Calligraphy Square
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.
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Venue: Calligraphers’ Studios
Untitled. 2015
(Eau de RRose of Damascus)
Mixed-media installation
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation.
Transforming the gallery that overlooks the garden into a lounge area decorated with Persian carpets and Emirati furnishings, Tiravanija tasked local poets to create original poems about the rose, now calligraphed on the room’s walls.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
© Text: SB12 Guidebook
Part 3 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.