 Artist's arttributes:
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Photography, Video, Installation, Performance |
Most exhibitions in: |
| Country |
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| Germany | 11 |
| USA | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
| Italy | 7 |
Most exhibitions held at: |
| Institution |
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler - Beirut, Lebanon |
2 |
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International Istanbul Biennial, Turkey |
2 |
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Townhouse Gallery, Egypt |
2 |
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Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Germany |
2 |
Biography: 
1971 Born in Alexandria (EG)
Lives and works in Alexandria
External links: | | Public exhibitions (Selection) 73
until 25.5.
Solo shows 13
2012
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| Wael Shawky. Al Araba Al Madfuna - Kunst-Werke Berlin - KW Institute for Contemporary Art , Berlin |
2011
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| Wael Shawky - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (England) |
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| Wael Shawky - Larvae Channel - Delfina Foundation, London (England) |
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| Wael Shawky - Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham (England) |
2010
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| Contemporary Myths II - Galerie Sfeir-Semler - Beirut, Beirut |
2009
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| Wael Shawky - video installations and drawings - Darat al Funum, Amman |
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| Larvae Channel 2 - Gentili Apri, Berlin |
2007
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| Wael Shawky - Collective Gallery, Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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| Wael Shawky - The Forty Days Road. Wet Culture – Dry Culture - Gallery of Contemporary Art Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow |
2005
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| Wael Shawky - Townhouse Gallery, Cairo |
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| loose your identity - Kunstverein Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg |
2003
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| Wael Shawky - Video from Sidi El Asphalt's Mulid - Artists Space, New York City, NY |
Group shows 59
2013
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| Sharjah Biennial 11 - Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah |
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| The Translation - Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich |
2012
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| 7th Asia Pacific Triennial Of Contemporary Art (apt7) - Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, QLD |
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| The Margulies Collection - Group Show - The Margulies Collection, Miami, FL |
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| 9th Shanghai Biennale - Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai |
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| Documenta (13) - Documenta, Kassel |
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| Tactics For Here And Now - Pavilion Unicredit, Bucharest |
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| Bucharest Biennale 5 - Bucharest Biennale for Contemporary Art, Bucharest |
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| On the Edgware Road - Serpentine Gallery, London (England) |
2011
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| 12th International İstanbul Biennial - International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul |
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| Miragens - Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBB - Brasília, Brasilia |
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| SERIOUS GAMES - Krieg – Medien – Kunst - Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt |
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| Where is my Place? - Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice |
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| Miragens - Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo |
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| Miragens - Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBB - São Paulo, São Paulo |
2010
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| Lo spazio del sacro - Galleria Civica di Modena, Modena |
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| BREAKING NEWS. Contemporary Photography from the Middle East and Africa - Ex Ospedale Sant’Agostino, Modena |
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| The Image In Question. War – Media – Art - Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge, MA |
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| Miragens - Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBB - Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
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| Tarjama/Translation - Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY |
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| Beyond Credit - Contemporary Art and Mutual Trust - Sanat Limanı, Istanbul |
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| What’s happening now? - Casa Árabe Madrid, Madrid |
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| E-Flux Video Rental - Fondazione Giuliani, Rome |
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| Cabaret Voltaire, Cabaret Voltaire - Arko Art Center, Seoul |
2009
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| 25th Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries - Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries, Alexandria |
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| Golden Gates - Contemporary Art from the Middle East - F&A Projects, Paris |
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| The columns held us up - Artists Space, New York City, NY |
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| TAWASSOL-CONTACT - Artericambi, Verona |
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| Rites de Passage - SCHUNCK* , Heerlen |
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| Tarjama/Translation - Queens Museum of Art (QMA), New York City, NY |
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| Re.Oriente.Ate - Selma Feriani Gallery, London (England) |
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| Socially Disorganised - Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, SA |
2008
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| Medium Religion - ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe |
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| Site Santa Fe's Seventh International Biennial: Lucky Number Seven - Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM |
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| SITE Santa Fe - SITE Santa Fe Biennial, Santa Fe, NM |
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| OÙ ? Scènes du Sud – Volet 2 - Carré d´art - Musée d´art contemporain de Nîmes, Nîmes |
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| ALL OUR EVERYDAYS - Gallery VER, Bangkok |
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| Kolekcja Bunkra Sztuki - Stary Browar, Poznan |
2007
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| Gestures of infinity - Minoriten Kultur, Graz |
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| GEGENWART AUS JAHRTAUSENDEN - Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Ägypten - Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn |
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| Out of Place - Galerie Sfeir-Semler - Beirut, Beirut |
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| Out of Place - Galerie Sfeir-Semler - Hamburg, Hamburg |
2006
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| Fremd bin ich eingezogen - Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel |
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| AYOR: No Man’s Land - Hellenic American Union Gallery, Athens |
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| 47th October Salon - Oktobarski Salon / October Salon, Belgrade |
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| Choosing my Religion - Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun |
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| Coding:Decoding - Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen |
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| 5 Tage bis zum Ende der Kunst - Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel |
2005
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| PhotoCairo3 - Townhouse Gallery, Cairo |
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| 9th İstanbul Biennial - International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul |
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| ADAM - Smart Project Space, Amsterdam |
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| Urbane Realitäten - Fokus Istanbul - Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin |
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| Nuove acquisizioni. Due anni di crescita della colleziuone - MACRO al Mattatoio, Rome |
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| Normalization - - Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul (closed, 2010) |
2003
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| 24/7: Wilno - Nueva York (visa para) - Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius |
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| 50th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Biennale di Venezia - La Biennale di Venezia, Venice |
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| Video International - - FA Projects, London (England) (closed, 2009) |
| Dealer Directory 3 |
Egypt
Germany
| | Galerie Sfeir-Semler - Hamburg, Hamburg
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Lebanon
| | Galerie Sfeir-Semler - Beirut, Beirut
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Collections 1
Luxembourg
| | MUDAM - Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg
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