The artistic practice of Adel Abdessemed He ranges between drawing, sculpture, performance, video and installation, tackling themes such as war, violence and religion with crude and provocative images.
In 2015, it participated in the second edition of the charity fundraising project Art X Wine = Wateronce again demonstrating its social commitment and willingness to intertwine art and contemporary reality in initiatives with a strong symbolic and humanitarian value.
Adel Abdessemed (born 1971 in Constantine, Algeria) is a French artist of Berber origin who works in a wide range of media, including drawing, sculpture, performance, video and installation. His works deal with themes such as war, violence and religion, often with crude images that reflect the brutality of the contemporary world.
Fuggito dall’Algeria durante la guerra civile del 1992, porta con sé il ricordo delle atrocità vissute, trasformando l’arte in un mezzo per esprimere indignazione e denuncia. Formatasi all’École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts di Lione, la sua pratica è influenzata dalla letteratura, dalla poesia e dalla musica. Abdessemed ha collaborato con importanti scrittori e architetti e il suo lavoro è stato definito da Kounellis come un baluardo contro il conformismo.
His works have been exhibited in prestigious museums and biennials, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, MoMA PS1 in New York and the Venice Biennale (2003, 2009, 2015). In 2022 he inaugurated the solo exhibition An Imperial Message at the Rockbund Museum in Shanghai, confirming his role as a committed and provocative artist on the international scene.
