<p>" In the Heart of Another Country" explores the concept of home- of longing and belonging by artists who hail from multiple diasporas. The exhibition and the book explores the ways that physical movement- how mobility across geographies, has shaped and contoured the frame of global art today. The artists, herein, have traversed migratory routes from South and West Asia, through Africa, and the Caribbean. Many now live in dispersed sites, far from where they first believed that they belonged. Drawing on art from the international collection of Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE, " In the Heart of Another Country" showcases the work of more than 60 artists through over 150 artworks in all media, many of which have rarely, if ever, been seen outside of their original context. Recently restored installations are presented alongside contemporary acquisitions, which narrate a communal story of kinship amongst artists- one often developed against a backdrop of political turmoil and social unrest. " In the Heart of Another Country" embodies the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection' s goal to present art that posits East-East and South-South alliances, forging a meeting point- a connective tissue that nurtures a polyphonous and inclusive art history.</p>

In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination in the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection

Arts & Photography

Kholeif PhD, Omar

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Snoeck Publishing Company

<p>» As I walk through the museum, I can tell which painting is based on a model and which is not!« - Caroline von Grone has a keen eye for situations and an unerring one for portraits. In 1991, she was a master-class student under Klaus Rinke at the Dü sseldorf Art Academy and, quite untypically for that time, had turned to painting portraits, either of models she had approached, for instance in subway stations, or later then of models who commissioned a portrait from her. It is absolutely her strength that she » does not invent« observations. This results in a visual acuity that is a definite pleasure for the viewer. Her paintings time and again offer an image within the image, such as abstractly conceived tiled walls, floor tiles, and the interiors of public places such as telephone booths and ticket machines. She also has frequently painted houses, for example, in a northern German housing estate, until these were eventually demolished. These ultimate conditions also interested her, as a counterpoint to the photography of, for instance, the Bechers. Part of Caroline von Grone' s practice has always been the painting in public, because otherwise she » would not be able to capture the still-life presence within the picture if I tried to paint it based on a photograph.«</p>

Live Übertragung

Jessen, Ina

von Grone, Caroline

Ullrich PhD, Wofgang

Schlebrügge PhD, Bettina

Individual Artists

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