In this episode, Hind Mezaina and Wael Hattar discuss Sharjah Biennial 13 (http://sharjahart.org/biennial-13), its themes, events and activities happening during the biennial, the off-site projects in Dakar, Istanbul, Ramallah and Beirut, the online publication https://tamawuj.org, plus a list of favourite works. [Disclosure: Hind Mezaina is one of the artists participating in this year's biennial]
The Sharjah Biennial is split across the following areas/venues in Sharjah:
Al Mureijah Square
Calligraphy Square and Calligraphy Museum
Arts Square and Bait Al Serkal
The Flying Saucer
Old Sharjah Planetarium
Beej Roundabout
Al Hamriyah Studios
Works discussed in this episode:
Allora & Calzadilla - The Great Silence http://u-in-u.com/en/sharjah-biennial/2017/sharjah/visual-tour-01/allora-calzadilla/
Metahaven - Information Skies http://u-in-u.com/en/sharjah-biennial/2017/sharjah/visual-tour-01/metahaven/
Ro Dib - Here and There http://u-in-u.com/en/sharjah-biennial/2017/sharjah/visual-tour-03/roy-dib/
Hind Mezaina - Dubai Gardens http://u-in-u.com/en/sharjah-biennial/2017/sharjah/visual-tour-02/hind-mezaina/
Lawrence Abu Hamdan - Saadnaya (the missing 19dcb) http://u-in-u.com/en/sharjah-biennial/2017/sharjah/visual-tour-04/lawrence-abu-hamdan/
Ali Jabri http://u-in-u.com/en/sharjah-biennial/2017/sharjah/visual-tour-05/ali-jabri/
Nesrine Khodr - Extended Sea http://u-in-u.com/en/sharjah-biennial/2017/sharjah/visual-tour-08/nesrine-khodr/
