Adel Abdessemed
| Adel Abdessemed | |
|---|---|
 Abdessemed in New York in 2009 | |
| Born |
1971 Constantine, Algeria |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Contemporary art |
| Notable work |
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Adel Abdessemed (born 1971) is an Algerian contemporary artist. He has worked in a variety of media, including animation, installation, performance, sculpture and video. Some of his work relates to the topic of violence in the world.[1]
Life
Abdessemed was born in Constantine, in eastern Algeria, to a Chaoui Berber family. He grew up in the area of the Aurès Mountains, and attended the École régionale des beaux-arts in Batna.[1] He then studied at the École supérieure des beaux-arts in Algiers.[1] He left in 1994, the year of the assassination of the director, Ahmed Asselah, and his son inside the school.[1][2]
Between 1994 and 1999, Abdessemed attended the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Lyon, in eastern central France. He then lived and worked in the Cité internationale des arts in Paris. In 2000–2001 he was a resident artist at P.S.1 in New York. After spending some time in Berlin, he returned in 2004 to Paris.[1] He is a French citizen.[3]
Work
Abdessemed showed work at The Common Guild in Glasgow in Scotland in 2008,[3] and at the MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States in 2008–2009.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adel Abdessemed: Situation and Practice: October 11, 2008 - January 4, 2009. MIT List Visual Arts Center. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Accessed April 2017
- ↑ [s.n.] (5 March 1994). Algerian Teacher and Son Killed At School. The New York Times. Accessed April 2017.
- 1 2 Exhibition: Abdel Abdessemed, 'Trust Me', 11 April – 7 June 2008. Glasgow: The Common Good.
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