Chérif Defraoui
Chérif Defraoui (born December 6, 1932 in Geneva , † September 27, 1994 in Vufflens-le-Château ) was a Swiss artist .
Chérif Defraoui studied literature and law in Geneva. In 1971 he had his first solo exhibition there in the Gaëtan Gallery . In 1975 the first joint work with Silvie Defraoui , signed C. & S. Defraoui , was presented in the Gaëtan Gallery . Together they took part in documenta IX in Kassel in 1992 . They lived in Corbera de Llobregat in Spain and in Vufflens-le-Château in French- speaking Switzerland . From 1974 to 1999 Chérif Defraoui taught at the l'École supérieure d'art visuel de Genève , where he and his partner set up a mixed media studio. Two successful generations of video artists were trained there by C. & S. Defraoui. Mention should be made of Eric Lanz , Marie José Burki , Simon Lamunière and Emmanuelle Antille , Fernandez, Frédéric Moser and Philippe Schwinger .
Their work together is part of a series called Archives du futur / Archives of the future . This paradoxical title not only questions the common notions of space and time, but also the meaning of collective and individual memory .
Web links
- Françoise Ninghetto : Defraoui, Chérif. In: Sikart (status: 2004), accessed on January 5, 2017.
- Chérif Defraoui at artfacts.net
- Chérif Defraoui on kunstaspekte.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Documenta IX: Kassel, June 13–20. September 1992 - Catalog in three volumes, Volume 1, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-89322-380-0 , p. 133.
- ^ Collection online at Kunstmuseum Luzern Silvie Defraoui , accessed on December 31, 2016.
- ↑ Center de la photographie Genève, Geremy Deller Fiche d'artiste Silvie & Chérif Defraoui * 1975 à Suisse, vit à Vuflens le Château (Silvie Defraoui) accessed on January 5, 2016 (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Defraoui, Chérif |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1994 |
| Place of death | Vufflens-le-Château |