About Kader Attia

  • Biography

    Kader Attia was born in Dugny, France in 1970 to Algerian parents. Attia studied at the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and at Escola Massana, Centre d’Art i Disseny in Barcelona.

    The artist uses a variety of media, working with photography, collage, and sculpture, often creating large-scale installations that explore the possible clashes and exchanges between different cultures, political ideals and identities.

    Growing up between Algeria and France and experiencing both Christianity and Islam formed his artistic output. Attia’s works explore the consequences of Western colonialism on non-Western cultures.

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