The Facts
On September 16, 2026, Sharjah Art Foundation announced that the exhibition 'Body Quotidian,' featuring recent works by Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar, will conclude on September 20, 2026. The exhibition is on view at Gallery 6, Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah, curated by Raja’a Khalid, Assistant Curator at the foundation. It explores the body's role in everyday perception through domestic scenes and abstraction, highlighting shared approaches to surfaces, materials, and silhouettes in both artists' output. The foundation, a public body established by Emiri Decree and supported by government and private funding, opened the show as part of its year-round programming in historic Sharjah venues.
The Signal
For collectors and curators following Gulf-based contemporary art, the pairing of Majid and Zafar—both emerging or mid-career artists—signals Sharjah Art Foundation's continued investment in regional practices that merge figuration and abstraction. The exhibition's tight focus on quotidian bodily experience offers a counterpoint to large-scale biennial spectacles, suggesting a curatorial interest in intimate, gallery-scale presentations. As the foundation heads into the 2026–27 season, such shows reinforce Sharjah's positioning as a laboratory for experimental contemporary art from the Middle East.
- Artists: Laila Majid, Inaam Zafar
- People: Raja’a Khalid, Hoor Al Qasimi
- Museums: Sharjah Art Foundation
- Locations: Sharjah
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