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the exhibition staged a set of nested questions: where does “playfulness” in artistic practice come from

featuring bold patterns

himalayan salt

and nature

Sharjah Biennial 7 Catalogue: Belonging Matthew Gumpert Handwash onlySharjah Biennial 7 addressed the cultural flows of a postcolonial world and the globalisation of art through a range of commissioned essays. The first section of this publication features contributions from Hisham Al Madhloum, Hoor Al Qasimi, Frederick Bohrer, Achille Bonito Oliva, Boris Brollo, Kamal Boullata, Nicolas Bourriaud, Jean Fisher, Lamyert Garcia dos Santos, Elias Khoury, Ken Lum, Khaled Mattawa, Joseph Massad, Joseph Mosquera, Nadia Tazi,