10 Feb 2012

Sharjah Art Foundation's March Meeting & Parallel Shows and Events

Sharjah Art Foundation

Schedule of March events:

WHAT SHOULD I DO TO LIVE IN YOUR LIFE?

8 MARCH - 12 MAY 2012

Presented in the Arts Area near the port, What should I do to live in your life? introduces work by seven artists, all strangers to Sharjah, into a space that was originally a family home. This question, to be posed reciprocally, then opens the doors to this home and invites us to reflect on mutual understanding as a creative activity produced when we engage with unfamiliarity and transformation, not only in exchanges with others but also with our own mechanisms of adaptation.

Artists: Lee Kit, Minouk Lim, João Vasco Paiva, Part-time Suite, Yuk King Tan

Location: Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area, Heart of Sharjah


PORTRAIT OF A TERRITORY
ZIAD ANTAR

16 MARCH – 16 MAY 2012

A solo exhibition of new work by Lebanese photographer Ziad Antar that features photographs of the UAE coastline that were taken between 2004 and 2011. This exhibition is curated by Christine Macel, Chief Curator at Musée National D'Art Moderne Centre Pompidou Paris.

The work depicts the traces of history that have been drawn into a landscape as well as the recent history of young countries built upon trade and commerce. Antar's publication Portrait of a Territory will also be launched during the exhibition opening reception.

Location: Collections Building, Arts Area, Heart of Sharjah


MARCH MEETING 2012
WORKING WITH ARTISTS & AUDIENCES ON
COMMISSIONS & RESIDENCIES

17 – 19 MARCH 2012

March Meeting is an annual gathering of artists, art professionals and institutions concerned with the production and dissemination of art in the region and internationally. This year, March Meeting will thematically explore the present realities, future outlook and dynamics between artists and institutions in the context of artistic commissions and residencies.

Location: Dar Al Nadwa, Heritage Area, Heart of Sharjah


1395 DAYS WITHOUT RED
ŠEJLA KAMERIC´ & ANRI SALA
IN COLLABORATION WITH ARI BENJAMIN MEYERS.
FILM PREMIERES

17, 18, 25 MARCH 2012

1395 Days without Red draws on the experience of the siege of Sarajevo between 1992 and 1996 and the trauma of the besieged citizens as they made their way through the city. The title refers to the fact that, during the siege, the Sarajevans were advised not to wear bright colours that might alert the snipers in the hills above to their movements.

1395 Days without Red is a cinematic project by Šejla Kameric´ and Anri Sala in collaboration with Ari Benjamin Meyers and is commissioned by Artangel, 1395 Days without Red comprises two separate works made from material developed and filmed together in Sarajevo. This is the Middle East premiere of this film and Artangel's first project to be hosted in the region. The Sharjah presentation of the project is supported by British Council.

1395 Days without Red is commissioned by Artangel with Manchester International Festival, Whitworth Art Gallery (Manchester), Fundació Museu D'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam), enabled by Han Nefkens, H+F patronage, Festival d'Automne (Paris), Arts Council England, European Cultural Foundation, Film Fund Sarajevo, Marian Goodman Gallery (New York), Hauser & Wirth (London & Zurich). Co-produced by Artangel and SCCA/pro.ba. The London presentation of the project was generously supported by Gérard Faggionato and Dasha Shenkman.

Location 17th & 18th - Sharjah Institute of Theatrical Arts, Heritage Area, Heart of Sharjah
25th - University City Hall


FARTHER THAN THE EYE CAN SEE
BASMA AL SHARIF

18 MARCH – 18 MAY 2012

Basma Alsharif's work explores how we relate to and internalise the geo-political shifts that occur within our lifetimes and those we carry with us from past generations. Farther than the Eye Can See, a new four channel video installation, engages its viewer in a visceral experience of information through the intersection of image and sound within space. This project was developed during Alsharif's 2011 Residency at the Sharjah Art Foundation and co-produced by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture.

Location: Bait Al Shamsi, Arts Area, Heart of Sharjah


REVISITING TARAB
TAREK ATOUI

19 MARCH 2012 | 8:15pm - 2:00am

Lebanese sound artist Tarek Atoui returns to Sharjah to present the Middle East premiere of Revisiting Tarab, an evening of performances inspired by classical Arab music. Revisiting Tarab will incorporate elements of the world's largest collection of Classical Arab music as interpreted by a range of musicians and sound artists.

Produced by Sharjah Art Foundation, this performance follows last autumn's New York premiere of Atoui's Visiting Tarab as a Performa Commission with the Sharjah Art Foundation. Conceived as a series of performances the audience is welcome any time between 8:15pm and 2:00am.

Conceived and proposed by Tarek Atoui, performers include Tarek Atoui as well as Anti-Pop Consortium (Kyle Austin, Earl Blaize, M Sayyid), Uriel Barthelemi, Jonathan Butcher, Lukas Ligeti, Robert Lowe, Raz Mesinai, Ikue Mori, Mira Calix, Raz Mesinai, Susie Ibarra, Maurice Greene, Zeena Parkins, Mustafa Said, Elliott Sharp, Roberto Juan Rodriguez, Kazuyuki Kishino and Sara Parkins.

Location: Calligraphy Square, Heritage Area, Heart of Sharjah