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19 March 2024

'Do It' in Sharjah – Your chance to make new art

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Sharjah Art Foundation’s new project ‘Do It’ is an innovative approach to help integrate individuals and community to make new works of art.

The project, which launched on Saturday, January 23, will remain open to public until April 2016.

More than 60 artists from across the region have written instructions that anyone can use to make a new work of art.

 

Public is invited to join in the workshops, performances and thought-provoking activities on one of the many Open Days, scheduled over the course of the exhibition.

 

 

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

 

Schools, universities and communities across the UAE will be collaborating with the Sharjah Arts Foundation to make it a success.

Several Open Days are scheduled over the course of the exhibition.

Schools, universities and communities across the UAE, including Ajman Centre for Rehabilitation, American University of Sharjah, Al Tamkeen Centre, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, Sharjah International Book Fair, and University of Sharjah will be collaborating with the Sharjah Arts Foundation to make it a success.
The project includes work instructions by artists from 10 countries including Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Hamra Abbas, Mohamed Abdelkarim, Adel Abdessemed, Sarah Abu Abdallah, Etel Adnan, Sophia Al Maria, Jaffar Al Oraibi, Mohammed Al Qassab,  Nasser Al Salem, Mounira Al Solh, Mustapha Akrim, Rita Alaoui, Khalid Albaih, Manal AlDowayan, Rheim Alkadhi, Abdullah Al-Mutairi, Ziad Antar, Samira Badran, Ismaïl Bahri, Lara Baladi, Dia Batal, Taysir Batniji, Doris Bittar, Ali Cherri, Ayman Yossri Daydban, Róza El-Hassan,Fouad ElKoury, Safaa Erruas, Fadlabi, Simone Fattal, GCC, Abdulnasser Gharem, Aya Haidar, Hazem Harb, Mona Hatoum, Susan Hefuna, Khaled Hourani, Hasan Hujairi, Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, Mohammed Kazem, Yazan Khalili, Hassan Khan, Ahmed Mater, Hassan Meer, Amina Menia, Magdi Mostafa,Joe Namy, Nasir Nasrallah, Amir Nour, Khaled Sabsabi, Abdulraheem Salim, Jayce Salloum, Hrair Sarkissian, Zineb Sedira, Sam Shalabi, Hassan Sharif, Suha Shoman, Nida Sinnokrot, Rayyane Tabet, Jorge Tacla, Jalal Toufic, Raed Yassin, Ala Younis and Camille Zakharia.

Co-curated by Sharjah Art Foundation Director Hoor Al Qasimi and Serpentine Gallery co-Director Hans Ulrich Obrist, ‘Do It’ is a new iteration of the ongoing do it publication and exhibition project originally founded and curated by Obrist in 1993.
 

Images by: Sharjah Art Foundation