Akram Zaatari
Akram Zaatari ( Arabic أكرم زعتري, DMG Akram Zaʿtarī ; * 1966 in Sidon ) is a Lebanese exhibition maker , installation and video artist . Akram Zaatari is one of the initiators of the Arab Image Foundation with Walid Raad . Founded in Beirut in 1997, it is one of the most important photo archives in the Middle East.
He has created more than 40 videos including:
- 1997: All is Well on the Border
- 2000: Red Chewing Gum
- 2003: This Day
- 2005: In this House
- 2008: Nature Morte
- 2008: Letter to Samir
- 2009–2011: Twenty-Eight Nights and a Poem
- 2012: Time Capsule
Zaatari was a participant in the São Paulo Biennale in 2006 and in dOCUMENTA in 2012 (13) . In 2013 he represented Lebanon at the Biennale di Venezia .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ dOCUMENTA (13). The accompanying book / The Guidebook. Catalog 3/3., Page 402, 2012, ISBN 978-3-7757-2954-3
- ^ Akram Zaatari Art Collection , accessed on February 9, 2019
- ^ Sfeir Semler Akram Zaatari , accessed February 9, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zaatari, Akram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese exhibition curator, installation and video artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sidon |