Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Hiwa K's referential repository consists of stories told by family members and friends, found situations and everyday forms that are the products of pragmatism and necessity.

Kabakov, Ilya and Emilia

Kabakov, Ilya and Emilia

Artists

Considered among the most significant Russian artist to have emerged in the 20th Century, since 1988 Ilya Kabakov has been working collaboratively with his wife Emila.

Kahraman, Hayv

Kahraman, Hayv

Artist

Hayv Kahraman uses the visual languages of the Italian Renaissance, and the figurative style of traditional Japanese and Islamic art in intricately detailed paintings of women as they carry out the rituals of daily or celebratory life.

Kamarstudios

Kamarstudios

Artist collective

A laboratory for the research and creation of contemporary music located in the heart of Marrakech’s Medina.

Kanwar, Amar

Kanwar, Amar

Artist, Filmmaker

Amar Kanwar's poetic documentaries and video installations examine nationalism, politics, violence and social performance in the Indian subcontinent.

Kanyinda, Balufu Bakupa

Kanyinda, Balufu Bakupa

Artist, Writer

Balufu Bakupa Kanyinda is a writer, journalist, producer and director from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kapoor, Anish

Kapoor, Anish

Artist

Anish Kapoor is one of the most influential sculptors of his generation.

Karim Sultan

Karim Sultan

Curator and Artist

Karim Sultan is a curator and artist whose works act as a kind of travelogue, both physical and metaphorical.

Kasahara, Miki

Kasahara, Miki

Artist

Miki Kasahara is inspired by daily life and the incongruities of contemporary society.

Kassem, May

Kassem, May

Artist, Film maker

May Kassem’s journey began with experimental filmmaking using 16mm film and has developed to documentaries, fiction and animated films.

Kazem, Mohammed

Kazem, Mohammed

Artist

Mohammed Kazem’s practice is characterised by the use of reductive elements in repeating formats.

Keller, Christoph

Keller, Christoph

Artist, Filmmaker

In his videos and installations frequently resembling experimental configurations, Christoph Keller uses the discursive possibilities of art to investigate the themes of science and its utopias.

Kenawy, Amal

Kenawy, Amal

Artist

Amal Kenawy’s work explores political, social and feminist issues, primarily in Egypt, and reflects on topics of death and regeneration.

Khaddaje, Samir

Khaddaje, Samir

Artist

Deeply affected by the civil war in Lebanon and human frailty in the face of illness, Samir Khaddaje has produced a range of paintings, installations and artist’s books.

Khaldi, Lara

Khaldi, Lara

Curator

Lara Khaldi is a curator, critic and artist living between Jerusalem and Amsterdam.

Both process-oriented and multidisciplinary, Mahmoud Khaled’s work traces the boundaries between what is real and what is hidden, disguised or staged.

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