Highlights from Sharjah Biennial 12 Open Week

Highlights from Sharjah Biennial 12 Open Week

Highlights from Sharjah Biennial 12 Open Week

By : Medrar TV مدرار تي في

Beginning with March Meeting 2014 and continuing through March Meeting 2015, Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible (SB12) shows works by over fifty artists and cultural practitioners from more than twenty-five countries. The exhibition, series of performances and screening program opened on March 5 in various venues across the emirate, including the Sharjah Art Foundation`s buildings, a rundown chicken restaurant known as `The Flying Saucer" and an abandoned salt factory in the city of Kalba on the Gulf of Oman. Over two-thirds of participating artists present new works and commissions. The biennial is conceived by Eungie Joo with associate curator Ryan Inouye.

[This video was produced by Medrar TV and is featured in partnership with Jadaliyya Culture]

Boris Brejcha at D-CAF

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) opened its 2015 music program with a bustling concert at Schehrazade Nightclub, featuring Egyptian Mahraganat band El Dakhlaweya and German DJ Boris Brejcha. Brejcha is a favorite in today’s club scene. He plays high-tech minimal music, a combination of minimal and electro, that is playful and has endless variations. Its main features are a pumping bass foundation, driving percussion elements, crazy sound effects, melodies and unexpected turns in the arrangement. Brejcha started his career in 2006. He has released four albums and numerous singles with Autist Records and Harthouse. In 2015, he founded his own label, Fckng Serious, which aims to spread his idea of good music and serious parties around the globe.

This video was produced by Medrar.TV in partnership with D-CAF 2015.



[This video was produced by Medrar TV and is featured in partnership with Jadaliyya Culture]