Radial Histories: Art and Exchange in Sharjah, 1960s-1980s
Radial Histories: Art and Exchange in Sharjah, 1960s-1980s
Playlist by Radial Histories: Art and Exchange in Sharjah, 1960s-1980sHow did a fine arts scene first emerge in Sharjah? What connected artists in the UAE to cultural movements in the Gulf, the wider Arab world and beyond? And how can we rethink about modernism in…Follow the podcast:
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CHAPTER 06: Afterword
Radial Histories, a six-part audio miniseries produced by Sharjah Art Foundation, weaves together oral histories, archival sound and scholarly commentary to narrate untold stories about visual art in Sharjah and the wider UAE from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, just before the inception of the…
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CHAPTER 05: The 1980s—The Years Before the Biennial
Radial Histories, a six-part audio miniseries produced by Sharjah Art Foundation, weaves together oral histories, archival sound and scholarly commentary to narrate untold stories about visual art in Sharjah and the wider UAE from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, just before the inception of the…
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CHAPTER 04: 1980s—Building an Art Community in Sharjah
Radial Histories, a six-part audio miniseries produced by Sharjah Art Foundation, weaves together oral histories, archival sound and scholarly commentary to narrate untold stories about visual art in Sharjah and the wider UAE from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, just before the inception of the…
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CHAPTER 03: The 1970s—Art Education and Cultural Exchange
Radial Histories, a six-part audio miniseries produced by Sharjah Art Foundation, weaves together oral histories, archival sound and scholarly commentary to narrate untold stories about visual art in Sharjah and the wider UAE from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, just before the inception of the…
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CHAPTER 02: The 1960s—Photography, Pedagogy and Pan-Arabism
Radial Histories, a six-part audio miniseries produced by Sharjah Art Foundation, weaves together oral histories, archival sound and scholarly commentary to narrate untold stories about visual art in Sharjah and the wider UAE from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, just before the inception of the…
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CHAPTER 01: Overview
Radial Histories, a six-part audio miniseries produced by Sharjah Art Foundation, weaves together oral histories, archival sound and scholarly commentary to narrate untold stories about visual art in Sharjah and the wider UAE from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, just before the inception of the…
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What is Radial Histories?
CREDITS Music and Sound: Balfaqih, Abu Bakr Salem, singer. ‘Kamalreeshah [Like a Feather]’, 1974. Electric Oasis: 1001 Volts of Maghreb & Arab Remixes (RIAFC 113). Duckfood & Rebel Up. Radio is a Foreign Country.
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