Friday 27 October, 10:00 to 16:00
Saturday 28 October, 10:00 to 17:30
The symposium brings together researchers, curators, artists, and art critics to discuss the emergence of the art salon in the region in the colonial and post-colonial context.
Saturday 21 October, 17:00 to 18:00
Sunday 22 October, 17:00 to 18:00
Using footage of an accident captured from a dashcam, DASH considers how the crash – or crisis – becomes legible within a risk-managed and financially hedged era.
Friday 20 October, 17:00 to 18:00
Join us for a lecture performance commissioned by Sharjah Biennial 13, as part of Tamawuj, Act II.
Thursday 19 October, 20:00 to 21:00
Khalil El Ghrib works with everyday and organic ephemera such as clay, bread, and newspaper to explore the degradation and decay of matter. In conversation with Reem Fadda, El Ghrib will touch both on his prolific practice as well as the selected works featured in the exhibition Fruit of Sleep.
Thursday 19 October, 19:30 to 20:00
Join us for a screening program commissioned by Sharjah Biennial 13, as part of Tamawuj, Act II.
In this performance, choreographer and dancer Radouan Mriziga uses his own body as a measure for drawing an architectural form, rendering his movements and anatomy into artisanal tools.
Monday 16 October, 17:00 to 18:00
Saturday 21 October, 16:00 to 17:00
Curator Reem Fadda leads a walkthrough of the exhibition Fruit of Sleep. This exhibition is part of Act II, the final program of Tamawuj, Sharjah Biennial 13 (SB13).
Thursday 12 October, 19:00 to 20:30
This talk focuses on the means through which performative strategies act as a form of resistance, presenting both historical positions as well as recent work by contemporary artists.
Wednesday 11 October, 19:00 to 20:30
The Little Eagles revolves around a confrontation between the dreams, aspirations, political action, failure, frustration, alienation, and finally the revolution on both sides.
Friday 6 October, 19:00 to 21:00
Saturday 7 October, 19:00 to 21:00
This two-day screening program is part of the 2017 Beirut International Film Festival (BIFF). The screening program at the Sursock Musuem is a tribute to Abbas Kiarostami, the prolific film director, screenwriter, and producer, who was creatively involved in over 40 films.