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MAJIDA KHATTARI MAJIDA KHATTARI

MAJIDA KHATTARI, Morocco (1966)

Bio

Majida Khattari was born in Erfoud, Morocco, in 1966. After completing her studies at the School of Fine Arts in Casablanca, she moved to Paris and graduated from the Ecole Superieure des...

Majida Khattari was born in Erfoud, Morocco, in 1966. After completing her studies at the School of Fine Arts in Casablanca, she moved to Paris and graduated from the Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts in 1995. A multimedia artist, Khattari’s work encompasses photography, fashion design, video, performances, and installations. In her works, Khattari focuses on women in the Arab world and their relation with the West. In Sac A Main (2008-2009), a veiled woman is photographed carrying a luxurious purse that has the form and color of a hand grenade as a critique of how the West views oriental women. The artist also tackles the confinement of Arab women’s bodies by designing sculptural dresses inspired by traditional Islamic Hijab and Niqab and displays them during performances as if in a fashion show. Khattari lives and works in Paris.

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CV

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2019

A La Lumière Des Corps, Galerie d’art L’Atelier 21, Paris, France

2017

Voile Noir, Masque Blanc, Galerie Dominique Fiat, Paris, France

2016

Corps ornés, Galerie d’Art L’atelier 21, Casablanca, Morocco

2013

Luxe, Calme et Volupté, Galerie d’art L’atelier 21, Casablanca, Morocco 

2012

Libertés, Institut des Cultures d’Islam Paris, France
Emmama, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France

2011

Captives, Artothèque Espaces d’art contemporain de Caen, Caen, France

2007

Danse rêvée, Musée Zadkine, Paris, France

2002

Ici et là-bas ou la maison du retour, Saint-Pierre Church, Tulle, France

2000

Situation marocaine, Musée Delacroix, Paris, France
En Famille, Les laboratoires d’Aubervilliers, Aubervilliers, france
Situation marocaine, Institut Français, Casablanca, Morocco

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

Something Else - OFF Biennial 2024, Something Else OFF Biennial Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Glasstress 8 ½
, Glasstress, Murano, Italy

2023

The Mashrabiya Project, Museum for Art in Wood, Old City, Pennsylvania, USA
Am I That Name Or That Image?,
MOMus - Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

2021

Art, a serious game, Museum of African Contemporary Art, Marrakech, Morocco

2020

L’Art pour L’Espoir, L’Atelier 21, Paris, France

2018

E-Mois, Museum of African Contemporary Art, Marrakech, Morocco

2017

Africa Aperta, Part 1, Galerie Dominique Fiat, Paris, France

2016

Rebelles, Musée Bargoin, Clermont-Ferrand, France

2015

The 5thThessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, MOMus Experimental, Thessaloniki, Greece
Merveilles et mirages de l’orientalisme, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Moroccan Touch, Galerie d’art L’atelier 21, Casablanca, Morocco
Ident-alter-ity, MOMus Moden, Thessaloniki, Greece

2014

The Divine Comedy, Museum Für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Special flag, Galerie d’art L’atelier 21, Casablanca, Morocco

2013

(One) Hope Map, Bruges Cultural Center, Bruges, Belgium

2012

Le Corps découvert: exposition d’art moderne et contemporain, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
Lignes sans brides, Galerie d’art L’Atelier 21, Casablanca, Morocco
Sacré Blanc! Hommage à Thomas Gleb, Passage du Retz, Paris, France
Sacré Blanc! Hommage à Thomas Gleb, Musée Jean Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine, Angers, France
Le corps découvert, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
Dégagement, Tunisie après un an, Institut du monde Arabe, Paris, France

2011

Disquieting Muses, MOMus Experimental, Thessaloniki, Greece
Islam & The City, Institute des Cultures de l’Islam, Paris, France

2009

The 8thBamako Encounters African Biennale of Photography, Bamako, Mali

2007

Sexy-Souks, Point Éphémère Cultural Center, Paris, France
Danse Rêvée, Espace Arts plastiques, Vénissieux, France

2005

Propos d’Europe III, Fondation Hippocrène, Paris, France
Le corps et le paysage, Donation Mario Prassinos, Saint-Rémy de Provence, Morocco

2004

Veil, Modern Art Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom

2003

Doublures, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Québec, Canada
Made in Paris, Institute of international Visual Arts (INVA), London, United Kingdom
Veil, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom

2002

Mapping the process, Essor Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2000

Mixing Memory and desire, Kunst Museum, Lucerne, Switzerland

1999

Nous nous sommes tant aimés, Palais des Études des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris,France
New French Art, Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

1998

Premises, Guggenheim Museum Sogo, New York, United States of America

Collections

Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon
Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion, Rabat, Morocco
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Fonds National d’Art Contemporain de Paris, Paris, France
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Montréal, Canada 

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Patheos.pdf
LeQuotidiemdelArt.pdf
«نساء الصور»، صور النساء لحظات مسروقة ومشاهدات غير بريئة.pdf
Scielo.br.pdf
France24.pdf
Exposition _ Majida Khattari dévoile la femme arabe  Radio 2M.pdf
LeProjectKairouan.pdf
Iam-Africa.pdf
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