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Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible

March 5–June 5, 2015

Coir and Cloth (2007)

Coir and Cloth (2007)
Coir and cloth
Dimensions Variable

Copper 4 (2014)

Copper 4 (2014)
Copper wire and copper tube
122h x 169.3w x 21.3d in (310h x 430w x 54d cm)

Wooden Column (1985) (Reconstituted in 2008)

Wooden Column (1985) (Reconstituted in 2008)
Wood and glass (Installation in 9 parts)
48h x 19w x 19d in (122h x 49.5w x 49.5d cm)

Wooden Column (1985)

Wooden Column (1985)
Mixed media on mounting board (Installation in 9 parts)
33h x 23.4w in (84h x 59.5w cm)

Wooden Column (1985)

Wooden Column (1985)
Mixed media on mounting board (Installation in 9 parts)
33h x 23.4w in (84h x 59.5w cm)

Wooden Column (1985)

Wooden Column (1985)
Mixed media on mounting board (Installation in 9 parts)
33h x 23.4w in (84h x 59.5w cm)

Wooden Column (1985)

Wooden Column (1985)
Mixed media on mounting board (Installation in 9 parts)
33h x 23.4w in (84h x 59.5w cm)

Wooden Column (1985)

Wooden Column (1985)
Mixed media on mounting board (Installation in 9 parts)
33h x 23.4w in (84h x 59.5w cm)

Wooden Column (1985)

Wooden Column (1985)
Mixed media on mounting board (Installation in 9 parts)
33h x 23.4w in (84h x 59.5w cm)

Wooden Column (1985)

Wooden Column (1985)
Mixed media on mounting board (Installation in 9 parts)
33h x 23.4w in (84h x 59.5w cm)

Wooden Column (1985)

Wooden Column (1985)
Mixed media on mounting board (Installation in 9 parts)
33h x 23.4w in (84h x 59.5w cm)

Table (1985) (Reconstituted in 2006)

Table (1985) (Reconstituted in 2006)
Wood, glass, cotton and photograph
47.2h x 27.6w x 40.2d in (120h x 70w x 102d cm)

Barrels (1985) Mixed media installation (3 parts)

Barrels (1985)
Mixed media installation (3 parts)

Press Release

Hassan Sharif
Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Curated by Eungie Joo and Ryan Inouye

Beginning with March Meeting 2014 and continuing through March Meeting 2015 (May 11–15, 2015), Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible (SB12) invites over fifty artists and cultural practitioners from over twenty-five countries to introduce their ideas of the possible through their art and work. The exhibition crosses the emirate to sites in and around the Sharjah as well as in the city of Kalba on the Gulf of Oman. Over two-thirds of participating artists present new works and commissions.