The Biennial in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates is the most important exhibition of contemporary art in the Gulf region. The upheavals in the Arab World can be felt here, too. At its opening, people demonstrated in solidarity with the protesters in Bahrain.
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New, unaccustomed voices in a region where it is not a matter of course for artists to make political statements. ARTS.21 was on hand and reports.