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Sharjah Biennial

Two large, spiked, conch-like sculptures hang suspended in a glowing red room, creating a surreal, otherworldly atmosphere.

Invoking the Past to Redefine the Now at Sharjah Biennial 16

Here, contemporary art engages with memories and trauma to extract universal truths about the fast-evolving nature of human existence.
By Elisa Carollo
An indoor installation featuring several colorful, totem-like sculptures assembled from industrial pipes, spouts, and containers, placed on low wooden platforms, with two large fabric banners depicting abstract, patterned landscapes hanging behind them, while visitors, including a woman taking a photo with her phone, walk around and observe the display.

In Sharjah, Five Curators and Two-Hundred Artists Confront Global Issues Through a Regional Lens

Throughout the Sharjah Biennial, works are described using politicized language that highlights the vast social and environmental ideas tackled.
By Sarah Moroz
Exterior of a building covered by a colorful wall painting

Observer’s Guide to the Must-Visit Biennials and Triennials of 2025

These are the biennials and triennials sure to make waves in the months to come.
By Elisa Carollo
#DecolonizeThisPlace protestors cover the Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the American Museum of Natural History on October 10, 2016.

Anti-Columbus Day Group Protests Roosevelt Statue, Iran’s Ancient Ties to Japan

By Alanna Martinez
Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah, viewing a work by by Lebanese artist Marwan Rachmawi at the Sharjah Biennial 7 in 2005. (Courtesy Rabih Moghrabi/AFP/Getty Images)

Sheik to Rescue Gutenberg Museum, Basquiat Stolen in Paris, and More

By Guelda Voien

Korean Art Is Having a Moment, via the ‘New Yorker’, Sharjah Curator Named, and More

By Guelda Voien
Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah, viewing a work by by Lebanese artist Marwan Rachmawi at the Sharjah Biennial 7 in 2005. (Courtesy Rabih Moghrabi/AFP/Getty Images)

More Artists Named for Next Sharjah Biennial

By Andrew Russeth

Yuko Hasegawa Named Curator of 2013 Sharjah Biennial

By Andrew Russeth

Morning Links: Liz Taylor and Tracey Emin Edition

By Andrew Russeth
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