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KHALED BEN SLIMANE KHALED BEN SLIMANE

KHALED BEN SLIMANE, Tunisia (1951)

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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,...

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

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

2020

Nuances of black and white, Elmarsa Gallery, 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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Exhibitions
Nuances of black and white
TARĪQAH
Yesterday is tomorrow's memory: a group show of work from North Africa

KHALED BEN SLIMANE Artwork

Ascension XIII

KHALED BEN SLIMANE, Tunisia, 2008
200 x 150 cm

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