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Kader Attia
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Born | (1970-12-30) 30 December 1970 (age 53) Dugny, France |
Known for | Visual art |
French artist
Kader Attia (born 30 December 1970) is an Algerian-French artist.[1][2][note 1]
Early life
Attia was born in Dugny, France to Algerian parents and was raised in Paris and Algeria.[4][5] He studied at the l'école Duperré de Paris, l'école des arts appliqués La Massana de Barcelone and graduated from the Ecole nationale superieure des arts decoratifsParis, in 1998.[6][7][8]
Work
Attia's work often examines social injustice, marginalized communities and postcolonialism.[9][10][11]
In 2016, Attia founded La Colonie, a gallery near Paris' Gare du Nord train station.[12][13][14] In March 2020, La Colonie closed permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic.[15&