Photography Biennale of the contemporary Arab world

The Photography Biennale of the contemporary Arab world is a cultural event, established by the Arab World Institute and the Maison européenne de la photographie (European Photography Institute) whose aim is to develop a unique panorama of the contemporary photographers operating in – and on – the Arab world since the early 2000s.[1][2]

First edition

Curated by Gabriel Bauret, the first edition took place from 11 November 2016 to 17 January 2017 and aimed at showcasing a range of diverse images and points of view, between the Arab world and Europe.[3]

The event took place in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, between the Arab World Institute and the Maison européenne de la photographie and six others places, such as the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, the city hall of the 4th arrondissement, Photo12 Galerie, Galerie Basia Embiricos, Galerie Boa and Graine de Photographe.[4]

The next edition will be held in November 2017.

Photographers represented

For this first edition, the Biennale presented works signed by about 50 artists.[5]

  • George Awde
  • Fayçal Baghriche
  • Bruno Barbey
  • Massimo Berruti
  • Pauline Beugniès
  • Nabil Boutros
  • Ihsane Chetuan
  • Christian Courrèges
  • Stéphane Couturier
  • Amélie Debray
  • Anne-Marie Filaire
  • Hicham Gardaf
  • Lamya Gargash
  • Samuel Gratacap
  • Tanya Habjouqa
  • Emy Kat
  • Joe Kesrouani
  • Yazan Khalili
  • Amine Landoulsi
  • Mohamed Lazare Djeddaoui
  • Diana Matar
  • Safaa Mazirh
  • Medhi Medacci
  • Amr Nabil
  • Malik Nejmi
  • Khalil Nemmaoui
  • Giulio Rimondi
  • Steve Sabella
  • Mouna Saboni
  • Wafaa Samir
  • Caroline Tabet

Bibliography

  • Première Biennale des photographes du monde arabe contemporain. Paris: Snoeck. 2015. ISBN 978-94-6161-262-5.

References

  1. ^ "Photography as art in the Arab world". The Art Newspaper. November 2015.
  2. ^ Mercier, Clémentine (7 December 2015). "À Paris, l'Orient voit le jour". Libération.
  3. ^ Mouneyres, Pascal (November 2015). "The Event". Paris Worldwide.
  4. ^ Grey, Tobias (7 November 2015). "Arab photography gets a Biennale". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ Snaije, Olivia (12 January 2016). "Why Paris' first festival of Arab photography is more important than ever". edition.cnn.com.