Youssef Tabti

Youssef Tabti (born in Paris) is a French concept artist with Algerian roots.

Biography

Youssef Tabti lives in Hamburg since 1994, having resided in several towns: Paris, Montpellier, Berlin, but always with Hamburg as his permanent place of residence. He studied art and art history in Paris and began with his first works in 1992, installations and photography.^[1]

Exhibitions (selection)

• 2015: Psychogeographic Junction. Dom umenia / Kunsthalle Bratislava LAB. Slovak Republic.
• 2014: Dissonant Archives. Oslo10 Basel Switzerland.
• 2013: X-Border Biennial.Luleå-Rovaniemi-Severomorsk/Sweden, Russia, Finland.
• 2011: Focus 11.Contemporary Art Africa, Basel. Switzerland.
• 2010: Manifesta 8 "Evento Paralelo", Murcia Spain^[2]
• 2010: Siemens Sanat.„Other Worlds“, Istanbul, 2010 European Capital of Culture. Turkey^[3]
• 2009: La Force de l’Art 02. Le Grand-Palais.Invitation from C.Tanc/F.Vincent, Paris, France
• 2009: Literaturhaus Hamburg. “Edvards Tag”, Hamburg, Germany.
• 2008: Kunstverein Hamburg. "We call it Hamburg", Hamburg, Germany^[4]
• 2008: Deutsches Schauspiehaus Hamburg.Stage for the Oper "Polynymph", Hamburg, Germany
• 2007: 10th. Internationale Istanbul Biennale.“Nightcomers“, Istanbul, Turkey

Awards, Artist-in-residence and Nominations

• 2015 Residency at the Embassy of Foreign Artists. State of Geneva, Switzerland
• 2013 ZK/U Center for Art and Urbanistics, Berlin. Germany
• 2013 Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany
• 2012: Nominated for the Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2013
• 2010: Altona Art Prize^[5]
• 2008 Künstlerhaus Lauenburg/Elbe, Lauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein. Germany
• 2001 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France
• 1998/99 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France
• 1995: Château de la Napoule. Napoule Art Foundation, France