Adel Abdessemed

Adel Abdessemed (b. 1971, Constantine, Algeria) — artist working across sculpture, photography, film, drawing, and installation. Based between Europe and the United States, Abdessemed emerged during the 2000s as one of the most discussed artists of his generation, addressing violence, representation, power, memory, and resistance through work that repeatedly stages encounters between bodies, monuments, and collective symbols. He has exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Centre Pompidou, and major institutions internationally.

Exhibition ephemera, printed matter, and related documents from The New Rare.

  • Original 2009 Adel Abdessemed Rio exhibition invitation card, David Zwirner, New York — recto reproducing a detail from Lincoln, 2009, C-print, 50 × 68½ inches: colour photograph of the artist reclining across a seated white sculptural figure based on the Lincoln Memorial, shot on a New York street corner in winter light with bare trees, yellow taxis, and urban buildings visible in background. Reverse of 2009 Adel Abdessemed Rio exhibition invitation card, David Zwirner, New York — verso in minimal serif and sans-serif typography on cream stock; artwork caption upper left: Lincoln, 2009 (detail), C-print, 50 × 68½ inches / 127 × 174.2 cm; exhibition text lower right: Adel Abdessemed / Rio / April 3 through May 9, 2009 / Reception April 3, 2009, 6 to 8 pm / David Zwirner / 519 & 525 & 533 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011 / 212 727 2070 telephone / 212 727 2072 fax / www.davidzwirner.com.

    Adel Abdessemed — Rio, David Zwirner, New York, 2009

    Adel Abdessemed — Rio, David Zwirner, New York, 2009