Adel Abdessemed

Otchi Tchiornie / L'Antidote

Gielen Denis, Raspail Thierry, de Chassey Eric, Grau Donatien, Nash Mark, Ardenne Paul, Daoud Kamel, Robecchi Michele, Zaya Octavio

The Algerian-born French artist Adel Abdessemed (b. 1971) works in a wide variety of media including animation, installation, performance, sculpture, and video; through his art he addresses contemporary themes and he reflects the bleak picture of the present day. His works, unsettling in their simultaneous beauty and raw reality, have made Abdessemed one of the most visible international artists of our time. This volume is composed of two distinct parts, each showcasing and examining one of two series of brand new, site-specific works created by Abdessemed for the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Grand-Hornu and the Musee d'Art Contemporain in Lyon.

About the author

Eric de Chassey is director of the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (INHA).

Denis Gielen is director of the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Grand-Hornu.

Donatien Grau is an art critic and writer.

Mark Nash is an independent curator and writer.

Paul Ardenne is an art historian, writer, and curator.

Kamel Daoud is a writer and journalist.

Thierry Raspail is the director of the Musee d'Art Contemporain, Lyon.

Michele Robecchi is an independent curator, editor, and writer.

Octavio Zaya is an independent art critic and curator.