Anna Boghiguian (born 1946) is an Egyptian contemporary artist. One of Egypt's foremost contemporary artists, her work investigates various historical events in a political context, such as the history of the cotton trade, the salt trade and the life of Egyptian Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy.[1] Her work frequently takes the form of vast installations composed of painted figures that are arranged to fill rooms.[1]
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian-Canadian |
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Early life and education
editAnna Boghiguian was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 and has Armenian roots.[1][2] She studied political and social science at the American University in Cairo, Egypt and holds a BFA in fine arts and music from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.[2] She is a traveling artist and has constantly moved between different cities across the globe.[2]
Career
editAfter a showing at the 2012 edition of Documenta, Boghiguian won the Golden Lion for her Armenian Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale.[1]
In 2017, she had solo exhibitions at Castello di Rivoli and Index—The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm.[3][4] She has been nominated for the 8th edition of the Artes Mundi award, one of the largest contemporary art prize in the UK.[5]
In 2023, Boghiguian was awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize, granted by the Museum Ludwig.[1][6]
Boghiguian was the subject of a solo show at the Power Plant in Toronto in October 2023.[1]
Works
editHer works have been part of several international group exhibitions, including:
- Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi[7]
- The Art Institute of Chicago[8]
- Documenta 13, Kassel (2012)[9]
- New Museum, New York (2014)[8]
- São Paulo Biennial (2014)[8]
- Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2015)[8]
- The Armenian Pavilion at the Venice Biennial (2015)[8]
- Istanbul Biennial (2015)[8]
- Centro dos de Mayo, Madrid (2016)[8]
- MoMA (2017)[2][10]
- Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Torino (2019)[11]
Solo exhibitions:
- Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven[12]
- Carré d'Art (2016)[8]
- Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation (2017)[8]
- Museum der Moderne Salzburg (2018)[2]
- New Museum (2018)[2]
- Tate St. Ives (2019)[2]
- SMAK (2020)[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Alex Greenberger (September 29, 2023). "Anna Boghiguian to Take Home $106,000 After Receiving One of the World's Biggest Art Prizes". ARTNews.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Anna Boghiguian". The Power Plant.
- ^ "Boghiguian | Sfeir-Semler Gallery". www.sfeir-semler.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Anna Boghiguian: WOVEN WINDS – Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation". indexfoundation.se. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Anna Boghiguian - Artes Mundi 8". Retrieved 2018-04-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ANNA BOGHIGUIAN WINS 2024 WOLFGANG HAHN PRIZE". Art Forum. September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Anna Boghiguian". Sharjah Art Foundation.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Anna Boghiguian". Sfeir-Semler Gallery.
- ^ documenta13. "dOCUMENTA (13) - dOCUMENTA (13)". d13.documenta.de. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Anna Boghiguian | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ "Anna Boghiguian - Castello di Rivoli". Castello di Rivoli. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ "Anna Boghiguian - Van Abbemuseum". Van Abbemuseum. Retrieved 2019-07-10.