Born in Beirut in 1976, Ali Cherri is a visual artist and designer working with video, installation, performance, multimedia and print. His work explores cityscapes, the body, the media and the effects of violence, bringing the political to the personal.
Ali Cherri
Date of birth: July 19, 1976 in Beirut, Lebanon
Education
Master Degree in Performing Arts - DasArts (De Amsterdam School/Advanced Research in Theatre and Dance Studies). Date of Graduation: February 2005
Bachelor in graphic design
American University of Beirut (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture department of Architecture and Design) - Date of graduation July 2000
Solo exhibitions
2014
On Things that Move, Galerie Imane Farès - Paris, France
2012
Bad Bad images, Galerie Imane Farès, Paris, France
2011
A fleur de peau, Galerie Regard Sud, Lyon, France
Group exhibitions - festivals
2014
Songs of Loss and Songs of Love, Gwangju Museum of Art - South Korea
Helsinki Photography Biennial (Commissioned project) - Helsinki, Finland
Indie-Lisboa, International Independent Film Festival (Competition) - Lisbon, Portugal
Ann Arbor Film Festival (Competition) - Michigan, USA
ZKM - Center for Art and Media - Karlsruhe, Germany
A-I-R Laboratory - Centre for Contemporary Art (Residency) - Warsaw, Poland
AFAC Film Festival - Beirut, Lebanon
Afteratlas exhibition (Georges Didi-Huberman and Arno Gisinger) - Beirut Art Center, Lenanon
2013
Dubai International Film Festival - UAE (Best Director Award for The Disquiet)
Yallay Art Space, Silk Highway 21C - Hong Kong
VideoBrasil, Southern Panorama - São Paulo, Brazil (Award for Pipe Dreams)
Tate Modern, Future Imperfect - London, UK
University of California - Santa Cruz, Unfixed Itineraries - Santa Cruz, USA
Beirut Art Center, Dream-Machine - Beirut, Lebanon
Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Some Body to Love - Beirut, Lebanon
Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada
Art Gallery of South Australia, Shifting Sands - Sydney + Adelaide, Australia
International Documentary and Short Film Festival - Kosovo
Yapi Kredi Cultural Center, Transition Project - Istanbul, Turkey
Home Works 6 Exhibition, Ashkal Alwan - Beirut, Lebanon
Le Sept/Cinq, Collections / Collection - Paris, France
Alwan Film Festival - New York, USA
Art Dubai - Dubai, UAE
The Hatch, Selected artist at Art Dubai - UAE
Art Paris Art Fair - Paris, France
San Francisco International Film Festival - USA
Oberhausen International Film Festival - Germany
Berlin International Film Festival - Germany
Rotterdam International Film Festival - The Netherlands
2012
MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art, Mapping Subjectivity - New York, USA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) - USA
Doha Tribeca Film Festival - Doha, Qatar
Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada
The Running Horse Gallery - Beirut, Lebanon
FID Marseille (Festival international du documentaire) - Marseille, France
Beirut Art Fair, Beirut Exhibition Center - Lebanon
CAP (Contemporary Art Platfom), Beirut II - Kuwait
Arab World Institute - Dégagements - Paris, France
Rotterdam Internationa Film Festival - The Netherlands
2011
Southern Panorama, VideoBrasil – SECS, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Makan Art Space, Amman, Jordan
Beirut Ô Beirut, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Exposure, Beirut Art Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut, Kunsthalle, Vienne, Autriche
1 an déjà, Galerie Imane Farès, Paris, France
2010
Co_incidences, Galerie Imane Farès, Paris, France
Artist to artist 2010, The Delfina Foundation, London, UK
2009
Fiction in Action, Raster Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
A Fantasy For Alain Kaprow Contemporary Image Collective, Cairo, Egypt
2008
Home Works IV: A Forum on Cultural Practices, Beirut, Lebanon
Esto no es una exposición at Huarte Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Espagne
2007
Pavilion of Lebanon - Venice Biennale, Italy
Port Izmir Festival, Izmir, Turkey
Beirut Stories, Majestic Petra Festival, Jordan
Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburg, UK
Festival Paris Cinéma, Paris, France
In Focus, Tate Modern, London, UK
Mostravideo, Instituto Itaú Cultural Belo Horizonte, Brazil
The Karma of War, SUNY Stony Brook, NY, U.S.A.
Image-thought, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2006
Out of Beirut, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK
Kunst-Werke Berlin E.V., Institute For Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
Kasa Galerie, Istambul, Turkey
Dictionary of War, Munich, Germany
2005
Manifesta - Amsterdam, Holland
VideoBrazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
18ème Instants Video: De la puissance de la mémoire, Soirée présentée par: magazine Bref
Video libanaise: entre fiction et réalité, Théâtre Le TARMAC de la Villette, Paris
Diskurs 05, European festival for young performing arts, Giessen, Germany
Festival des Instants Video Numériques et Poétiques, Marseille, France
Home Works III : A Forum on Cultural Practices, Beirut, Lebanon
KunstFilmBiennale Köln, Germany
Medien und Architektur Biennale Graz, Austria
Collection
Jeff Tillotson - Private Collection
Ursula blickle videoarchiv - Kunsthalle Wien, Vienne, Autriche
Awards
2005
FAAP Digital Arts Award, VideoBrazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Publications
2012
Designboom
ParisMatch, Paris
Kalamon, Beirut
Courrier International
2011
Exposure, Beirut Art Center
2010
Gilles de Bure, Co_Incidences, Galerie Imane Farès
2009
Mai Abu EIDahab, A Fantasy For Allan Kaprow, Kunsthalle Bern, Catalogue
2006
Simon Harvey, Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, Stephen Wright, Out of Beirut, JRP|RINGIER/MODERN ART
Ali Cherri
Ali CherriDate of birth: July 19, 1976 in Beirut, LebanonEducationMaster Degree in Performing Arts - DasArts (De Amsterdam School/Advanced Research in Theatre and Dance Studies). Date of Graduation: February 2005Bachelor in graphic designAmerican University of Beirut (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture department of Architecture and Design) - Date of graduation July 2000Solo exhibitions2014 On Things that Move, Galerie Imane Farès - Paris, France2012Bad Bad images, Galerie Imane Farès, Paris, France2011A fleur de peau, Galerie Regard Sud, Lyon, FranceGroup exhibitions - festivals2014Songs of Loss and Songs of Love, Gwangju Museum of Art - South KoreaHelsinki Photography Biennial (Commissioned project) - Helsinki, FinlandIndie-Lisboa, International Independent Film Festival (Competition) - Lisbon, PortugalAnn Arbor Film Festival (Competition) - Michigan, USAZKM - Center for Art and Media - Karlsruhe, GermanyA-I-R Laboratory - Centre for Contemporary Art (Residency) - Warsaw, PolandAFAC Film Festival - Beirut, LebanonAfteratlas exhibition (Georges Didi-Huberman and Arno Gisinger) - Beirut Art Center, Lenanon2013Dubai International Film Festival - UAE (Best Director Award for The Disquiet)Yallay Art Space, Silk Highway 21C - Hong KongVideoBrasil, Southern Panorama - São Paulo, Brazil (Award for Pipe Dreams)Tate Modern, Future Imperfect - London, UKUniversity of California - Santa Cruz, Unfixed Itineraries - Santa Cruz, USABeirut Art Center, Dream-Machine - Beirut, LebanonGalerie Janine Rubeiz, Some Body to Love - Beirut, LebanonToronto International Film Festival - Toronto, CanadaArt Gallery of South Australia, Shifting Sands - Sydney + Adelaide, AustraliaInternational Documentary and Short Film Festival - KosovoYapi Kredi Cultural Center, Transition Project - Istanbul, TurkeyHome Works 6 Exhibition, Ashkal Alwan - Beirut, LebanonLe Sept/Cinq, Collections / Collection - Paris, FranceAlwan Film Festival - New York, USAArt Dubai - Dubai, UAEThe Hatch, Selected artist at Art Dubai - UAEArt Paris Art Fair - Paris, FranceSan Francisco International Film Festival - USAOberhausen International Film Festival - GermanyBerlin International Film Festival - GermanyRotterdam International Film Festival - The Netherlands2012MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art, Mapping Subjectivity - New York, USASan Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) - USADoha Tribeca Film Festival - Doha, QatarToronto International Film Festival - Toronto, CanadaThe Running Horse Gallery - Beirut, LebanonFID Marseille (Festival international du documentaire) - Marseille, FranceBeirut Art Fair, Beirut Exhibition Center - LebanonCAP (Contemporary Art Platfom), Beirut II - KuwaitArab World Institute - Dégagements - Paris, FranceRotterdam Internationa Film Festival - The Netherlands2011Southern Panorama, VideoBrasil – SECS, Sao Paolo, BrazilMakan Art Space, Amman, JordanBeirut Ô Beirut, Centre Pompidou, Paris, FranceExposure, Beirut Art Center, Beirut, LebanonBeirut, Kunsthalle, Vienne, Autriche1 an déjà, Galerie Imane Farès, Paris, France2010Co_incidences, Galerie Imane Farès, Paris, FranceArtist to artist 2010, The Delfina Foundation, London, UK2009Fiction in Action, Raster Gallery, Warsaw, PolandA Fantasy For Alain Kaprow Contemporary Image Collective, Cairo, Egypt2008Home Works IV: A Forum on Cultural Practices, Beirut, LebanonEsto no es una exposición at Huarte Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Espagne2007Pavilion of Lebanon - Venice Biennale, ItalyPort Izmir Festival, Izmir, TurkeyBeirut Stories, Majestic Petra Festival, JordanEdinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburg, UKFestival Paris Cinéma, Paris, FranceIn Focus, Tate Modern, London, UKMostravideo, Instituto Itaú Cultural Belo Horizonte, BrazilThe Karma of War, SUNY Stony Brook, NY, U.S.A.Image-thought, Belo Horizonte, Brazil2006Out of Beirut, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UKKunst-Werke Berlin E.V., Institute For Contemporary Art, Berlin, GermanyKasa Galerie, Istambul, TurkeyDictionary of War, Munich, Germany2005Manifesta - Amsterdam, HollandVideoBrazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil18ème Instants Video: De la puissance de la mémoire, Soirée présentée par: magazine BrefVideo libanaise: entre fiction et réalité, Théâtre Le TARMAC de la Villette, ParisDiskurs 05, European festival for young performing arts, Giessen, GermanyFestival des Instants Video Numériques et Poétiques, Marseille, FranceHome Works III : A Forum on Cultural Practices, Beirut, LebanonKunstFilmBiennale Köln, GermanyMedien und Architektur Biennale Graz, AustriaCollectionJeff Tillotson - Private CollectionUrsula blickle videoarchiv - Kunsthalle Wien, Vienne, AutricheAwards2005FAAP Digital Arts Award, VideoBrazil, Sao Paulo, BrazilPublications2012DesignboomParisMatch, ParisKalamon, BeirutCourrier International2011Exposure, Beirut Art Center2010Gilles de Bure, Co_Incidences, Galerie Imane Farès2009Mai Abu EIDahab, A Fantasy For Allan Kaprow, Kunsthalle Bern, Catalogue2006Simon Harvey, Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, Stephen Wright, Out of Beirut, JRP|RINGIER/MODERN ART