Batoul S'Himi
Batoul S'Himi (born 1974 in Asilah, Morocco) is a sculptor whose work often comments on gender inequality and the global struggle for social change. She is best known for her series World Under Pressure in which she created sculptures from pressure cookers and other domestic tools and appliances. These works comment on international concerns such as growing environmental pressures.
Also recorded as Batoul Shimi
Batoul S'Himi
- Name
- Batoul S'Himi
- Born
- 1974
- Birthplace
- Asilah, Morocco
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Nationality
- Morocco
- Languages
- French
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Batoul S'Himi (born 1974 in Asilah, Morocco) is a sculptor whose work often comments on gender inequality and the global struggle for social change. She is best known for her series World Under Pressure in which she created sculptures from pressure cookers and other domestic tools and appliances. These works comment on international concerns such as growing environmental pressures.
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S'Himi's work is included in the Smithsonian permanent collection.
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• Name — Batoul S'Himi • Born — 1974 • Birthplace — Asilah, Morocco • Occupation — sculptor
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Her work has been displayed in exhibitions across the world, such as: • Year — Exhibition — Venue — Location • 2008 - 2015 — World Under Pressure — De Meelfabriek — Leiden, Netherlands • 2012 — Intense proximité — Palais de Tokyo — Paris, France • 2013 — Monde Arabe Sous Pression — Barjeel Art Foundation — Sharjah, United Arab Emirates • 2014 — Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa — Smithsonian — Washington, D.C., United States • 2019 - 2022 — I Am...Contemporary Women Artists of Africa — Smithsonian — Washington, D.C, United States • 2020 — Group Exhibition — Galerie Dominique Fiat — Paris, France
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1974
Batoul S'Himi born at Asilah.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3636223: Batoul S'Himi
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500356106, Batoul S'Himi.
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- 1.Batoul S'Himi. Museum De Lakenhal.
- 2.Batoul S'Himi: World Under Pressure. Islamic Arts Magazine.
- 3.Why artist Batoul S'Himi converted a pressure cooker into a global statement. Smithsonian Institution.
- 4.National Museum of African Art Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa / Strategies of the Surface. africa.si.edu.
- 5.I Am . . . Contemporary Women Artists of Africa. africa.si.edu.
- 6.Batoul S'Himi. World Under Pressure. Meer. 2014-06-17.
- 7.Batoul S'Himi - Bio, Artworks, Exhibitions and more - Artland. www.artland.com.
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500356106, Batoul S'Himi.The Getty Research Institute
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