Kader Attia

Kader Attia (b. 1970), has developed a dynamic practice that reflects on aesthetics and ethics of different cultures. His research focuses on the concept of "Repair", a constant in human nature, of which the modern Western mind and the traditional extra-Occidental thought have always had an opposite vision. "Repair" is deeply connected to traumatic experiences from the past that live on in the collective human psyche.

Following the idea of "catharsis", his work aims at Art’s reappropriation of the field of emotion that, running from ethics to aesthetics, from politics to culture, links individuals and social groups through emotional experience, and that is in danger of being seized by recent nationalist movements. Kader Attia’s comprehensive solo show "The Field of Emotion" is currently on display at The Power Plant, Toronto, and will be followed by another at the Mac Val Ivry-sur-Seine.

Past exhibitions include The 57th Venice Bienniale; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; SMAK, Gent; Museum Für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt; Musée Cantonal des Beaux Arts de Lausanne; Beirut Art Center; Whitechapel Gallery, London; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel, as well as group shows at MoMA, New York, or Tate Modern, London, just to name a few.