Kader Attia
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Selected Works40

Museum Acquisitions

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Pompidou
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Guggenheim
Tate Britain
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Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon
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Arab Museum of Modern Art
Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation
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Previous Sales 14

For Sale 8

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Market45 auction results

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$35.0K
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$37.8K
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May 2024 · $37.8K
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Sculpture/objects: $37.8K medianPaintings: $58.6K medianPhotographs: $21.2K medianUnclassified lots: $20.1K median
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Prizes & Awards3

Joan Miró Prize
Winner 2017
Marcel Duchamp Prize
Winner 2016
Marcel Duchamp Prize
Shortlisted 2005
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Podcast Interviews1

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Biennial Selections3

Venice Biennale — Venice
2026 · In Minor Keys · curated by Koyo Kouoh
Sharjah Biennial — Sharjah
2023 · Thinking Historically in the Present · curated by Hoor Al Qasimi
documenta — Kassel
2012 · documenta (13) · curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
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Publications5

Exhibition Catalog 3

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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Artist-curator Kader Attia has been appointed to curate the seventh edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, set to take place in December 2027 in Keral…
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The Galleria Continua's Les Moulins satellite in Boissy-le-Châtel, France, celebrates its 20th anniversary with a group exhibition running until Decem…
exhibitionsJun 11, 2026
The Barbican in London opens 'Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica' on June 11, 2026, a major summer exhibition surveying over a c…
exhibitionsJun 10, 2026
A new contemporary art space called Ostillo Art Foundation is opening on September 19 in Austin's historically Black Rosewood neighborhood. Located at…
exhibitionsJun 10, 2026
The article reviews "In minor keys," the main exhibition of the 61st Venice Biennale curated by Koyo Kouoh. It describes the show as an anti-white cub…
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Art world figures including Naomi Beckwith, Beatrix Ruf, and Diana Campbell Betancourt share their reflections on the 2026 Venice Biennale, curated by…
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The 2026 Venice Biennale's main exhibition, "In Minor Keys," curated by the late Koyo Kouoh, features 111 international artists with strong representa…
exhibitionsMay 27, 2026
The 61st Venice Biennale, titled "In Minor Keys" and curated by the late Koyo Kouoh, opened in May 2026 amid significant turmoil. The Austrian Pavilio…
exhibitionsMay 21, 2026
Art Basel has announced a new initiative called Basel Exclusive for its flagship fair in Basel, Switzerland, launching June 16, 2026. Participating ga…
exhibitionsMay 11, 2026
France has passed a landmark restitution law for looted art, marking a significant shift in the country's approach to addressing Nazi-era confiscation…
restitutionMay 10, 2026
Kader Attia presents his multimedia installation "Whisper of Traces" at the 2026 Venice Biennale, curated by Koyo Kouoh under the theme "In Minor Keys…
exhibitionsMay 10, 2026
French Algerian artist, curator, and educator Kader Attia has been appointed curator of the Seventh Kochi-Muziris Biennale, scheduled to open in Kochi…
peopleMay 8, 2026
The Venice Biennale 2026, titled "In Minor Keys," was curated posthumously following the death of artistic director Koyo Kouoh in May 2025. A team of …
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Artist Kader Attia, known for his work addressing colonial violence and a winner of France's Prix Marcel Duchamp, has been selected to curate the 2027…
exhibitionsMay 8, 2026
Kader Attia has been announced as the curator of the 7th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, scheduled for 2027–2028. The announcement was made by …
exhibitionsMay 8, 2026
The 2026 Venice Biennale, titled "In Minor Keys" and curated by the late Koyo Kouoh, has opened with a focus on ecology and humanity's relationship wi…
exhibitionsMay 8, 2026
The 61st Venice Biennale's international exhibition, titled "In Minor Keys," was realized after the sudden death of its artistic director, Koyo Kouoh,…
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The 61st Venice Biennale, titled "In Minor Keys" (May 9 – November 22, 2026), features over 90% living artists, a significant shift from recent editio…
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The article analyzes the defining themes and styles of the past four years in the international biennial circuit, based on a survey of 130 biennials. …
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Artnet News critic Ben Davis analyzed 130 recurring global art events—including biennials and triennials—that opened between the 2022 and 2026 Venice …
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Past Exhibitions6

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Tirailleurs: Trials and Tribulations - From Cannon Fodder to Avant-Garde - The Forgotten Soldiers Who Freed Europe

Oscar Ngu Atanga, Kader Attia, Yassine Balbzioui, Anguezomo Nzé Mboulou Mba Bikoro, Kathleen Bomani, Halida Boughriet, Tiffany Chung, Binta Diaw, Godfried Donkor, Juan-Pedro Fabra Guemberena, Abrie Fourie, Pélagie Gbaguidi, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Daniel Lind-Ramos, Monica de Miranda, Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn, Josèfa Ntjam, Mario Pfeifer, Slavs and Tatars, El Hadji Sy, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Dior Thiam, Barthélémy Toguo, Francisco Vidal, Hana Yoo, a.o.

John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin, Germany

Mar 21, 2026 — Jun 14, 2026

Kader Attia / MATRIX 274

Kader Attia

2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

Jan 1, 2019

Kader Attia / MATRIX 274 September 18–November 17, 2019 Part of French-Algerian artist Kader Attia’s ongoing investigation of the concept of repair and heali...

Kader Attia / MATRIX 274

Kader Attia

Jan 1, 2019

Kader Attia / MATRIX 274 September 18–November 17, 2019 Part of French-Algerian artist Kader Attia’s ongoing investigation of the concept of repair and heali...

Kader Attia Reason's Oxymorons

Kader Attia

501 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jan 13, 2017 — Mar 4, 2017

Kader Attia · Contre Nature

Kader Attia

Beirut, Lebanon

May 22, 2014 — Aug 20, 2014

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Art Fair Appearances15

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Art Basel — Basel
2026
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2023
ART SG — Singapore
2023
Frieze London — London
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2022
Frieze London — London
2020
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2016
Art Basel — Basel
2015
Art Basel — Basel
2014
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