Myriam Ben Salah Explained

Myriam Ben Salah (born 1985) is a Tunisian writer and curator based in Paris.[1] [2]

She became the editor-in-chief of Kaleidoscope Magazine in 2016.[3] Prior, she coordinated special projects and public programs at the Palais de Tokyo from 2009 to 2016.

In 2017, Ben Salah curated I Heard You Laughing at the Gregor Staiger Gallery.[4] She was the curator of the 10th edition of the Abraaj Group Art Prize.[5] Ben Salah curated a collection called The Pain of Others at the Ghebaly Gallery in Los Angeles in 2018.[6] She also edits the magazine F.A.Q.

In April 2020, it was announced that Ben Salah would become the next executive director and chief curator of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Myriam Ben Salah, Curator of the 10th edition of the Abraaj Group Art Prize - Art Dubai. Kanne. Nicole. www.artdubai.ae. en. 2018-03-25.
  2. Web site: Douglas. Sarah. 2021-09-20. How to Curate During a Pandemic: An Interview with Renaissance Society Director Myriam Ben Salah. 2022-01-07. ARTnews.com. en-US.
  3. News: KALEIDOSCOPE New Editor-in-Chief appointed. 2016-05-04. Kaleidoscope.media. 2018-03-25. en-GB.
  4. News: Abraaj Group Announces Myriam Ben Salah as Curator for Abraaj Group Art Prize 2018. Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. 2018-03-25. en.
  5. News: Five minutes with Myriam Ben Salah. The National. 2018-03-25. en.
  6. News: Myriam Ben Salah curates The Pain Of Others at Ghebaly Gallery, Jan 26 – Mar 3. 2018-01-25. atractivoquenobello. 2018-03-25. en-US.
  7. News: ANNOUNCING MYRIAM BEN SALAH AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR. Renaissance Society. 2020-04-22. en-US.
  8. Web site: French Tunisian curator Myriam Ben Salah will head Chicago's Renaissance Society. 2022-01-07. gazette-drouot.com. en.