Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | Feb 2023

ART EVENTS
Art Exhibitions
and Events to look out for
Sharjah Biennial 15
The 15th Sharjah Biennial will feature more than 140 artists from 70 different nations after being postponed twice owing to the coronavirus
pandemic. The exhibition, titled Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present, was created by Sharjah Art Foundation director and
biennial curator Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi and Nigerian curator, art critic, and writer Okwui Enwezor, who passed away in 2019. In Sharjah,
the biennial will be held at 16 different locations, including a vegetable market, a power plant, and a former nursery. The 30th anniversary of
the platform will be celebrated by featuring 30 significant commissions.
When: February 7-June 11
Where: Various venues across Sharjah
Sikka Art and
Design Festival
The 11th Sikka Art and Design Festival, which
honors Dubai’s expanding cultural and creative
sector, has started preparations by Dubai Culture.
The celebration held the 10th edition last year
and was back after a pandemic-related two-year
absence. The festival brings together visual artists,
performers, designers, musicians, and other creatives
to present artworks, concerts, murals, poetry
readings, and film screenings. The festival is named
after the passageways between low-rise structures
in the historic neighborhood close to Dubai Creek
(still referred to by most long-time residents as Al
Bastakiya).
When: February 24-March 5
Where: Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood
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February 2023
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