Born in 1951 in Nabeul, Tunisia, Khaled Ben Slimane was supposed to become a lawyer; instead, he graduated from Escola Massana in Barcelona in 1977 and then, from the Institut Technologique d’Art,...
KHALED BEN SLIMANE, Tunisia (1951)
Bio
Born in 1951 in Nabeul, Tunisia, Khaled Ben Slimane was supposed to become a lawyer; instead, he graduated from Escola Massana in Barcelona in 1977 and then, from the Institut Technologique d’Art, d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme in Tunis in 1982. Between 2004 and 2005, he resided and studied Japanese calligraphy at Idemitsu Museum of Arts in Tokyo. Ben Slimane is a versatile artist – painter, sculptor, and ceramist – working with a wide range of materials such as paper, wood, canvas, ceramic, and bronze. Since a very young age, Khaled Ben Slimane preferred solitude and was interested in the quest for spirituality that he would find in Sufism. In his oeuvre, he refers to this philosophy through the repetition of the word ‘Huwa’ – He – evoking God, the Unique, and Creator. Highlighting this part of Islamic History, he conveys an emotional power that he shares with the spectators. However, he doesn’t use calligraphy from a traditional perspective since he seeks innovation. He consequently combines his skills in manipulating the brushes: he draws Arabic letters through a Japanese technique. His compositions contain light and air, allowing space for reflection and meditation. Khaled Ben Slimane lives and works in Tunis.
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CV
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018
Khaled Ben Slimane - Architectures d’ombre… Oraisons de lumière…, Elmarsa Gallery, Tunisia, Tunisia
2017
Ya Latif, Elmarsa gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2011
Azimuth – Ascension, New Sahara Gallery, Los Angeles, United States of America
2010
Elmarsa Gallery, Tunis, Tunisia
2005
Universitätsmuseum für Kunst und kulturgeschichte, Marburg, Germany
Ceramics, Seto City Art Museum, Seto, Japan
2004
Keramik und Malerei, Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
Badisches Landsmuseum, Museum Beim Markt, Karlsruhe, Germany
Ammar Farhat Gallery, Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia
2001
Museu de Ceramica de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
1995
Lighthouse Museum, London, United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Henry Moore Foundation, England, United Kingdom
1990
National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1989
The National Museum of Literature of Prague and Bratislava, Czchoslovakia
1988
Estoll Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Le passage Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1987
Caixa de Gran de Gracia, Barcelona, Spain
1982
Attaswir Gallery, Tunis, Tunisia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
On The Roster: Highlighting Elmarsa Gallery's Represented Artists, Elmarsa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023
The Future Of Traditions, Writing Pictures Contemporary Art From The Middle East, The Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Bloomsbury, London, UK
Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection, Chazen Museum of Art, Wisconsin, USA
2021
A Tunisian story…, Elmarsa Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Crossing Africa, Palazzo Sant'Elia, Palermo, Italy
2020
Nuances of black and white, Elmarsa Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Art on paper, Elmarsa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2016
Yesterday is tomorrow’s memory: a group show of work from North Africa, Elmasra Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2014
TARĪQAH, Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2010
World Culture Treatsures, Centro Exposiciones Arte Canal, Madrid, Spain
Kingdom of Vandals, State Museum of Baden, Karlsruhe, Germany
2008
Word into Art: Artists of the Middle East, The British Museum, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2007
Islamic Ceramics from the 10thCentury to the Present day, State Museum of Baden, Karlsruhe, Germany
Stadtgalerie, Markdorf, Lac de Constance, Germany
2006
Word into Art: Artists of the Middle East, The British Museum, London, United kingdom
2005
The Crafts Council Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Elmarsa Gallery, Tunis, Tunisia
2003
Elmarsa Gallery, Tunis, Tunisia
2002
The Princess Foundation, London, United Kingdom
The British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Ian Potter Museum of Arts, Melbourne, Australia
2001
Ditchling Museum, Sussex, United Kingdom
2000
The International Academy of Ceramics, Keramion Foundation, Frechen, Germany
1998
The British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Sargadelos Gallery, Milan, Italy
1994
The Autumn Show, ELmarsa Gallery, Tunis, Tunisia
1988
The 1stCongress of Ceramics, Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Concourse Gallery, Barbican Center, London, United Kingdom
1984
Milani Gallery, New York, United States of America
Awards and Honors
2004
The National Award from the Ministry of Culture, Tunis, Tunisia
2002
The International Grand Prix, Vietri sul Mare, Italy
The National Award from the Ministry of Culture, Tunis, Tunisia
1993
The Honorary Award at the 4th World triennial, Yugoslavia
1991
The Honorary Award at the 3rd World Triennial, Yogoslavia
Affiliation & Memberships
1990
Elected member of the International Academy of ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland
Collections
City Museum of Modern Art, Tunis, Tunisia
Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan
Develt Güsel Sanatlar Galerisi, Antalya, Turkey
Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
Museu de la Ceràmica, Barcelona, Spain
The International Museum of Ceramic, Geneva, Switzerland
Musée des Beaux-arts, Mons, Belgium
The British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Museum of Mankind, London, United Kingdom
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., United States of America
Zagreb City Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Seto City Art Museum, Seto, Japan
Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, Japan
Museo delle trame Mediterranee, Gibellina, Italy
Ceramics Museum of Grottaglie, Grottaglie, Italy
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