Kader Attia Explained

Kader Attia
Birth Date:30 December 1970
Birth Place:Dugny, France
Known For:Visual art

Kader Attia (born 30 December 1970) is an Algerian-French artist.[1] [2]

Early life

Attia was born in Dugny, France to Algerian parents and was raised in Paris and Algeria.[3] [4] 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.[5] [6] [7]

Work

Attia's work often examines social injustice, marginalized communities and postcolonialism.[8] [9] [10]

In 2016, Attia founded La Colonie, a gallery near Paris' Gare du Nord train station.[11] [12] [13] In March 2020, La Colonie closed permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic.[14] In March 2021, Attia was announced as the curator for the 12th Berlin Biennale.[15] He is the first artist to curate the biennale since New-York based collective DIS, who presented the 9th edition in 2016. In November 2021, he had an exhibition entitled "On Silence" at the in Doha.[16]

Collections

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

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kader Attia. 5 October 2016. 25 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425232703/https://www.guggenheim.org/arts-curriculum/topic/kader-attia. 25 April 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Kader Attia . 2022-08-18 . Barjeel Art Foundation . en-US.
  3. Web site: Collection Online: Kader Attia . guggenheim.org . 25 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190425232648/https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/kader-attia . 25 April 2019 . live .
  4. News: Kader Attia on why we need art to overcome 'the dark times we live in'. Financial Times. 25 January 2019 . 2019-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425232650/https://www.ft.com/content/02f013b2-1ea2-11e9-b126-46fc3ad87c65. 2019-04-25. live.
  5. Book: Project Europa: Imagining the (im)possible. 2010. Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida. 978-0-9762552-9-1.
  6. Book: Mansour Abrous. Algérie : Arts Plastiques: Dictionnaire biographique (1900-2010). 1 February 2011. Editions L'Harmattan. 978-2-296-45164-3. 74–.
  7. Web site: people - Sharjah Art Foundation. sharjahart.org. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426035716/http://sharjahart.org/sharjah-art-foundation/people/attia-kader. 2019-04-26. live.
  8. Web site: Kader Attia's Work Holds a Mirror to the World's Injustice. 16 April 2019. Hyperallergic. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426032851/https://hyperallergic.com/495177/kader-attias-work-holds-a-mirror-to-the-worlds-injustice/. 26 April 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Diane Arbus and Kader Attia review — Portraits of outsiders. 12 February 2019. Evening Standard. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402112119/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/diane-arbus-kader-attia-review-exhibitions-southbank-centre-a4064181.html. 2 April 2019. live.
  10. Web site: Kader Attia Awarded 2017 Joan Miró Prize for Post-Colonial Work. www.artforum.com. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426033324/https://www.artforum.com/news/kader-attia-awarded-2017-joan-miro-prize-for-post-colonial-work-71631. 2019-04-26. live.
  11. Grow Together. Frieze. 10 February 2017 . 185 . 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426034751/https://frieze.com/article/grow-together. 2019-04-26. live. Jeffreys . Tom .
  12. Web site: Kader Attia Opens La Colonie Art Space in Paris. 18 October 2016. artnet News. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426034402/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kader-attia-la-colonie-paris-705002. 26 April 2019. live.
  13. Web site: Here's the Shortlist for the $85,000 Prix International d'Art Contemporain. Annie. Armstrong. 17 April 2019. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420124648/http://www.artnews.com/2019/04/17/heres-the-shortlist-for-the-85000-prix-international-dart-contemporain/. 20 April 2019. live.
  14. News: Paik. Sherry. 8 March 2021. Kader Attia Announced as Berlin Biennale Curator. Ocula Magazine.
  15. Web site: Kader Attia Appointed As Curator Of The 12th Berlin Biennale For Contemporary Art. Biennial Foundation. 4 March 2021 .
  16. Web site: 2021-11-13. Kader Attia dissects multiculturalism, colonialism and capitalism in Doha show. 2022-02-03. Wallpaper.
  17. Web site: Kader Attia. Open Your Eyes. 2010 - MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art. 2019-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425233010/https://www.moma.org/collection/works/156765. 2019-04-25. live.
  18. Web site: collection - Sharjah Art Foundation. sharjahart.org. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426035732/http://sharjahart.org/sharjah-art-foundation/collection/rochers-carre. 2019-04-26. live.
  19. Web site: 'Untitled (Ghardaïa)', Kader Attia, 2009. Tate. Tate. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426053434/https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/attia-untitled-ghardaia-t13179. 2019-04-26. live.
  20. Web site: Ghost - Centre Pompidou. www.centrepompidou.fr.
  21. Web site: Kader Attia - icaboston.org. www.icaboston.org. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426040247/https://www.icaboston.org/artists/kader-attia. 2019-04-26. live.
  22. Web site: Why Artist Kader Attia Is Having an Art World Moment. 27 January 2017. artnet News. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426033157/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kader-attia-reparations-repair-834059. 26 April 2019. live.
  23. News: We Need to Talk About Colonialism, This Artist Says. Farah. Nayeri. The New York Times. 25 February 2019. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426032845/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/arts/design/kader-attia-hayward-gallery.html. 26 April 2019. live.
  24. Web site: French-Algerian Artist Kader Attia Wins Joan Miró Prize. Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426034138/https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/art/news/kader-attia-wins-joan-miro-prize. 2019-04-26. live.
  25. News: Arte para reparar heridas. José Ángel. Montañés. El País. 13 June 2018. elpais.com. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426034311/https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/06/13/actualidad/1528918521_206318.html. 26 April 2019. live.
  26. Annie Armstrong (17 April 2019), Here’s the Shortlist for the $85,000 Prix International d’Art Contemporain ARTnews.
  27. https://www.artforum.com/news/arthur-jafa-wins-83-000-international-prize-for-contemporary-art-81042 Arthur Jafa Wins $83,000 International Prize for Contemporary Art

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