Sharjah Biennial 2027 dates, artists and theme revealed

Sharjah Biennial 2027 dates, artists and theme revealed

Art event will feature more than 100 participants and unfold across several locations in the emirate

Sharjah Biennial Lines Up 109 Artists for 2027 Edition, Titled ‘What Remains, Sits Restive’

The Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the title, curatorial framework, and artist list for the 17th Sharjah Biennial, set to run from January 21, through June 13, 2027. Titled “What remains, sits restive,” the exhibition will bring together 109 artists across sites in the emirate, including Sharjah City, Al Dhaid, Khorfakkan, and the Kalba Ice Factory. The edition is co-curated by Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento, who have structur…

Sharjah Biennial announces theme and artists

Shady Elnoshokaty, Sonic Studies from The High Dam Project, 2025. Courtesy the artist The 2027 Sharjah Biennial, curated by Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento, will be titled What remains, sits restive, the Sharjah Art Foundation has announced.  The exhibition will consider how our present is ‘troubled by what remains of unlived pasts’ through the separate approaches of each curator.  Harutyunyan’s section will trace the afterlives of socia…