Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the 140 artists who will be participating in the 16th edition of Sharjah Biennial, more than half of whom will present new commissions. The biennial will run from 6 February to 15 June 2025, occupying venues across Sharjah City, Al Hamriyah, Al Dhaid, Kalba and other locations in the Emirate of Sharjah.
Curated by Alia Swastika, Amal Khalaf, Megan Tamati-Quennell, Natasha Ginwala and Zeynep Öz, the foundation also revealed the title of the biennial will be ‘to carry’. The theme ‘entails understanding our precarity within spaces that are not our own while staying responsive to these sites through the cultures that we hold. It also signifies a bridge between multiple temporalities, encompassing intergenerational stories and various modes of inheritance’, they said in a statement. Diverse curatorial methodologies, including residencies, workshops, sonic experiences and expanded publications will be present at the biennial, reflecting a breadth of perspectives, geographies and languages.
Hoor Al Qasimi, president and director of Sharjah Art Foundation, said: ‘By centering the act of carrying, Sharjah Biennial 16 offers a space for imagining new collective futures while recognising the weight of shared histories and experiences.’
The full list of participants are:
Adam HajYahia*; Adelita Husni-Bey*; Akinbode Akinbiyi; Akira Ikezoe*; Akram Zaatari; Albert Refiti; Alia Farid*; Aluaiy Kaumakan; Ana Iti; Anga Art Collective*; Arthur Jafa; Ayman Zedani; Ayşe İdil İdil, Betül Aksu, Okyanus Çağrı Camcı with Merve Elveren*; Ayumi Paul; Aziz Hazara*; Betty Adii with Septina Layan*; Bilna’es*; Bint Mbareh*; Brian Martin; Cannupa Hanska Luger; Cassi Namoda*; Cécile B. Evans*; Chandralekha; Chun Shao; Citra Sasmita*; Ciwas Tahos (Anchi Lin); Claudia Martínez Garay; Concrete Thread Repertoire*; Daniel Boyd*; Dian Suci Rahmawati*; Dilek Winchester; Doruntina Kastrati*; Driant Zeneli; Ellen Pau*; Emily Kam Kngwarray; Emre Hüner; Fatma Belkıs; Faye Heavyshield; Fazal Rizvi*; Fernando Palma Rodríguez; Fiona Pardington*; Güneş Terkol*; Hashel Al Lamki*; Helene Kazan*; Hellen Ascoli*; Heman Chong; Hugh Hayden*; Hylozoic/Desires*; Ipeh Nur*; Joe Namy*; John Clang; Jorge González Santos*; Julianknxx*; Kaili Chun; Kaloki Nyamai*; Kapulani Landgraf; Kate Crawford with Vladan Joler; Kate Newby*; Liu Chuang; Lorna Simpson; Luana Vitra*; Luke Willis Thompson*; Maïa Tellit Hawad*; Mabel Juli; Mahmoud Khaled*; Mangku Muriati*; Mara TK*; María José Murillo; Mariam Alnoaimi*; Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien; M’barek Bouhchichi*; Megan Cope; M’hammed Kilito*; Michael Parekōwhai*; Mila Turajlić*; Mohammed Al Hawajri, Dina Mattar and family with Ala Younis*; Mónica de Miranda*; Monira Al Qadiri; Morris Foit; Nadia Christidi with Sary Moussa and Joseph Kai*; Nadiah Bamadhaj; Naeem Mohaiemen*; Nasser Al Yousif; Ndidi Dike*; Nge Lay*; Noémie Goudal; Olivia Plender; Onur Gökmen; Paky Vlassopoulou; Pallavi Paul*; Pastizal Zamudio with Andrea Torreblanca*; Photo Kegham – Kegham Djeghalian; Pratchaya Phinthong*; Raafat Majzoub; Raffaela Naldi Rossano*; Rajni Perera*; Rajyashri Goody; Raven Chacon*; Reetu Sattar; Restu Ratnaningtyas*; Richard Bell; Risham Syed*; Rita Mawuena Benissan*; Rossella Biscotti*; Roy Samaha*; RRD (Reproduction and Distribution Network; Anuar Portugal, Bruno Ruiz, Joel Castro, Laura Muciño and Sergio Torres); Rully Shabara*; S M Sultan; Saffronn Te Ratana*; Sakiya*; Salima Hakim*; Sancintya Mohini Simpson*; Sangdon Kim*; Sarah Abu Abdullah*; Serapis Maritime*; Sevil Tunaboylu*; Shivanjani Lal*; Shubigi Rao; Singing Wells*; Sky Hopinka; Stephanie Comilang*; Steven Yazzie; Subash Thebe Limbu; Suzanne Lacy; T. Vinoja*; Tara Al Dughaither*; Te Matahiapo Collective*; The Voice of Domestic Workers x MOI TRAN*; Tishani Doshi*; Viswanadhan; Vitória Cribb*; Wael Shawky; Womanifesto*; Ximena Garrido-Lecca; Yhonnie Scarce*; Yim Yen Sum*; Yvonne Koolmatrie; Zadie Xa*.
*Participants presenting new commissions
