Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Papazian, Haig

Papazian, Haig

Architect/Artist, Lebanon

Haig Papazian is an artist and architect with an interdisciplinary practice, utilising video, installations, illustrations and other media to explore the intersections between city-making, cultural productions and undocumented historical narratives.

Part-Time Suite

Part-Time Suite

Artist Collective

Part-time Suite is a collaborative group formed by Miyeon Lee, Byungjae Lee and Jaeyoung Park.

Penone, Giuseppe

Penone, Giuseppe

Artist

The Artist’s actions engage in a dialectical relationship with nature, giving the same material different form each time, revealing its hidden aspects.

Perks, Sarah

Perks, Sarah

Artist, Filmmaker, Curator

Sarah Perks works across contemporary visual art, film and literature to create major exhibitions, books and films that challenge the dominant narratives of our time.

Peyton, Elizabeth

Peyton, Elizabeth

Artist

Elizabeth Peyton is known for her portraits of fellow artists, friends and a range of cultural icons who have influenced her thinking, from musical inspirations to historical figures.

Pistoletto, Michelangelo

Pistoletto, Michelangelo

Artist

Pistoletto brought art into active conversation with various spheres of society, with the aim of inspiring responsible social change.

Porter, Liliana

Porter, Liliana

Artist

Liliana Porter uses a whimsical collection of toys and figurines of animals and people to populate work that, with wit and a wry sense of humour, offers a metaphor of the human condition.

Potnis, Prajakta

Potnis, Prajakta

Artist

Prajakta Potnis’ work dwells between the intimate world of the individual and the world outside, which are sometimes separated only by a wall.

Puterbrot, Eduard

Puterbrot, Eduard

Artist

Highly influenced by his home country of Dagestan and its traditions, mythology and culture, Puterbrot’s work encompasses the realm of Dagestani fairy tales, legends and traditions.

Qureshi, Imran

Qureshi, Imran

Artist

Imran Qureshi is teaching miniature painting at the National College of Lahore and has become one of the leading figures in developing the 'Contemporary Miniatur' aesthetic.

Raad, Walid

Raad, Walid

Artist

Walid Raad works with mixed media installation, performance, video, photography and text to create a substantial body of work the offers multi-layered narratives on the contemporary history of Lebanon.

Rabah, Khalil

Rabah, Khalil

Artist

Khalil Rabah is best known for rewriting and inventing history. Emerging from his deep involvement and background in architecture, his works aim to provide an alternative vision that challenges public perceptions and expectations.

Rachid Koraïchi

Rachid Koraïchi

Artist

Contemporary artist Rachid Koraichi’s work is influenced by a fascination with signs: symbols, glyphs and ciphers drawn from a variety of languages and cultures.

Artist and filmmaker Jon Rafman explores the paradoxes of modernity in his sculpture, videos and installations.

Rahbar, Sara

Rahbar, Sara

Artist

Sara Rahbar employs multiple media, including photography, sculpture and installation, to create autobiographical works that stem from her personal experiences.

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