Hassan Al Sharif was an Emirati artist and prolific writer.
14 Facts About Hassan Sharif
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Hassan Sharif lived and worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Hassan Sharif is widely regarded as a central figure in contemporary and conceptual art in the region, often known as the father of conceptual art in the Gulf.
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Hassan Sharif founded Al Marijah Art Atelier, and through his extensive work and writings, he inspired the next generation of artists in the United Arab Emirates.
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Hassan Sharif's work is represented in major public collections, such as the Guggenheim New York, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Centre Pompidou, Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, and Sharjah Art Foundation.
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Hassan Sharif graduated in 1984 and set about staging the first exhibitions of contemporary art in the Emirates.
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Hassan Sharif founded Al Marijah Art Atelier in Sharjah in 1984, a meeting place for a generation of young artists in the country, and assembled several interventions around the city including 'One Day Exhibition' and an impromptu exhibition in the city's central market.
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Hassan Sharif supported several generations of artists in the Emirates, authored books, and wrote over fifty essays on art.
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Hassan Sharif's works are held in notable institutional collections including M+, Hong Kong; Guggenheim New York; Guggenheim Abu Dhabi; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha; and the Sharjah Art Foundation.
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Hassan Sharif encouraged his brother's idea, and by January 2008, the space was ready.
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Hassan Sharif lived in The Flying House from 2008 to 2013, where he set up his studio there during that period.
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Hassan Sharif continued to create objects throughout his career, but challenged the form throughout, at various times incorporating paintings, works on paper into the assemblage and using the form to create more figurative works.
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Hassan Sharif exhibited in the Giardini della Biennale at the 57th Venice Biennale, VIVA ARTE VIVA, Italy, curated by Christine Macel.
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Hassan Sharif exhibited in the UAE's national pavilion at the Venice Biennale on two occasions, the first being the pavilion's debut in 2009 and the second in 2015, this time curated by Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi.