Algeria/France
Emma Cohen
Born in Moscow in , Zoulikha Bouabdellah was raised in Algeria until the age of 16, when her family became exiles in Paris. She received her training at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Cergy in France and currently lives and works in Casablanca. Working in diverse media including video, prints, photography, painting, and installation, Bouabdellah has been featured in numerous group shows, solo exhibitions, and biennials around the globe.
While her works are often subversive, they are not accusatory. She creates images with ambiguous implications that challenge a myopic worldview, inviting the viewer to think critically about gender, identity, and religion.
Inspired by a tourist visit to Syria during which Bouabdellah was struck by the religious harmony of Muslims and Christians in the country, Croisée-f-Crossing is a silent and deceptively simple video. The frame is filled with the face of the artist wrapped in a white veil, leaving only her kohl-rimmed eyes bare. Slowly, the woman uncovers her mouth and begins to pull a string of beads from her lips, her eyes conveying increasing discomfort, until at last a crucifix emerge
ZOULIKHA BOUABDELLAH
Born in Moscow,
Lives and works in Paris
Solo exhibitions
Silence
,Galerie 52'13' , Berlin
Bleu Blanc Rouge and other colors
, La B.A.N.K, Paris
Mutation
, La Lettre volée, Bruxelles
Zoulikha Bouabdel ah
, IZIKO, south african national gallery, Cape Town (Afrique du Sud)
Triennale de Turin, Italy
Group exhibitions
Point Ephémère, Paris / Résidence au Amherst Col ege
, Usa
7ème Biennale de Bamako
, Mali
Airs de Paris
, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
52nd Venice Biennial
, African Pavilion, Italy
Dreamdance
, Espace arts plastiques à Vénissieux
Global Feminisms
, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
Sexy Souks…
, Point Ephémère, Paris
Paris Black
, Iwalewa-Haus, Bayreuth, Allemagne
SD OBSERVATORIO
, IVAM , Valencia, Spain
Africa Remix
, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
Why Pictures Now?,
i
Museum Moderner Kunst Stifung Ludwig, Wien
love art vidéo
,7ème édition, musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg
MAM SCREEN
, diffusion de la vidéo "Dansons" dans le métro de Tokyo, juin
Occident vist des d’orient
, Centre de Cultura Contemporania
Zoulikha Bouabdellah
Silence Rouge et Bleu
Installation with modified prayer rugs and stilettos, × cm (approx.)
Incident:
Femina ou la réappropriation des modèles, Pavillon Vendôme, Clichy.
In , the artwork was shown in Clichy (France), in an exhibition of female artists of various origins. The town council informed Bouabdellah that the Fédération des associations musulmanes in Clichy feared possible violent reactions to the artwork. It was not long after the attack on Charlie Hebdo and the artist chose to remove it.
Biography:
Zoulikha Bouabdellah (Moscow, ) is a Franco-Algerian visual artist who reflects on the role of women and cultural identity, bringing contradictions and stereotypes to the surface. She is a winner of the Meurice pour l’art contemporain award and the Villa Médicis hors les murs scholarship.
Zoulikha Bouabdellah
Soviet Union
Bouabdellah's work critically engages with dominant representations, motifs, and ornaments, juxtaposing them against the backdrop of conflicts, sexuality, and the status of women. This deconstruction is achieved through a reflection upon culture, production, and industrialisation, inviting viewers to reconsider established narratives and symbols .
Zoulikha Bouabdellah, born in Moscow in and currently living and working between Casablanca and Paris, has cultivated a distinctive artistic practice that spans various mediums, including video, fine art, installations, and drawings. Her journey from Algiers to France in , due to the civil unrest, set the stage for a profound exploration of cultural identities, geopolitical dynamics, and global issues through her art.
Bouabdellah's art often challenges and subverts traditional views, yet it does so without direct accusation. By creating works with ambiguous implications, she compels viewers to reflect critically on gender, identity, and religion. For instance, her work "Croisée-f-Crossing" () encapsulates this approach by blending Islamic and Christian symbols within a s
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