Sen, Mithu

Sen, Mithu

Artist

Mithu Sen’s conceptual art practice is born of a desire to subvert hierarchical social codes pertaining to myths of the market, sexuality, language and marginalisation.

Sengupta, Shuddhabrata

Sengupta, Shuddhabrata

Artist and curator

Shuddhabrata Sengupta is an artist and curator who has been working with the Raqs Media Collective since co- founding it in 1992.

Setareh Shahbazi is best known for her drawings and installations, which are based primarily on found visual material she has digitally manipulated.

Shalabi, Sam

Shalabi, Sam

Artist

Musician and composer Sam Shalabi is a central node in Montreal’s free improvisation scene and is well-known as the founding member of the Shalabi Effect, Nutsak and Hawaga.

Shanaathanan, T.

Shanaathanan, T.

Artist

Visual artist T. Shanaathanan’s work explores the meaning of home in the context of displacement and migration.

Shaobin, Yang

Shaobin, Yang

Artist

Born to a family of coal miners, Yang Shaobin is highly concerned with the state of the industry in China.

Sharif, Abdul-Raheem

Sharif, Abdul-Raheem

Artist

Abdul-Raheem Sharif founded the Flying House (2007), a non-profit platform which promotes Emirati artists.

Sharif, Ahmed

Sharif, Ahmed

1978, Dubai, UAE
Lives and works in Dubai, UAE

Painter Ahmed Sharif explores memory through the simple shapes and muted colour palette that characterise his compositions.

Sharif, Hassan

Sharif, Hassan

Artist

A pioneer of conceptual art and experimental practice in the Middle East, Hassan Sharif explored form, time, social action and mathematical systems throughout his career.

Shawkat, Wissam

Shawkat, Wissam

Artist

Wissam Shawkat is a calligrapher born in Al Basra, Iraq

Shawky, Wael

Shawky, Wael

Artist

In photographs, installations, videos and performances, Wael Shawky mines traditions of entertainment and performance through multilayered historical reconstructions that force viewers to navigate the territory of truth, myth, stereotype and cliché.

Shea, Kevin

Shea, Kevin

Artist

An innovative and free-minded drummer, Kevin Shea has always imbued his playing with a unique sense of humour and flexibility.

Shemza, Anwar Jalal

Shemza, Anwar Jalal

Artist

In his paintings, prints and etchings, Anwar Jalal Shemza explored modernism from both Islamic and Western perspectives.

Shimabuku

Shimabuku

Artist

Shimabuku's work seeks to make the familiar strange and is often inspired by personal anecdotes, collective experiences or humorous discoveries made on his travels.

Shinoda, Taro

Shinoda, Taro

Artist

The work of Taro Shinoda often explores humans’ relationship to nature, science and engineering.

Shirdel, Kamran

Shirdel, Kamran

Artist

Kamran Shirdel is an influential figure of Iran’s new cinema and documentary school of filmmaking.

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