FOCAL POINT 2019

Timings

Thursday, 14 November 2019
4:00 – 10:00 pm
Friday, 15 November 2019
4:00 – 10:00 pm
Saturday, 16 November 2019
2:00 – 9:00 pm

Overview

The second edition of FOCAL POINT art book fair will present printed matter by artists and publishers from the region and across the world. As part of the broader presentation, this year’s content will include a special focus on zines and comics.

Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual art book fair, FOCAL POINT, returns for its second edition with a wide range of printed matter and a larger representation of independent publishers. The platform caters to the interdisciplinary nature of art publishing and aims to present a focus on independent and alternative publishing practices presented alongside a select number of larger, more established publishing houses.

The three-day fair will feature regional and international artists and publishers who will present their content individually or within curated sections. As part of the broader presentation, this year’s content will include a special focus on zines and comics.

FOCAL POINT 2019 will take place from 14 to 16 November 2019 and will be returning to the heritage building of Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, in the Sharjah Arts Area. Originally built in 1845 as a residential house, the space was renovated in the late 1990s, and then again in 2017, to be used for artist studios and exhibition spaces. The location has often served as a venue for past Sharjah Biennials and SAF exhibitions.

Educational workshops for adults and children will run alongside the book fair, details of which will be published on the website closer to the event. Workshop participation is free, but registration is mandatory.

To read about FOCAL POINT 2018, please click here.

This event is free and open to the public.

SECTIONS & PARTICIPANTS

EDIT - Curated presentations by arts organisations, featuring creatives, artists and publishers from their networks and regions

1. African Art Book Fair
2. Ashkal Alwan
3. BAZAR Art Book Fair
4. Chimurenga
5. Singapore Art Book Fair
6. Terremoto
7. Vasl Artists’ Association
8. Ya Hala Studio Archive
9. Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF/EDIT)


SAF/EDIT
Sharjah Art Foundation’s EDIT table includes publications by:

1961 Projects, Africa World Press, Arab comics, Art 21, Art Africa magazine, Asia Art Archive, ASJC Art Sonje Center, Barakunan, Black Dog Press, Cafè Royal Books, Combined Academic Publishers, Dar AlNaim Art, Doubleshot studios, Fanzeen Comics, Fantagraphics, follow the halo, Half Letter Press / Temporary Service, Illusion comics, Jabal Amman publishers, Jaffat Alaqlam, Journal Safar, Kalimat Magazine, Khalil Sakakini Cultural centre, Khatt Books, Khoj, Kitabi printing, KOTP Cartoon, Kuwait Poets Society / Ink and Oil zine, Lab 619, LIE Design & Art Direction, Lifta Volumes, Locale, Marg, Mahrousa Center, Minaa Zine, Mizna, Moniker Press, NKA Journal / Duke Press, Paperheads, Prance Press, Qamise, Reliable Copy, Ruja Press, Shortt Editions, The Art of Boo, The Carton / Art and Then Some, Third Culture, Tiny Splendor, Triple Canopy.

Aala Sharfi, Abdelrahman Hammad, Ahmed Abbas, Ali Mrad, Alya Al Hamadi, Amal Al Khaja, Ammar AlAttar, Axxsha, Ayesha Al Ali, Ayesha Thani, Ayman Zedani, Aysha Al Hamrani, Azim Al Ghussein, Eman Al Raeesi, Eman El Eghfeli, Enas Satir, Farid Nagy, Fatima Al Marzouqi, Hanan Al Karargy, Hassan Al Najjar, Hessa Al Ajmani, Hussain AlJabi, Ibrahim Souid, Iman Shaggag, Issa AlNoaimi, Khadija Al Saaidi, Khalid Mezaina, Khawla AlMarzooqi, Le Port a jauni, Lutfi Zayed, Manar Laham, Maryam Al Hosani, Maryam Al Saaidi, Maryam Al Zarooni, May Rashid, Maha Al-Asaker & Nada Faris, Mohammad Mohanna, Mohammed Al Shaibani, Moira Adel, Mouza Al Hamrani, Mustafa Abuzikra, Naima AbdulWahid, Nasir Nasrallah, OwaikeO, Philipe Nagy, Reem Al Marri, Ruba Al Araji, Sahla Jamal, Salha Obaid, Sana Haroon, Sara Ahmed, Sherouq Ahmed, Khawla Al-Marri & Shahd AlShammari, Shefa AlHammadi, Shihabaldeen Al Musharaf, Zahra Al-Mahdi.


INDEPENDENT - Independent publishers and distributors representing printed matter from across the world

1. Afterall
2. Africa Institute
3. Blaft Publications
4. Book Works
5. Darat Al Funun
6. Farside Collective
7. Ikrek
8. Iniva
9. Islam Aly
10. Kaph Books
11. Kawkab ElRasameen
12. Kulte Editions
13. Lars Müller Publishers
14. Lendroit éditions
15. Maamoul Press
16. OOMK
17. Perimeter Books
18. Sharjah Architecture Triennial
19. Tara Books
20. The Book Society/mediabus
21. The Funambulist
22. The Palestinian Museum
23. TokTok Magazine
24. Tosh Fesh
25. Ugly Duckling Presse
26. Valiz

UAE - Publications and printed matter by institutions and art galleries from across the UAE

1. 1x1 Gallery
2. Al Qasimi publications
3. Art Jameel
4. Barjeel Art Foundation
5. Carbon 12
6. Department of Culture Sharjah
7. Emirates Fine Art Society
8. Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde
9. Green Art Gallery
10. Grey Noise
11. Gulf Photo Plus
12. Ishara Art Foundation
13. Kalimat Group
14. Louvre Abu Dhabi
15. Maraya Art Centre / 1971
16. Meem Gallery
17. NYUAD Art Gallery
18. Sharjah Museums
19. Tashkeel
20. The Third Line
21. Warehouse421


SHARJAH ART FOUNDATION PUBLICATIONS - Exhibition catalogues, monographs, artist books, guidebooks and other printed matter published by SAF

Media Partners

Canvas
Selections
Tribe