Razmig Bedirian The Sharjah Art Foundation is presenting several new and rarely-seen acquisitions in an exhibition that highlights the significance of drawing as an artistic discipline, ultimately going on to challenge preconceptions held against works on paper. is running at Al Mureijah Art Spaces until August 4. The exhibition brings together works by 15 international artists.
Through careful pairings, the show explores how drawing as a practice pivots on self-reflection and self-affirmation, in both individual as well as collective contexts. At times, the paired works come from the oeuvre of a single artist. In others, pieces by different artists are brought together to evoke unexpected and thought-provoking connections.
An example of this is the pairing between David Koloane’s and Theaster Gates’ video work At first, it may seem strange that a video is being featured in an exhibition dedicated to drawing, but there’s a poetic thread that resonates from the work across the whole exhibition. In a work on paper,Koloane depicts a congregation of people taking part in a Christian communion. The figures are depicted using various media and with a heavily textured touch.
meanwhile,deals with a similar theme, showing a rehearsal for a communion with evocative and ritualistic choreography. Facing Koloane’s drawing, viewers undoubtedly will hear Gates’s video sounding from behind them, instilling an experience that connects the musical and the visual. “The two works spe.
