Tarek Atoui
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Tarek Atoui
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First Name
Tarek
Surname or Business Name
Atoui
Years Affiliated
2018
Birth Date
1980
Birthplace
Lebanon
Occupation
Sound Artist
Composer
Biographical Text
Tarek Atoui studied contemporary and electronic music at the French National Conservatory of Reims. He navigates between the vocabularies and aesthetics of the visual arts, performing arts, and music, redefining contemporary composition and sound production. In 2012, Atoui launched Serpentine Gallery’s Memory Marathon event in London with a five-hour performance that blended influences of traditional Arabic music with contemporary genres including electronic and hip-hop. He was co-artistic director of the Bergen Assembly 2016, a triennial in Norway. Recent projects have taken place at the Tate Modern, London (2016); Fondation Louis Vuitton, Bois de Boulogne (2015); Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm (2013); and Norbergfestival (2013). Selected exhibitions include Art or Sound, Fondazione Prada, Ca’ Corner della Regina, Venice (2014); Within, Sharjah Biennial 11 (2013); Metastable Circuit, la Lutherie and Dimis Reconnected, dOCUMENTA 13, Kassel (2012). His work has been part of biennials including the Marrakech Biennale (2016); 8th Berlin Biennial (2014); 9th Biennale do Mercosul, Porto Alegre (2013); and the 9th and 11th Sharjah Biennial (2009/13).
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Citation
“Tarek Atoui,” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/794.
Item Relations
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Opening Performance by artist Tarek Atoui |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Behind the Scenes with artist Tarek Atoui (Lebanon/France) in conversation with Hu Fang (China), Co-founder and Artistic Director of Mirrored Gardens, Guangzhou |