Kader Attia
Kader Attia (born 30 December 1970) is an Algerian-French artist.
Kader Attia
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- Born
- 1970.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- installation artist, photographer, visual artist, artist, object artist, sculptor and video artist.
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Kader Attia (born 30 December 1970) is an Algerian-French artist.
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Early life
Early life
Attia was born in Dugny, France to Algerian parents and was raised in Paris and Algeria. 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.
Work
Work
Attia's work often examines social injustice, marginalized communities and postcolonialism. His work has involved the concept of repair in relation to these concepts. In 2016, Attia founded La Colonie, a gallery near Paris' Gare du Nord train station. In March 2020, La Colonie closed permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic. In March 2021, Attia was announced as the curator for the 12th Berlin Biennale. 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 Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1970
Kader Attia was born in 1970.
Collections
Attia's work is included in the permanent collections of: Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sharjah Art Foundation, Tate Museum, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Guggenheim Museum in New York. Arter, İstanbul.
Awards
In 2016, Attia won France's Prix Marcel Duchamp. In 2018, he was awarded the Joan Miró Prize. In 2019, Attia was a member of the jury that selected Arthur Jafa as winner of the Prince Pierre Foundation's International Contemporary Art Prize. In 2026, he served on the jury of the Marcel Duchamp Prize.
Partial bibliography
The Repair from Occident to Extra-Occidental Cultures. The Green Box Kunstedition. 2013. ISBN 9783941644533 The White West: Fascism, Unreason, and the Paradox of Modernity. MIT Press. 2024. ISBN 9783956795336, editor.
Elizabeth A. Brown Kader Attia. Brown is chief curator of the Henry Art Gallery, a museum on the University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington, USA. Attia is a French artist (self-identifies as Algerian-French). The occasion was the opening of a show of Attia's work at the Henry.
Joe Mabel · Photo by Joe Mabel
Elizabeth A. Brown Kader Attia. Brown is chief curator of the Henry Art Gallery, a museum on the University of Washington campus, Seattle, Washington, USA. Attia is a French artist (self-identifies as Algerian-French). The occasion was the opening of a show of Attia's work at the Henry.
Joe Mabel · Photo by Joe Mabel
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- 1.Kader Attia. 5 October 2016.
- 2.Kader Attia. Barjeel Art Foundation.
- 3.“The Space in Between. A conversation between Kader Attia and Rebecca Dimling Cochran, 2010”, Kaderattia.de, 2022, http://kaderattia.de/the-space-in-between-a-conversation-with-kader-attia
- 4.Collection Online: Kader Attia. guggenheim.org.
- 5.Kader Attia on why we need art to overcome 'the dark times we live in'. Financial Times. 25 January 2019.
- 6.Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida. Project Europa: Imagining the (im)possible. 2010. 978-0-9762552-9-1.
- 7.Mansour Abrous. Algérie : Arts Plastiques: Dictionnaire biographique (1900-2010). Editions L'Harmattan. 74–. 1 February 2011. 978-2-296-45164-3.
- 8.people - Sharjah Art Foundation. sharjahart.org.
- 9.Kader Attia's Work Holds a Mirror to the World's Injustice. Hyperallergic. 16 April 2019.
- 10.Diane Arbus and Kader Attia review — Portraits of outsiders. Evening Standard. 12 February 2019.
- 11.Kader Attia Awarded 2017 Joan Miró Prize for Post-Colonial Work. www.artforum.com.
- 12.Rapacki, Kristina. Interview with Kader Attia. The Architectural Review. 2024-02-21.
- 13.Jeffreys, Tom. Grow Together. Frieze. 185. 10 February 2017.
- 14.Kader Attia Opens La Colonie Art Space in Paris. artnet News. 18 October 2016.
- 15.Armstrong, Annie. Here's the Shortlist for the $85,000 Prix International d'Art Contemporain. 17 April 2019.
- 16.Paik, Sherry. Kader Attia Announced as Berlin Biennale Curator. Ocula Magazine. 8 March 2021.
- 17.Kader Attia Appointed As Curator Of The 12th Berlin Biennale For Contemporary Art. Biennial Foundation. 4 March 2021.
- 18.Kader Attia dissects multiculturalism, colonialism and capitalism in Doha show. Wallpaper. 2021-11-13.
- 19.Kader Attia. Open Your Eyes. 2010 - MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art.
- 20.collection - Sharjah Art Foundation. sharjahart.org.
- 21.Tate. 'Untitled (Ghardaïa)', Kader Attia, 2009.
- 22.Ghost - Centre Pompidou. www.centrepompidou.fr.
- 23.Kader Attia - icaboston.org. www.icaboston.org.
- 24.Why Artist Kader Attia Is Having an Art World Moment. artnet News. 27 January 2017.
- 25.Nayeri, Farah. We Need to Talk About Colonialism, This Artist Says. The New York Times. 25 February 2019.
- 26.French-Algerian Artist Kader Attia Wins Joan Miró Prize. Harper's BAZAAR Arabia.
- 27.Montañés, José Ángel. Arte para reparar heridas. El País. 13 June 2018.
- 28.Annie Armstrong (17 April 2019), Here’s the Shortlist for the $85,000 Prix International d’Art Contemporain ARTnews.
- 29.Arthur Jafa Wins $83,000 International Prize for Contemporary Art Artforum, 16 October 2019.
- 30.Alex Greenberger (8 January 8 2026), France’s Top Art Award, the Prix Marcel Duchamp, Names 2026 Nominees ARTnews.
- 31.The Repair from Occident to Extra-Occidental Cultures The Green Box. www.thegreenbox.net.
- 32.The White West. MIT Press.
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