 1979. Living and working in Sharjah
Nika Oblak & Primõz Novak - Born in Kranj, 1975 and Murska Sobota, 1973. Living and working in Ljubljana
Liliana Porter - Born in Buenos Aires, 1941. Living and working in New York
Karin Sander - Born in Bensberg, 1957. Living and working in Berlin
Nida Sinnokrot - Born in Algiers, 1971. Living and working in Madrid
Valeska Soares - Born in Belo Horizonte, 1957. Living and working in New York
David Spriggs - Born in Manchester, 1978. Living and working in Montreal
Ana Vidigal - Born in Lisbon, 1960. Living and working in Lisbon
Sharif Waked - Born in Nazareth, 1964. Living and working in Haifa
Liu Wei - Born in Beijing, 1965. Living and working in Beijing
Lawrence Weiner - Born in New York, 1942. Living and working in New York
Jane & Louise Wilson - Born in London, 1967. Living and working in London

Sharjah Biennial 09

January 12, 2009

Image: Alfredo Rubio
Sharjah Biennial 9 19 March - 16 May 2009 Sharjah, UAE

http://www.sharjahbiennial.org/
Sharjah's Department of Culture and Information will host the 9th Sharjah Biennial from March 19 until May 16 2009.

Under the Patronage of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, ruler of Sharjah and under the auspices of Biennial Director, HH Sheika Hoor al Qasimi, overseen by renowned Curators Isabel Carlos and Tarek Abou El Fetouh and led by Artistic Director Jack Persekian, the 9th edition of the Sharjah Biennial will transcend central themes and pre-cast frameworks, exhibiting instead a wide range of works selected by open invitation.

The Sharjah Biennial has since its inauguration in 1993 served to connect artists, institutions and organisations and to foster artistic dialogue and exchange.

It ranks amongst the most established and prominent cultural events in the Middle East.

The Sharjah Biennial 9, unlike many other Biennials, imposes no geographical classifications on displaying work,' says Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of the Sharjah Biennial 9. 'We have also decided not to limit the selection process to a wish-list of participants, but have opted instead to consider work submitted by artists and non-artists alike, who were brave enough to take up the challenge and respond to an open invitation to realise their ideas.

'The SB9 program will comprise the exhibition programme titled 'Provisions For The Future' curated by Isabel Carlos, and the performance and film programme 'Past Of The Coming Days' curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh. The entire city of Sharjah will be offered to artists for context-specific work, and other SB9 activities will take place across a wide range of venues including the Sharjah Art Museum, the Heritage Area of Sharjah, and the American University of Sharjah.

'Sharjah is a geographic and cultural meeting place, where the notion of future is permanently evoked,' comments Isabel Carlos, Curator of the Sharjah Biennial 9. 'More than a presentation of a global selection of art works, 'Provisions For The Future' aims to be a place of production and development of artworks in the context of the city of Sharjah.'As well as exhibiting works by more than 50 artists from around the world, there are a number of events and programmes designed to support and nurture creativity for local and visiting participants. These include the March Meeting, a networking opportunity for regional art institutions; the Sharjah Biennial Production Programme which explores various schemes and methodologies of artistic production through the provision of resources and know-how; and the Artist-in-Residence Programme, a scheme that hosts visiting artists in Sharjah with the goal of developing context-related work. The opening days of the Sharjah Biennial 9 will coincide with Art Dubai 2009 (18-21 March 2009), offering international visitors the opportunity to experience the diversity of cultural projects now underway in the Gulf region.

'The Sharjah Biennial has a track record as one of the few art institutions in the region leading a programme of support for artists' productions,' explains Jack Persekian, Artistic Director of the Sharjah Biennial 9.

'This support needs to be sensibly extended to artists operating in the region and those working elsewhere who can positively contribute to the crucial dialogue amongst artists and practitioners, the exchange of experience and the progress of knowledge.

Additional Information can also be found on http://www.sharjahbiennial.org/ For Enquiries Mariam W. Al Dabbagh, Head of Communications, Sharjah Biennial 9 +971 6 568 5050, mariam.aldabbagh@sharjahbiennial.org http://www.sharjah-welcome.com/

(e-flux)

A4 - Galeria 111

A4. Rigo 23. Fátima Mendonça. Francisco Vidal. Ana Vidigal

Galeria 111 - 8 Janeiro a 21 Fevereiro 2009