Hassan Sharif
Biography
Born in 1951, Dubai, U.A.E. 1984 Diploma in Fine Art and Design, The Byam Shaw School of Art, London, U.K. 1980 Founder and member of the Emirates Fine Art Society, U.A.E. 1987 Founder of Art Atelier in the Youth Theater and Arts, Dubai, U.A.E. 1997,1999 and 2003 - Member of jury committee in Sharjah International Art Biennial. Solo Exhibitions 2012 "Hassan Sharif", Alexander Gray Associates, New York, 2012 "Hassan Sharif Works 1980-2012", Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon U.S.A.2011 "Hassan Sharif Experiments & Objects 1979-2011", Qasr Al Hosn, Cultural Quarter Hall, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.2009 "Press Conference", 1x1 Contemporary, Dubai, 2003 Sharjah International Arts Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 2001 Sharjah International Arts Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1995 Sharjah International Arts biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1986 Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah, U.A.E 1985 Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1976 Caricature, Central Public Library, Dubai, U.A.E. U.A.E.Selected Group Exhibitions 2012 18th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 2012 "MinD. Dubai Contemporary", DUCTAC, Dubai, U.A.E.2010 "Interventions", Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar 2010 "Arab world meets Zurich", AB Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland 2010 "Dropping Lines", Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 2010 "Vis Roboris", AB Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland 2009 "Golden Gates. Contemporary art from the Middle East", Paris, France 2009 "ADACH Platform for Visual Arts", La Biennale di Venezia, 53rd International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy 2009 "It’s Not You, It’s Me", UAE National Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia, 53rd International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy 2009 "Performance Art of the 1980s. A Comparison", Tina b. The Prague Contemporary Art Festival, Prague, Czech Republic 2009 "Across the Gulf", ARC Biennial, Brisbane, Australia 2008 "Contemporary Emirati Art", Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 2008 "Breaking News. Contemporary Art from the Middle East", Paris, France 2008 " Selected UAE Contemporary Artists Expo", Saragossa, Spain 2008 "The Flying House first group show", Mashreq Bank, Dubai, U.A.E. 2008 "Season of Art", DIFC, Dubai, U.A.E. 2008 "The Flying House at the Creek Art Fair", Al Bastakiya, Dubai, U.A.E. 2007 "The Emirates and its Renowned Arab Artists", Dubai Community Theater and Art Center, Dubai, U.A.E. 2007 "The Masters", Royal Mirage, Dubai, U.A.E. 2011 Cristiana de Marchi, "Lui che ha portato l’arte contemporanea nel Golfo", Artribune.com, May 10th 2011 2010 Cristiana de Marchi, "Starting with empty spaces" in Interventions, catalogue of the inaugural exhibition, Arab Museum of Modern Art (Doha 2010), Skira 2010, pp. 78-87 2010 Cristiana de Marchi, "Hassan Sharif" in Vis Roboris, catalogue of the exhibition (Luzern 2010), Dubai 2010, pp. 24-33 Ian Findlay-Brown, "A Poetry of Objects", Sculpture News magazine, volume 15 No. 2 Spring 20092002 Dr. Yousif Aydabi, "Die Nomadenkunst der UAE bringt ihre Mythologie and en Rhein", ibidem, pp 22-24 2000 Talal Moualla, "Errors in my works turn into Beauty", Al Bayan, May 7th 2000 (Arabic) 2000 Khalid Al Rashid, "Hassan Sharif the Experimentalist", Al Ittihad, April 6th 2000 (Arabic) The Six Exhibition and Discussion on the Concept of Art", Al Bayan, October 9th 1996 (Arabic)My Artistic Pleasure in Provoking Viewer", interview with Ahmad Farhat, Al Shuruq Magazine, March 23rd 1994 (Arabic)Participation in Annual Exhibitions of Emirates Fine Art Society since 1980 Sharjah, U.A.E. 2006 "Window. 16 UAE Artists", Total Arts Gallery, Dubai, U.A.E. 2005 7th Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 2005 "Language of the desert", Kunst Museum, Bonn, Germany 2005 "Cultural Diversity", Sharjah Art Museum, U.A.E. 2003 6th Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 2002 "5 UAE", Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen, Germany 2001 5th Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 2000 The 7th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba 2000 "The Contemporary Arts of the Arab World", Shoman Foundation, Darat Al Funun, Amman, Jordan 2000 "Emirates Identities", French Cultural Center, Dubai, U.A.E. 1999 4th Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1998 The 7th Cairo International Biennial, Cairo, Egypt 1998 "U.A.E contemporary Art", Institute of Arab World, Paris, France 1997 3rd Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1997 "U.A.E artists", French Cultural Center, Dubai, U.A.E. 1996 "The Six Exhibition", Sharjah Art Museum, U.A.E. 1995 2nd Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1995 "Emirates Arts", Sittard Art Center, Sittard, Netherlands 1994 "Five Artists Exhibition", Emirates Fine Art society, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1993 1st Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1989 "Exhibition of the Emirates Fine Art Society in the Soviet Union", Moscow, U.R.S.S. (Russian Federation) 1988 The 3rd Cairo International Biennial, Cairo, Egypt 1985 "Sea and Desert", Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 1985 "Central market", Sharjah, U.A.E. 1985 "One day exhibition", Almarijah Art Atelier, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1983 "-/+ (minus/plus)", Al Ahli Club, Dubai, U.A.E. 1976 2nd Youth Exhibition, Dubai National Theatre, Dubai, U.A.E. 1974 1st Youth Exhibition, Dubai National Theatre, Dubai, U.A.E. Collections: Publications by Hassan Sharif: 2003 Al Khamsa, Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1997 Concept of Art, Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1995 New Art, Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1995 Sharp Tools for Making Art, Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah, U.A.E. 1970-79 Published more than thousand caricatures in local newspapers and magazines Since 1984 Hassan Sharif has published more than hundred articles in local newspapers and magazines Selected publications about Hassan Sharif: 2011 Hassan Sharif works 1973-2011 (Catherine David ed.), Hatje Cantz 2011 2009 Jyoti Kalsi, "A practical look at the world", Gulf News, December 4th 2009 2009 Paulina Kolczynska, "Paths to the world. Paths home", UniversesinUniverse.org, September 2009 2009 Paulina Kolczynska, "Introduction to a Comparative Study of the Performance Practices of Jiri Kovanda, Hassan Sharif and Zbigniew Libera from the 1970s and 1980s" in Tina b, 2009 The Prague Contemporary Art Festival, accompanying catalogue, pp. 78-82 2009 2008 Lisa Ball-Lechgar, "Hassan Sharif. Minimal excess", Canvas, Volume 4 issue.1. January-February 2008 2004 Gerhard Haupt & Pat Binder, "Hassan Sharif", Nafas, July 2004 2002 Annette Lagler, "Hassan Sharif" in 5/U.A.E., catalogue of the exhibition (Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen 2002), pp 42-57 1999 Yousif Abu Louz, "The merchant of fake jewelry", Al Khaleej, April 19th 1999 (Arabic) 1997 Khalid Badr, "A reading beyond experience", Al Ittihad, May 1st 1997 (Arabic) 1996 Mara’e Al Halyan, " 1994 " 1993 Adil Khuzam, "I am the only realist of the Arab World Artists", April 17th 1993 (Arabic) 1990 Dr.Abdulkareem Al Said, "Hassan Sharif and the Memory Box", Al Khaleej, May 1st 1990 (Arabic) 1986 Hamda Khamis, "Hassan Sharif in his 3rd Solo Exhibition", Al Bayan, October 24th 1986 (Arabic) 1985 Ahmed Rashid Thani, "Hassan Sharif, A misunderstood artist in the UAE (2)", Awraq Magazine, September 3rd 1985 (Arabic) 1985 Ahmed Rashid Thani, "Hassan Sharif, A misunderstood artist in the UAE (1)", Awraq Magazine, August 27th 1985 (Arabic) 1. Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar 2. Sharjah Art Museum, U.A.E. 3. JP Morgan Chase Collection 4. Sittard Art Center, Netherlands 5. Aldar, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 6. Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, U.A.E. 7. Private collectors in the U.A.E. and abroad Works of Hassan Sharif
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