Tarek Al-Ghoussein

♂ *1962 / United Arab Emirates

Works

Solo exhibitions

Odysseus

The Third Line Gallery, Dubai (AE)
22 Mar 2021 – 5 May 2021
Al Sawaber

Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Köln (DE)
18 Jan 2019 – 5 Apr 2019
Al Sawaber

The Third Line Gallery, Dubai (AE)
5 Nov 2017 – 14 Feb 2018
Tarek Al-Ghoussein

Nevada Museum of Art, Reno (US)
7 Oct 2016 – 19 Feb 2017
Windows on Work,

Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Köln (DE)
19 Feb 2016 – 8 Apr 2016
K FILES

Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York (US)
16 Sep 2014 – 23 Oct 2014
Random Blue Oasis

Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Köln (DE)
11 Apr 2014 – 7 Jun 2014
K Files

The Third Line Gallery, Dubai (AE)
29 Jan 2014 – 7 Mar 2014
National Works

Exhibitors: Sami Mohammad, Tarek Al-Ghoussein

Venice Biennale - KW, Venezia (IT)
1 Jun 2013 – 24 Nov 2013
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Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Köln (DE)
6 Mar 2009 – 1 May 2009
D Series

The Third Line Gallery, Dubai (AE)
12 Feb 2009 – 5 Mar 2009

Group

The Only Way Out Is Through: The Twentieth Line

The Third Line Gallery, Dubai (AE)
18 Sep 2025 – 28 Dec 2025

with Farah Al Qasimi, Sophia Al-Maria, Fouad Elkoury, Lamya Gargash, Hassan Hajjaj, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Youssef Nabil, Sara Naim
Visual Rights

Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (GB)
16 Jan 2020 – 22 Mar 2020

with Hagit Keysar, Yazan Khalili, Miki Kratsman, Corinne Silva
Theater of Operations

The Gulf Wars 1991–2011

MoMA PS1, New York (US)
3 Nov 2019 – 1 Mar 2020

with Monira Al Qadiri, Miguel Angel Rios, Michel Auder, Dara Birnbaum, Paul Chan, Tony Cokes, Phil Collins, Alia Farid, Harun Farocki, Guerrilla Girls, Richard Hamilton, Hiwa K …
Spheres of Influence

Mohsen Gallery, Tehran (IR)
15 Apr 2016 – 11 May 2016

with Arwa Al-neami, Lamya Gargash, Ahmed Mater
Perduti nel paesaggio / Lost in Landscape

MART, Rovereto (IT)
5 Apr 2014 – 31 Aug 2014

with Marina Abramovic, Lara Almarcegui, Gabriele Basilico, Bae Bien-U, Bleda & Rosa, Fernando Brito, Jordi Colomer, Fischli & Weiss, Carlos Garaicoa, Emmet Gowin, Andreas Gursky, Rula Halawani …
FOTOFEST 2014

Contemporary Arab Photographic Art

FotoFest, Houston (US)
15 Mar 2014 – 27 Apr 2014

with Ebtisam Abdul Aziz, Reem Al Faisal, Ammar Al-Beik, Mariette Pathy Allen, Boushra Almutawakel, Jowhara AlSaud, Sama Alshaibi, Lara Baladi, Hicham Benohoud, Lalla Essaydi, Mounir Fatmi, George Fikry …
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY

White Box, New York (US)
3 Apr 2014 – 27 Apr 2014

with Taysir Batniji, Tanya Habjouqa, Larissa Sansour
PHOTOQUAI 2013

the World Photography Biennale

Musée du Quai Branly, Paris (FR)
17 Sep 2013 – 17 Nov 2013

with Evgenia Arbugaeva, Filipe Branquinho, Yuriyal Eric Bridgeman, Alejandro Cartagena, Rasel Chowdhury, Pedro David , Adriana DuQue, Dima Gavrysh, Tanya Habjouqa, Yaakov Israel, Olya Ivanova, Hein-Kuhn Oh …
Arab Express: The Latest Art from the Arab World

Mori Art Museum, Tôkyô (JP)
16 Jun 2012 – 28 Oct 2012

with Halim al Karim, Rula Halawani, Akram Zaatari
Frieze Art Fair - Video and photo based art

Frieze art fair, London (GB)
13 Oct 2011 – 16 Oct 2011

with Annelies Strba, Marina Abramovic, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Haluk Akakçe, Francis Alys, Pawel Althamer, Kutluğ Ataman, Fikret Atay, Michel Auder, Maja Bajevic, John Baldessari, Rosa Barba …
Singapore Biennale 2008: Wonder

Singapore Biennale, Singapore (SG)
11 Sep 2008 – 16 Nov 2008

with Nadiah Bamadhaj, Lena Cobangbang, Desiree Dolron, Ryuro Fukuda, Rachel Goh, Clare Langan, Anthony McCall, Charly Nijensohn, Sherman Ong, Sergio Prego, Layla Juma A Rashid, Lieko Shiga …
Roads Were Open / Roads Were Closed

The Third Line Gallery, Dubai (AE)
6 Sep 2008 – 2 Oct 2008

with Fouad Elkoury
RECOGNISE

Contemporary Art Platform, London (GB)
22 Jun 2007 – 7 Sep 2007

with Mohamed Abdullah, Róza El-Hassan, Susan Hefuna, Emily Jacir, Lamia Joreige, Avi Mograbi, Sadegh Tirafkan, Milica Tomic
Under the same sky

National Collection Photo, København (DK)
5 Sep 2006 – 27 Jan 2007

with Walid Raad (The Atlas Group), Randa Shaath, Shirana Shahbazi
Ideal City –Invisible Cities

Curated by Sabrina van der Ley and Markus Richter / European Art Projects

European Art Projects, Potsdam (DE)
8 Sep 2006 – 29 Oct 2006

with Francis Alys, Miroslaw Balka, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Jonas Dahlberg, Tacita Dean, Carlos Garaicoa, Dan Graham, Rula Halawani, Craigie Horsfield, Jakob Kolding, Ola Kolehmainen, Sol LeWitt …
blickdicht - Fotografien aus der arabischen Welt

11. Noorderlicht Photofestival 2004

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

with Reem Al Faisal, Anas Al-Shaikh, Bruno Boudjelal, Alison Bradley, Wouter Deruytter, Lalla Essaydi, Rula Halawani, Farida Hamak, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Laura Junka, Zbigniew Kosc, Maha Maamoun …
Nazar

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

with Hala Elkoussy, Lalla Essaydi, Marc Garanger, Rawi Hage, Farida Hamak, Gaston Zvi Ickowicz, Lehnert & Landrock , Benjamin Lowy, Diana Matar, Randa Shaath, Lars Tunbjoerk, van Leo
NAZAR - Photographs from the Arab World

Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin (IE)
2 Dec 2005 – 29 Jan 2006

with Rawi Hage, Farida Hamak, Gaston Zvi Ickowicz, Benjamin Lowy, Diana Matar, Randa Shaath, Lars Tunbjoerk
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, Anas Al-Shaikh, Bruno Boudjelal, Alison Bradley, Wouter Deruytter, Lalla Essaydi, Rula Halawani, Farida Hamak, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Laura Junka, Zbigniew Kosc, Maha Maamoun …
Nazar:

In partnership with the Noorderlicht Festival and Fotofest, Houston

Aperture, New York (US)
8 Sep 2005 – 3 Nov 2005

with Anas Al-Shaikh, Hicham Benohoud, Nabil Boutros, Hichem Driss, Lalla Essaydi, Khaled Tarek Fazaa, Rawi Hage, Rula Halawani, Farida Hamak, Noel Jabbour, Ahmed Jadallah, Youssef Nabil …
Nazar - Photographs from the Arab world

Langhans Galerie Praha, Praha (CZ)
25 May 2005 – 31 Jul 2005

with Anas Al-Shaikh, Reza
Sharjah International Biennial 7

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
6 Apr 2005 – 6 Jun 2005

with Jumana Emil Abboud, Maja Bajevic, Ursula Biemann, Luchezar Boyadjiev, Sonia Boyce, Miguel Calderon, Claude Closky, Phil Collins, Com & Com, Minerva Cuevas, Pio Díaz, Rineke Dijkstra …
Chobi Mela III : International Festival of Photography, Asia 2004

Drik Picture Library Ltd. , Dhaka (BD)
6 Dec 2004 – 23 Dec 2004

with Abir Abdullah, Tehmina Ahmed, Shahidul Alam, Tay Kay Chin, Reza Deghati, Dharavi, Dick Doughty, Shadi Ghadirian, Richard Glickstein, Shinzo Hanabusa, Pedro Meyer, Alex Moh …
11th Noorderlicht Photofestival 2004

Noorderlicht, Groningen (NL)
5 Sep 2004 – 24 Oct 2004

with Abbas, Reem Al Faisal, Anas Al-Shaikh, Hicham Benohoud, Paul Blackmore, Bruno Boudjelal, Nabil Boutros, Alison Bradley, Matthias Bruggmann, Denis Dailleux, Annette Den Ouden, Wouter Deruytter …
Sharjah International Biennial 6 - 117 artists from 25 countries

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
8 Apr 2003 – 8 May 2003

with Faisal Abdu'allah, Derek Besant, Beth Derbyshire, Emma Donaldson, Al Fadhil, Chris Grottick, Mohammed Kazem, Chris Kienke, Ann Lislegaard, Morten Loberg, Derek Ogbourne, Finn Naur Peterson …

Events

Art Dubai 2024

Art Dubai, Dubai (AE)
1 Mar 2024 – 3 Mar 2024

with Marina Abramovic, Shirin Aliabadi, Said Atabekov, Sarah Charlesworth, Flavio de Marco, Chitra Ganesh, Hassan Hajjaj, Aziz Hazara, Huniti Goldox, Sohrab Hura, Manal Mahamid, Maha Malluh …
Singapore International Photography Festival 2020

Singapore Int. Photo Festival, Singapore (SG)
5 Nov 2020 – 31 Jan 2021

with Emmanuelle Andrianjafy, Huang Huang, Tian Jin, Liu Ke, Wiebke Leister, Yufan Lu, Mitchell Moreno, Gloria Oyarzabal, Charmaine Poh, Miti Ruangkritya, Ann Shelton, Sameer Tawde …
ART COLOGNE 2019

Art Cologne, Köln (DE)
11 Apr 2019 – 14 Apr 2019

with Oliver Abraham, Kader Attia, Boris Becker, Jane Benson, Helene Binet, Nadja Bournonville, Chargesheimer, Julian Charriere, Talia Chetrit, Clement Cogitore, Anne Collier, Mat Collishaw …
ABU DHABI ART 2018

ABU DHABI ART, Abu Dhabi (AE)
14 Nov 2018 – 17 Nov 2018

with Lida Abdul, Ammar Al Attar, Halim al Karim, Sama Alshaibi, Gohar Dashti, Maimouna Guerresi , Francesco Jodice, Mohammed Kazem, Steve Macleod, Giovanni Ozzola, Thomas Ruff
2017 Asian Art Biennial

Negotiating the Future - <a href="http://www.asianartbiennial.org" target="_blank">www.asianartbiennial.org/</a>

National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taipei (TW)
30 Sep 2017 – 25 Feb 2018

with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Lara Baladi, Chim-Pom, Bouchra Khalili, Meiro Koizumi, Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, Hrair Sarkissian, Kawita Vatanajyankur
Month of Photography 2017

Between the Medium

MOP Denver, Denver (US)
9 Mar 2017 – 28 Apr 2017

with Stanko Abadzic, Arwa Abouon, Samira Alikhanzadeh, Marcus DeSieno, Shadi Ghadirian, Rula Halawani, Ville Kansanen, Tina Kazakhishvili, Isa Marcelli, Anne Arden McDonald, Ryan McGinley, Shirin Neshat
Sharjah International Biennial 7

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
6 Apr 2005 – 6 Jun 2005

with Jumana Emil Abboud, Maja Bajevic, Ursula Biemann, Luchezar Boyadjiev, Sonia Boyce, Miguel Calderon, Claude Closky, Phil Collins, Com & Com, Minerva Cuevas, Pio Díaz, Rineke Dijkstra …
Chobi Mela III : International Festival of Photography, Asia 2004

Drik Picture Library Ltd. , Dhaka (BD)
6 Dec 2004 – 23 Dec 2004

with Abir Abdullah, Tehmina Ahmed, Shahidul Alam, Tay Kay Chin, Reza Deghati, Dharavi, Dick Doughty, Shadi Ghadirian, Richard Glickstein, Shinzo Hanabusa, Pedro Meyer, Alex Moh …