Zineb Sedira
Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go
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Date
- Closed on Tuesday
Location
Project SpaceCentro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Through her work, Zineb Sedira (b. 1963), a French-Algerian artist based in London and Paris, reflects profoundly on themes such as migration, history and the partiality of official histories, making use of autobiographical narrative, fiction and documentary.
This exhibition is based on a reflection on the utopias of the 1960s, in the context of the new African independence and liberation struggles, placing culture and resistance side by side.
The title ‘Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go’ quotes a song performed by African-American gospel singer Marion Williams at the Pan-African Festival in Algiers in 1969, around which the project is centred.
‘Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go’ is a project commissioned by CAM, together with the Jeu de Paume, Paris, France; and the IVAM, Valencia, Spain; and the Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweeden. The exhibition is co-produced with Tabakalera Centro Internacional de Cultura Contemporánea, San Sebastian.
Biographies
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Zineb Sedira
Zineb Sedira, (Paris, 1963) lives in London and works between Algiers, Paris and London. Over the fifteen years of her practice, Sedira has enriched the debate around the concepts of modernism, modernity and its manifestations in an inclusive way. She has also raised awareness of artistic expression and the contemporary experience in North Africa. She represented France at the 59th Venice Biennale, in 2022. A special mention was awarded to her exhibition in the French Pavilion titled ‘Dreams Have No Titles’.
Credits
Curatorship
Rita Fabiana
Main image
View of the installation at the exhibition 'A Brief Moment', at the Jeu de Paume
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