Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible

Opening Programme

Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible opens on the morning of 5 March, 2015 with an official ceremony, followed by three days of performances and events that are free and open to the public.

– Thursday, 5 March –

10:00 am    
Sharjah Biennial 12 Official Opening
In the presence of HH Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi

10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Abkhazia Anembassy Hours
with Maxim Gvinjia part of Secession Sessions by Eric Baudelaire

Ongoing
XYZ
Action by Eduardo Navarro

Ongoing
Use Like Water
Performance by Nikhil Chopra

9:30 pm
Souls’ Landscapes: Violence, magical superstructures & invisible guardians
Performance by Uriel Barthélémi


– Friday, 6 March –

10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Abkhazia Anembassy Hours
with Maxim Gvinjia part of Secession Sessions by Eric Baudelaire

4:00 pm
Fanfare funérailles (Funeral Brass)
Performance by Papy Ebotani

Until sunset
Use Like Water
Performance by Nikhil Chopra

8:30 pm
Le Cargo
Performance by Faustin Linyekula

10:00 pm
In the absence of the objects seen
Screening event by Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri


– Saturday, 7 March –

10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Excursion to Kalba
Visit to installation by Adrián Villar Rojas

7:00 pm
Souls’ Landscapes: The great mantle of night which has enveloped us…
Performance by Uriel Barthélémi

9:30 pm
Le Cargo
Performance by Faustin Linyekula



– Additional unscheduled actions take place throughout the Opening Programme and the Biennial.

– SB12 Film Programme screenings and Education Programme activities take place every Saturday, beginning March 7.

– March Meeting 2015 will take place May 11-16 and is organised by Kristine Khouri, Rasha Salti and Eric Baudelaire.

SB12 List of Artists

Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible includes works by:

Basel Abbas*, Ruanne Abou-Rahme*, Etel Adnan*, Babak Afrassiabi*, Abdullah Al Saadi*, Rheim Alkadhi*, Ayreen Anastas*, Leonor Antunes*, Uriel Barthélémi*, Eric Baudelaire, Mark Bradford*, Unnikrishnan C.*, Chimurenga*, Nikhil Chopra*, Saloua Raouda Choucair, Chung Chang-Sup, Abraham Cruzvillegas*, Papy Ebotani, Rene Gabri*, Ahmad Ghossein*, Im Heung-Soon*, Iman Issa*, Michael Joo*, Maryam Kashani*, Mohammed Kazem, Hassan Khan*, Kristine Khouri*, Beom Kim, Byron Kim*, Lala Rukh, Kit Lee*, Jac Leirner*, Faustin Linyekula, Jawshing Arthur Liou, Cinthia Marcelle*, Rodney McMillian*, Julie Mehretu*, mixrice*, Asunción Molinos Gordo, Eduardo Navarro*, Damián Ortega*, Rasha Salti*, Hassan Sharif, Taro Shinoda*, Gary Simmons*, Nasrin Tabatabai*, Rayyane Tabet*, Rirkrit Tiravanija*, Adrián Villar Rojas*, Danh Vo, Xu Tan, Haegue Yang*, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye*, Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara, and Fahrelnissa Zeid

*presenting new works

Overview

Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible (SB12) invites over fifty artists and cultural practitioners to introduce their ideas of the possible through their art and work. The exhibition takes place in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, crossing the emirate to sites in and around the city as well as in the city of Kalba on the Gulf of Oman. SB12 features new work and commissions by thirty-six artists and groups curated by Eungie Joo with associate curator, Ryan Inouye.