Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present II - Contemporary And

13 February 2023

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Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present II

SB15 reflects on Okwui Enwezor’s visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and has influenced institutions and biennials around the world.

Conceived by the late Okwui Enwezor and curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah Biennial 15 (SB15), titled Thinking Historically in the Present, reflects on Enwezor’s visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and established an ambitious intellectual project that has influenced the evolution of institutions and biennials around the world, including the Sharjah Biennial. Bringing together more than 150 artists from over 70 countries, SB15 will take place in 16 venues across the emirate of Sharjah.

Find here some impressions of works by Ibrahim Mahama, Carrie Mae Weems, Theaster Gates, Coco Fusco, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi. Sammy Baloji, Isaac Julien, Hank Willis Thomas, Mame-Diarra Niang, Kimathi Donkor and Robyn Kahukiwa.

Ibrahim Mahama. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Ibrahim Mahama, Shine a Light, 2022. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Ibrahim Mahama, Sunshine Day, 2022. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Theaster Gates, Billy Sings Amazing Grace, 2013. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Coco Fusco, The Eternal Night, 2022. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Sammy Baloji, Shinkolobwe’s Abstraction, 2022. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Isaac Julien, Once Again…(Status Never Die), 2022. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Carrie Mae Weems, The Inbetween, 2022-2023. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi , Heroes. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Robyn Kahukiwa, Taranga 1982. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Robyn Kahukiwa, The Choice, 1974. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Kimathi Donkor, Jean Charles de Menezes borne aloft by Joy Gardner and Stephen Lawrence, 2010. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Kimathi Donkor, Madonna Metropolitan: The death of Cynthia Jarrett, 2005. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Mame-Diarra Niang, Léthé, 2021. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

Hank Willis Thomas, Colonialism and Abstract Art, 2019. Installation view at Sharjah Biennial 15. Photo: C&.

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