Youssef Tabti (born in Paris) is a French concept artist with Algerian roots.

Biography

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Youssef Tabti lives in Hamburg since 1994, having resided in several towns: Paris, Montpellier, Berlin, but always with Hamburg as his permanent place of residence. He studied art and art history in Paris and began with his first works in 1992, installations and photography.[1]

Exhibitions (selection)

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  • 2015: Psychogeographic Junction. Dom umenia / Kunsthalle Bratislava LAB. Slovak Republic. [1]
  • 2014: Dissonant Archives. Oslo10 Basel Switzerland. [2]
  • 2013: X-Border Biennial.Luleå-Rovaniemi-Severomorsk/Sweden, Russia, Finland. [3]
  • 2011: Focus 11.Contemporary Art Africa, Basel. Switzerland. [4]
  • 2010: Manifesta 8 "Evento Paralelo", Murcia Spain[2]
  • 2010: Siemens Sanat.„Other Worlds“, Istanbul, 2010 European Capital of Culture. Turkey[3]
  • 2009: La Force de l’Art 02. Le Grand-Palais.Invitation from C.Tanc/F.Vincent, Paris, France
  • 2009: Literaturhaus Hamburg. “Edvards Tag”, Hamburg, Germany. [5]
  • 2008: Kunstverein Hamburg. "We call it Hamburg", Hamburg, Germany[4]
  • 2008: Deutsches Schauspiehaus Hamburg.Stage for the Oper "Polynymph", Hamburg, Germany
  • 2007: 10th. Internationale Istanbul Biennale.“Nightcomers“, Istanbul, Turkey

Awards, Artist-in-residence and Nominations

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  • 2015 Residency at the Embassy of Foreign Artists. State of Geneva, Switzerland [6]
  • 2013 ZK/U Center for Art and Urbanistics, Berlin. Germany [7]
  • 2013 Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany [8]
  • 2012: Nominated for the Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2013
  • 2010: Altona Art Prize[5]
  • 2008 Künstlerhaus Lauenburg/Elbe, Lauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein. Germany [9]
  • 2001 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France [10]
  • 1998/99 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France
  • 1995: Château de la Napoule. Napoule Art Foundation, France [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Installationskünstler Youssef Tabti". die Tageszeitung. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Las dificultades del árabe como lengua, base de trabajo para un proyecto artístico de Manifesta". La Verdad. Murcia. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Artists from diverse worlds come together at Siemens Art Gallery". Today's Zaman. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Interdisciplinary art festival". e-flux. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. ^ "altonale Kunstpreis 2010 geht an Youssef Tabti". Altona Info. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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