Neïl

Beloufa

Guest artist

Neïl Beloufa (born 1985 in Paris, France) is a Franco-Algerian artist and director who lives and works in Paris. Through his work, he questions society and its issues using a variety of media: film, sculpture and installation. He studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris; the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia (USA); Cooper Union, New York; and Fresnoy - Studio national des Arts Contemporain, Tourcoing (France). 

Nominated for the Prix Marcel Duchamp in 2015, the Artes Mundi (Cardiff, UK) and Nam June Paik (Essen, Germany) awards in 2016, he was awarded the Prix Meurice pour l'art contemporain 2013, the Audi Talent Awards 2011 and the Agnès B. Studio Collector 2010.

His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions in France and abroad, including at Hangar Bicocca, Milan, 2021, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 2018, K11, Shanghai, 2016, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2016, Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin, 2015, ICA, Institute for Contemporary Arts, London, 2014, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, 2013, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2012 and 2018.

Photo credit: Lorenzo Palmieri