A DAY IN SHARJAH

11AM

LASTING IMPRESSIONS: SAMIA HALABY 

Location : Sharjah Art Museum  

Samia Halaby is one of the pioneer abstract artists in the Arab world. With a career spanning over six decades, she became pivotal in studying and executing the concept of abstraction as well as deconstructing geometry and form. Born in Jerusalem,Palestine in 1936, her distinct style has made her a leading figure in Arab art history. The exhibition will present a framework of her art and practice, highlighting works from her journey as an artist and a scholar, starting with the earlier works from the 60s, to the latest computer-based art work. 

PARALLEL HISTORIES SHARJAH ART MUSEUM

Drawn from the collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation, artworks in the exhibition reflect the manifold ways in which artists in the Arab world have responded to socio-political events and the human condition across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. While the multiple histories and experiences encapsulated by works on display were often separated by geography, political climate, national borders, personal circumstance, and various conditions of life, they—like parallels—ran alongside one another, replacing each other with time, and forming a kaleidoscopic fabric of both synchronous and changing events.

3PM 

Maraya Art Center 

Thinking Art. Artists as Writers from the UAE

CURATED BY: Curated by Dr Noha Farran

Organised by the Emirates Fine Arts Society, hosted at Maraya Art Centre.

Featured artists: Hassan Sharif, Dr Najat Makki, Dr Mohammad Yousif, Nujoom Alghanem, Abdullah Al Saadi, Ali Al Abdan and Nasir Nasrallah.

This group exhibition serves as a tribute to the artistic prowess of seven established Emirati artists and authors, providing a glimpse into their diverse talents and creative processes. It aims to explore the intricate interplay between intellectual and artistic creativity, delving into the mental and spiritual dialectic that drives their artistic expression.

“33 Songs, 99 Words”. by Sawsan Al Bahar

CURATED BY: Cima Azzam

Dubai-based Syrian artist Sawsan Al Bahar presents a large-scale, multimedia installation with 330 printed sheets representing songs inherited from her father over the past 33 years, giving her a sense of belonging and sensibility. The songs remain an obscure and highly personal collection; the patterns only reveal visual poetry and music, thereby immortalizing the ephemerality of music and paying tribute to the power of individual and collective memory.