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AND RESIDENTS
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Ali Cherri
Ali Cherri’s work draws inspiration from artefacts and nature, exploring the temporal shifts between ancient worlds and contemporary societies. Using archaeological artefacts, he investigates the boundaries of ideologies that underpin the foundations of nations and the myth of national progression. His work explores the links between archaeology, historical narrative, and heritage, considering the processes of excavation and relocation of cultural objects into museums.
Solo exhibitions include Les Veilleurs Musée d’Art Contemporain de Marseille [mac], 2025), How I Am Monument (Baltic Art Center, 2025, Newcastle; Vienna Secession, 2024), Twenty-Four Ghosts per Second (Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, Paris, 2025), ENVISAGEMENT (Giacometti Institute, Paris, 2024), Dreamless Night (Frac Bretagne, France, 2024; GAMeC, Italy, 2023), Humble and Quiet and Soothing as Mud (Swiss Institute, New York, 2023), Ceux qui nous regardent (CAC La Traverse, France, 2023), If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed? (National Gallery, London, 2022), Return of the Beast (Imane Farès, Paris, 2021), Tales from the Riverbed (Clark House, Mumbai, 2018), From Fragment to Whole (Jönköping County Museum, Sweden, 2018), Satellite 10: Somniculus Programme (CAPC Centre d’Art Contemporain de Bordeaux and Jeu de Paume, Paris, 2017), A Taxonomy of Fallacies: The Life of Dead Objects (Sursock Museum, Beirut, 2016).
Cherri received the Robert E. Fulton Fellowship from Harvard University (2016) and the Rockefeller Foundation Prize (2017), and was nominated for the Abraaj Group Art Prize (2018). In 2022, he received the Silver Lion for his participation in the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition, The Milk of Dreams.
His works are part of many major collections, including MoMA: Museum of Modern Art (New York), Collection Pinault (Paris), British Museum (London), Art Jameel (Dubai), Centre Pompidou (Paris), MACBA (Barcelona), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), Mathaf (Doha), and others.
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RADIO
CCA Radio is a regular sonic experience, which includes DJ sets, instrumental performances, also showcasing soundtracks related to exhibitions and guest sets by both local and international artists.