Fayçal Baghriche (b.1972, Algeria) draws upon fundamental principals of image rhetoric such as subtraction, inversion, or acceleration. He creates artworks that question the schema that organises human societies. His exhibitions include Beijing Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Bielefelder Kunstverein, Germany; Al Riwaq Art Space, Bahrain; The Museum of Modern Art of Algiers, Algeria; the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, the Gwangju Biennale, BrotKunsthalle, Austria; and Galerie Campagne Première, Germany. His work will be shown at Dak’Art 2014, Senegal and Palais de Tokyo, France.
Yasmina Reggad is an independent curator and writer based in London. Recent curatorial projects include commissioning ‘Sketches of Algiers’ by Amina Menia for 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair – Somerset House, London, UK (2013) and Performative Objects at Selma Feriani Gallery in Tunis, Tunisia. She is also the Director and Founder of the non-profit organisation, Photo-Festivals. She writes on photography and contemporary art.
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Event details
| Type: | Artist Talk |
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| Location: | Iniva at Rivington Place |
| Date: | 14 May 2014 6.30pm |
| Admission: | Free |