Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Issa, Iman

Issa, Iman

Artist

Over the past few years, Iman Issa’s work has explored the contemporary relevance of objects, ideas and modes of communication that seemingly belong to another time.

Jaar, Alfredo

Jaar, Alfredo

Artist, Filmmaker

Alfredo Jaar is an artist, architect and filmmaker whose work examines sociopolitical issues through installation, photography and film.

Ali Jabri was a critical chronicler of the everyday with a passion for archaeology and cultural heritage.

Jacir, Emily

Jacir, Emily

Artist, Filmmaker

Emily Jacir is an artist whose work investigates translation, transformation, resistance and movement.

Artist and curator Jack Persekian is the founder and director of Al Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem.

Jain, Bijoy

Jain, Bijoy

Artist

Founded by Bijoy Jain, Studio Mumbai includes both architects and skilled craftspeople, who design and build projects together.

Janich, Agnes

Janich, Agnes

Artist

Politcs, power relationships, sexuality and communication are often the focus of the work of Agnes Janich.

Jaride, Ahmed

Jaride, Ahmed

Artist, Association pour l’art et la culture (APAC)/Association Marocaine des Arts Plastiques (AMAP), Morocco

Jarrar, Khaled

Jarrar, Khaled

Artist, Filmmaker

Khaled Jarrar works in photography, video and performance.

Jawhar, Salem

Jawhar, Salem

Artist

Informed by travel and nature as well as UAE culture and tradition, Salem Jawhar creates vividly coloured ceramic works that reflect his multi-faceted engagement with his surroundings.

Jianwei, Wang

Jianwei, Wang

Artist

Wang Jianwei is known for his conceptually complex, multifaceted explorations of the paradoxical presence of history in contemporary China.

Tushar Joag is co-founder of Open Circle, a Mumbai-based artist collective that engages with contemporary sociopolitical issues via an integration of theory and practice.

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige

Artists, Filmmakers

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige question the fabrication of images and representations, the construction of imaginaries and the writing of history.

João Menezes

João Menezes

Artist

João Menezes is a composer and sound artist whose interests include sound synthesis, algorithmic composition and sonic interaction design.

Jocson, Eisa

Jocson, Eisa

Artist

A contemporary choreographer, dancer and visual artist, Eisa Jocson investigates the labour and representation of the dancing body in the service industry.

Joreige, Khalil

Joreige, Khalil

Artist

Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas collaborate as visual artists and filmmakers.

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