The final session of a three-part roundtable titled Sharjah Biennials in Retrospect, this talk features John Akomfrah (artist, filmmaker), Eungie Joo (Curator of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art), Omar Kholeif (Director of Collections and Senior Curator, Sharjah Art Foundation), Amina Menia (artist) and Otobong Nkanga (artist). The speakers focus on the last four editions of the Sharjah Biennial and their impact on the contemporary art scene, both regionally and globally. The session is moderated by Aisha Stoby (curator and researcher).
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Akomfrah, John
John Akomfrah delves into themes of memory, identity, postcolonialism, temporality and the politics of aesthetics through his experimentations with the moving image.
Kholeif, Omar
Omar Kholeif, PhD, CF FRSA, is an author and artist; a curator and cultural historian, and a broadcaster who has curated more than 100 exhibitions of visual art, architecture and digital culture.
Menia, Amina
In film, photography and installation, Amina Menia considers issues of public space, the cityscape and urban policies.
Nkanga, Otobong
Otobong Nkanga works across a broad spectrum of mediums in order to explore ideas surrounding land and natural resources.
Stoby, Aisha
Aisha Stoby is a curator and researcher whose work centres around modern and contemporary art.
Joo, Eungie
Eungie Joo is curator of contemporary art at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) (2017–present) and was curator of Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible (2015).