Hala Elkoussy

*1974 / Egypt

Contacts for the work of Hala Elkoussy

Hala Elkoussy

Cairo + Amsterdam, NL
HalaElkoussy.com

Solo exhibitions

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Göteborgs Konsthall, Göteborg (SE)
24 Jan 2009 – 5 Apr 2009
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Kunsthallen Nikolaj, København (DK)
2 Sep 2006 – 5 Nov 2006
Peripheral (and other stories)

SMBA Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
2 Apr 2006 – 14 May 2006
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The Townhouse Gallery of contemporary ar, Cairo (EG)
17 Apr 2005 – 8 May 2005

Group

City Walks

Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm (SE)
4 Feb 2015 – 5 Apr 2015

with Sophie Calle, Carlos Garaicoa, Jesper Just, William Kentridge
Sharjah Biennial 11

<em>Re:emerge</em> - Towards a New Cultural Cartography

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
13 Mar 2013 – 13 May 2013

with Ravi Agarwal, Francis Alys, Jananne Al-Ani, Nevin Aladag, Carlos Amorales, Burak Arikan, Ismail Bahri, Matthew Barney, Tony Chakar, Tiffany Chung, David Claerbout, Thomas Demand …
KAIRO. OFFENE STADT

EMOP Berlin, Berlin (DE)
19 Oct 2012 – 25 Nov 2012

with Lara Baladi, Kaya Behkalam, Taha Belal, Chris Michalski & Sebastian Stumpf, Denis Dailleux, Osama Dawod, Mohamed Ezz, Nermine Hammam, Jasmina Metwaly / Philip Rizk, Johanna Domke & Marouan Omara, Ahmed Kamel, Nadine Khan …
“Le Silence de bêtes”

HORS PISTES 2012 - UN AUTRE MOUVEMENT DES IMAGES

Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)
27 Jan 2012 – 12 Feb 2012

with Alessandro Mancassola e Barbara Ceriani Basilico, Phil Collins, Fischli & Weiss, Juliette Fontaine, Juliette Fontaine, Camille Henrot, Andrew Kötting, Christelle Lheureux, Lucien Castaing-Taylor / Verena Paravel , Chris Marker, Natasha Mendonca, Ariane Michel …
AFROPOLIS - CITY, MEDIA, ART

IWALEWA-Haus , Bayreuth (DE)
28 Apr 2011 – 4 Sep 2011

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Lara Baladi, rana elnemr, Ismail Farouk, Constanze Fischbeck, Laura Horelli, Sabelo Mlangeni, Sam Nhlengethwa, Uche Okpa Iroha, Emeka Udemba, Minette Vári
Afropolis

City, Media, Art: Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa and Johannesburg

Rautenstrauch-J.-Museum, Köln (DE)
4 Nov 2010 – 13 Mar 2011

with Akinbode Akinbiyi, Lara Baladi, rana elnemr, Ismail Farouk, Constanze Fischbeck, Laura Horelli, Sabelo Mlangeni, Sam Nhlengethwa, Cedrick Nzolo Ngamobu, Uche Okpa Iroha, Minette Vári
Monumentalism - History and National Identity in Contemporary Art

The Temporary Stedelijk at the Stedelijk Museum

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
28 Aug 2010 – 9 Jan 2011

with Yael Bartana, Job Koelewijn, Mariëlle Koolen, Lucia Nimcova, Mieke van de Voort, Wendelien van Oldenborgh, Barbara Visser
8th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography- Borders

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
7 Nov 2009 – 7 Dec 2009

with Myriam Abdelaziz, Doa Aly, Kader Attia, Ismail Bahri, Abdoulaye Barry, Jack Beng-Thi, Lilia Benzid, Berry Bickle, Jodi Bieber, Ursula Biemann, Bruno Boudjelal, Mohamed Bourouissa …
Arabs Cosmovisions

Casa Árabe, Madrid (ES)
3 Jun 2009 – 30 Sep 2009

with Lara Baladi, Yto Barrada, Hicham Benohoud, Nermine Hammam, Akram Zaatari
Sharjah Biennial 9 - Provisions for the future

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
19 Mar 2009 – 16 May 2009

with Hamra Abbas, Jumana Emil Abboud, Haig Aivazian, Jawad Al Mahli, Basma Al-Sharif, Halil Altindere, Ziad Antar, Lili Dujourie, Haris Epaminonda, Ayse Erkmen, Lamya Gargash, Simryn Gill …
Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
27 Jun 2008 – 30 Sep 2008

with Doa Aly, Lara Baladi, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Luís Basto, Zohra Bensemra, Zarina Bhimji, Mohamed Camara, Ali Chraïbi, Omar D. (Daoud), Allan de Souza, Depth of Field …
LA BIENAL DE CANARIAS

LA BIENAL DE CANARIAS, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)
22 Nov 2006 – 10 Feb 2007

with Adel Abdessemed, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Alexander Apostol, Kader Attia, Ursula Biemann, Olaf Breuning, Mircea Cantor, Jordi Colomer, Jon Mikel Euba, Carmela Garcia, Ori Gersht, Ellen Kooi …
THE MAGHREB CONNECTION

MOVEMENTS OF LIFE ACROSS NORTH AFRICA

The Townhouse Gallery of contemporary ar, Cairo (EG)
11 Dec 2006 – 13 Jan 2007

with Yto Barrada, Ursula Biemann, Armin Linke
Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography

Miami Art Central (MAC), Miami (US)
30 Jun 2006 – 27 Aug 2006

with Doa Aly, Lara Baladi, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Luís Basto, Zohra Bensemra, Zarina Bhimji, Mohamed Camara, Ali Chraïbi, Omar D. (Daoud), Allan de Souza, Depth of Field …
Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
10 Mar 2006 – 28 May 2006

with Doa Aly, Lara Baladi, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Luís Basto, Zohra Bensemra, Zarina Bhimji, Mohamed Camara, Ali Chraïbi, Omar D. (Daoud), Allan de Souza, Depth of Field …
Nazar

Q Arts Gallery, Derby (GB)
25 Feb 2006 – 25 Apr 2006

with Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Lalla Essaydi, Marc Garanger, Rawi Hage, Farida Hamak, Gaston Zvi Ickowicz, Lehnert & Landrock , Benjamin Lowy, Diana Matar, Randa Shaath, Lars Tunbjoerk, van Leo
personae & scenarios - the new african photography

Camilla Grimaldi , Roma (IT)
3 Feb 2006 – 31 Mar 2006

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Lara Baladi, David Goldblatt, Maha Maamoun, Tracey Rose, Mikhael Subotzky, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko
Actual Position

An Egyptian - Swiss Art Project

The Townhouse Gallery of contemporary ar, Cairo (EG)
13 Nov 2005 – 7 Dec 2005

with Maha Maamoun, Hildegard Spielhofer
9th International Istanbul Biennial

Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul (TR)
16 Sep 2005 – 30 Oct 2005

with Sener Oezmen, Pawel Althamer, Reli Avrahami, Yael Bartana, Johanna Billing, Phil Collins, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Jon Mikel Euba, Mireia Guzmán, Jens Haaning, Mario Rizzi, Ahlam Shibli …
Rites sacrés, Rites profanes - Zeitgenössiche Afrikanische Fotografie

Kornhausforum, Bern (CH)
17 Jun 2004 – 1 Aug 2004

with Jack Ben-Thi, Jamal Benabdesslam, Mohamed Camara, Fatoumata Diabate, Uche Edochie, Sophie Elbaz, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Susan Hefuna, Aminata Kone, Maha Maamoun, Myriam Mihindou, Zwelethu Mthethwa …
The Biennial of Contemporary African Art 2004

The Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dakar (SN)
7 May 2004 – 7 Jun 2004

with Doug Aitken, Asmae Lahkim Bennani, Samta Benyahia, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Fatma Charfi, Mario Cravo Neto, Trisha Donnelly, YANG Fudong, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Stefan Höller, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla …
Bamako 03 - Contemporary african photography

Centre de Cultura Cont., Barcelona (ES)
30 Jan 2004 – 28 Mar 2004

with Jihan Ammar, Lara Baladi, Mohamed Camara, Uche Edochie, Rehab El Sadek, Sophie Elbaz, Susan Hefuna, Maha Maamoun, Michèle Magema, Santu Mofokeng, Ingrid Mwangi, Youssef Nabil …

Events

9th International Istanbul Biennial

Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul (TR)
16 Sep 2005 – 30 Oct 2005

with Sener Oezmen, Pawel Althamer, Yael Bartana, Johanna Billing, Phil Collins, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Jon Mikel Euba, IRWIN - Dusan Mandic, Miran Mohar, Andrej Savski, Roman Uranjek, Borut Vogelnik, Nedko Solakov
The Biennial of Contemporary African Art 2004

The Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dakar (SN)
7 May 2004 – 7 Jun 2004

with Doug Aitken, Asmae Lahkim Bennani, Samta Benyahia, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Fatma Charfi, Mario Cravo Neto, Trisha Donnelly, YANG Fudong, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Stefan Höller, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla …