Youssef Tabti Explained

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

Biography

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)

• 2015: Psychogeographic Junction. Slovak: Dom umenia|italic=no / Kunsthalle Bratislava LAB. Slovak Republic. http://www.kunsthallebratislava.sk/en/event/psychogeographic-junction
• 2014: Dissonant Archives. Oslo10 Basel Switzerland. http://pastperfect.oslo10.ch/en/archive/dissonant-archives/
• 2013: X-Border Biennial.Luleå-Rovaniemi-Severomorsk/Sweden, Russia, Finland. http://issuu.com/x-border/docs/catalogue_pages/2
• 2011: Focus 11.Contemporary Art Africa, Basel. Switzerland. https://www.handelsblatt.com/panorama/kunstmarkt/afrika-starker-auftritt/v_detail_tab_print/4292838.html
• 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. http://literaturhaus-sh.de/programm/literaturkalender_sh.event.205.html
• 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

• 2015 Residency at the Embassy of Foreign Artists. State of Geneva, Switzerland http://www.eofa.ch/category/passe/
• 2013 ZK/U Center for Art and Urbanistics, Berlin. Germany http://www.zku-berlin.org/residencies/69/
• 2013 Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany http://www.stiftung-kuenstlerdorf.de/stip_history_13.html
• 2012: Nominated for the Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2013
• 2010: Altona Art Prize^[5]
• 2008 Künstlerhaus Lauenburg/Elbe, Lauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein. Germany http://www.kuenstlerhaus-lauenburg.de/?con_id=0&menu_id=0&f_aktn=show_topic
• 2001 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France https://archive.today/20130226043257/http://www.artcontemporainbretagne.org/lieux/presentation/les-verrieres/
• 1998/99 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France
• 1995: Château de la Napoule. Napoule Art Foundation, France https://web.archive.org/web/20001020093028/http://www.lnaf.org/

External links

• • Youssef Tabti at ARTnews
• Youssef Tabti at Creative Africa Network

Notes and References

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