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Kader Attia
b. 1970, Dugny, France · French-Algerian · Based in Berlin, Germany & Paris, France
- École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (1998)
- Escola Massana, Barcelona (1993)
- Sculpture
- The Concept of Repair
- Archival Slides
- Installation
Kader Attia investigates colonialism, modernity, architecture and the idea of repair across installation, sculpture, photography and film. His research often connects damaged bodies and objects, comparing Western restoration’s desire to erase scars with traditions that keep repair visible.
Installation; sculpture; photography; video
Gallery Representation
Major Works
- 2012The Repair from Occident to Extra-Occidental Cultures
- 2012The Repair
- 2007Ghost
- 2010Open Your Eyes
- 2016Reflecting Memory
- 2018Shifting Borders
- 2021On Silence
- 2015Reason’s Oxymorons
- 2007Kasbah
- 2000–02La Piste d’Atterrissage
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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