Kader Attia

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Kader Attia
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Attia in 2015
Born (1970-12-30) December 30, 1970 (age 50)
Dugny, France
Known forVisual art

Kader Attia (born December 30, 1970) is a French artist.[1]

Early life[]

Attia was born in Dugny, France to Algerian parents and was raised in Paris and Algeria.[2][3] He studied at the l'école Duperré de Paris, l'école des arts appliqués La Massana de Barcelone and graduated from the Ecole nationale superieure des arts decoratifs Paris, in 1998.[4][5][6]

Work[]

His work often examines social injustice, marginalized communities and postcolonialism.[7][8][9]

In 2016, he founded La Colonie, a gallery near Paris' Gare du Nord train station.[10][11][12] In March 2020, La Colonie closed permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic.[13] In March 2021, Attia was announced as the curator for the 12th Berlin Biennale.[14] He is the first artist to curate the biennale since New-York based collective DIS, who presented the 9th edition in 2016.[13]

Collections[]

Attia's work is included in the permanent collections of:

Awards[]

In 2016 he won France's Prix Marcel Duchamp.[20][21] In 2018 he was awarded the Joan Miró Prize.[22][23]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kader Attia". 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Collection Online: Kader Attia". guggenheim.org. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-04-25. Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ^ Project Europa: Imagining the (im)possible. Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida. 2010. ISBN 978-0-9762552-9-1.
  5. ^ Mansour Abrous (1 February 2011). Algérie : Arts Plastiques: Dictionnaire biographique (1900-2010). Editions L'Harmattan. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-2-296-45164-3.
  6. ^ "people - Sharjah Art Foundation". sharjahart.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  7. ^ "Kader Attia's Work Holds a Mirror to the World's Injustice". Hyperallergic. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Diane Arbus and Kader Attia review — Portraits of outsiders". Evening Standard. 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Kader Attia Awarded 2017 Joan Miró Prize for Post-Colonial Work". www.artforum.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  10. ^ "Grow Together". frieze.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  11. ^ "Kader Attia Opens La Colonie Art Space in Paris". artnet News. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  12. ^ Armstrong, Annie (17 April 2019). "Here's the Shortlist for the $85,000 Prix International d'Art Contemporain". Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b Paik, Sherry (8 March 2021). "Kader Attia Announced as Berlin Biennale Curator". Ocula Magazine.
  14. ^ "Kader Attia Appointed As Curator Of The 12th Berlin Biennale For Contemporary Art". Biennial Foundation.
  15. ^ "Kader Attia. Open Your Eyes. 2010 - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  16. ^ "collection - Sharjah Art Foundation". sharjahart.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  17. ^ Tate. "'Untitled (Ghardaïa)', Kader Attia, 2009". Tate. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  18. ^ "Ghost - Centre Pompidou". www.centrepompidou.fr.
  19. ^ "Kader Attia - icaboston.org". www.icaboston.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  20. ^ "Why Artist Kader Attia Is Having an Art World Moment". artnet News. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  21. ^ Nayeri, Farah (25 February 2019). "We Need to Talk About Colonialism, This Artist Says". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  22. ^ "French-Algerian Artist Kader Attia Wins Joan Miró Prize". Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  23. ^ Montañés, José Ángel (13 June 2018). "Arte para reparar heridas". El País. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019 – via elpais.com.


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