Maha Maamoun

♀ *1972 / Egypt

Works

Solo exhibitions

2026« (2010)

Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefeld (DE)
15 Jun 2012 – 15 Jul 2012

Group

Genossin Sonne

Kunsthalle Dortmund, Dortmund (DE)
13 Sep 2025 – 18 Jan 2026

with Sonia Leimer, Otto Piene, Marina Pinsky, Agnieszka Polska, Walid Raad (The Atlas Group), Katharina Sieverding, The Otolith Group (Kodwo Eshun, Anjalika Sagar), Suzanne Treister, Anton Vidokle, Gwenola Wagon, Zhiyuan Yang
We Are Here

Scenes from the Streets

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
26 Sep 2024 – 6 Jan 2025

with Devin Allen, Yolanda Andrade, Shoichi Aoki, Janette Beckman, Sheila Pree Bright, Vanessa Charlot, Soufian Chemcham, Mel D. Cole, Martha Cooper, Farnaz Damnabi, Debrani Das, Grace Ekpu …
Genossin Sonne

Kunsthalle Wien, Wien (AT)
16 May 2024 – 1 Sep 2024

with Sonia Leimer, Marina Pinsky, Katharina Sieverding, Huda Takriti, The Otolith Group (Kodwo Eshun, Anjalika Sagar), Suzanne Treister, Anton Vidokle, Gwenola Wagon, Hajra Waheed
Deep Sounding - History As Multiple Narratives

Deep Sounding - Geschichte als multiple Erzählung

daadgalerie, Berlin (DE)
20 Jun 2019 – 11 Aug 2019

with Maria Thereza Alves, Heba Y. Amin, Yael Bartana, Eric Baudelaire, Rossella Biscotti, Mariana Castillo Deball, Minerva Cuevas, Guelsuen Karamustafa, Runo Lagomarsino, David Maljkovic, Naeem Mohaiemen, Rabih Mroue …
Imperfect Chronology: Mapping the Contemporary I

Barjeel Art Foundation Collection

Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (GB)
26 Apr 2016 – 14 Aug 2016

with Yto Barrada, Mona Hatoum, Khaled Hourani, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Mohammed Kazem, Basim Magdy, Walid Raad (The Atlas Group), Akram Zaatari
Whose Gaze Is It Anyway?

ICA Inst Contemporary Arts, London (GB)
2 Sep 2014 – 5 Oct 2014

with Raed Yassin
The End of Money

Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam (NL)
22 May 2011 – 7 Aug 2011

with Alexander Apostol, Fischli & Weiss, Matts Leiderstam, Christodoulos Panayiotou
Events of the Self: Portraiture and Social Identity

Momente des Selbst: Porträtfotografie und soziale Identität

The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm (DE)
17 Jun 2010 – 15 May 2011

with Sammy Baloji, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Yto Barrada, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Candice Breitz, Allan de Souza, Theo Eshetu, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Samuel Fosso, David Goldblatt, Kay Hassan, Romuald Hazoumé …
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 …
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 …
blickdicht - Fotografien aus der arabischen Welt

11. Noorderlicht Photofestival 2004

ifa-Galerie, Berlin (DE)
17 Feb 2006 – 7 May 2006

with Reem Al Faisal, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Anas Al-Shaikh, Bruno Boudjelal, Alison Bradley, Wouter Deruytter, Lalla Essaydi, Rula Halawani, Farida Hamak, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Laura Junka, Zbigniew Kosc …
personae & scenarios - the new african photography

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

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Lara Baladi, Hala Elkoussy, David Goldblatt, Tracey Rose, Mikhael Subotzky, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko
Blickdicht - Fotografien aus der arabischen Welt

11. Noorderlicht Photofestival 2004

ifa-Galerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart (DE)
11 Nov 2005 – 29 Jan 2006

with Reem Al Faisal, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Anas Al-Shaikh, Bruno Boudjelal, Alison Bradley, Wouter Deruytter, Lalla Essaydi, Rula Halawani, Farida Hamak, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Laura Junka, Zbigniew Kosc …
Regards des photographes arabes contemporains

Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (FR)
22 Nov 2005 – 22 Jan 2006

with Reem Al Faisal, Jananne Al-Ani, Anas Al-Shaikh, Jihan Ammar, Nadim Asfar, Kader Attia, Lara Baladi, Hicham Benohoud, Bruno Boudjelal, Nabil Boutros, Yasmina Bouziane, Jellel Gasteli …
Actual Position

An Egyptian - Swiss Art Project

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

with Hala Elkoussy, Hildegard Spielhofer
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, Hala Elkoussy, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Susan Hefuna, Aminata Kone, 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, Hala Elkoussy, YANG Fudong, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Stefan Höller …
Made in Africa Fotografia 2004

Musei di Porta Romana / Galleria Arteuto, Milano (IT)
17 Mar 2004 – 25 Apr 2004

with Jamal Benabdesslam, Samta Benyahia, Nabil de bouto, Sophie Elbaz, Desmond Zvidzai Kwande, Myriam Mihindou, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Emeka Okereke, Rui Soeiro, Patrice Félix Tchicaya
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, Hala Elkoussy, Susan Hefuna, Michèle Magema, Santu Mofokeng, Ingrid Mwangi, Youssef Nabil …
PhotoCairo

The Townhouse Gallery of contemporary ar, Cairo (EG)
14 Dec 2003 – 7 Jan 2004

with Jihan Ammar, Hamdi Attia, Rehab El Sadek, Fouad Elkoury, Susan Hefuna, Amgad Naguib

Events

14th Shanghai Biennale

Cosmos Cinema

Shanghai Biennale - Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai (CN)
9 Nov 2023 – 31 Mar 2024

with Julieta Aranda, Itziar Barrio, Lucile Desamory, Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Liam Gillick, Saodat Ismailova, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, David Lamelas, Shuang Li, Nicholas Mangan …
transmediale 2019

What moves you?

transmediale, Berlin (DE)
31 Jan 2019 – 3 Feb 2019

with !Mediengruppe Bitnik, Emilija Škarnulyte, Filipa Cesar, Baruch Gottlieb, Louis Henderson, Adelita Husni-Bey, Liza Johnson, Stanya Kahn, Brigitta Kuster, Jana Mueller, Bjoern Melhus, Joana Moll …
FESTIVAL HORS PISTES 2016

12è édition - le festival de l’image en mouvement

Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)
22 Apr 2016 – 8 May 2016

with Ivan Argote, Cabello & Carceller, Jem Cohen, DEMOCRACIA, Naeem Mohaiemen, Mel O’Callaghan
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, Hala Elkoussy, YANG Fudong, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Stefan Höller …