Ahmed Alsoudani

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Ahmed Alsoudani was born in 1975 in Baghdad, Iraq and came to the United States after fleeing from his native country in the mid-1990s. He is best known for his vividly colored and surreal acrylic and charcoal canvases, in which distorted, grotesque faces and body parts portray the horrors of war. This motif draws on his own experiences of devastation and violence, evoking a universal experience of conflict and human suffering.

Alsoudani received his MFA in Painting from Yale School of Art in 2008, and also holds a BFA from Maine College of Art. His work was exhibited in the Iraq Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011.[1] In 2012, Alsoudani received his first major institutional exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, and in 2013, the Phoenix Museum of Art and the Portland Museum of Art presented Ahmed Alsoudani: Redacted, accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.[2][3][4][5] Recent institutional group exhibitions include Chaos and Awe: Painting for the 21st Century, at the Frist Art Museum and the Chrysler Museum of Art in 2018-2019 and Artists in Exile: Expressions of Loss and Hope at the Yale University Art Gallery in 2017.[6][7] Forthcoming exhibitions include Bitter Fruit at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and In Between at Palazzo Cipolla, Rome, Italy (both 2021).[8] In 2009, Hatje Cantz Verlag published the artist's first monograph.[9]

Alsoudani's work is included in collections including Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Phoenix Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art, Columbus Museum of Art, and the Pinault Foundation, Paris.[10][11][12] The artist lives and works in New York, New York.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chaplin, Julia (2011-06-03). "The Art World's New Darlings (Published 2011)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. ^ Hodara, Susan (2012-11-30). "Trying to Make Sense Out of Chaos (Published 2012)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  3. ^ "Ahmed Alsoudani: Redacted – Art New England". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  4. ^ Artdaily. "The Portland Museum of Art presents the first museum exhibition of works by artist Ahmed Alsoudani". artdaily.cc. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  5. ^ Walsh, Brienne (31 August 2013). "Ahmed Alsoudani at the Portland Museum of Art". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  6. ^ Press, The MIT. "Chaos and Awe | The MIT Press". mitpress.mit.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  7. ^ ""Exile" On Chapel Street | New Haven Independent". www.newhavenindependent.org. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  8. ^ "Ahmed Alsoudani. In Between". Un Ospite a Roma. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  9. ^ "Ahmed Alsoudani | Contemporary Art | Hatje Cantz". www.hatjecantz.de. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  10. ^ "Embark Collection". Columbus Museum of Art. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  11. ^ Grassi, Palazzo. "Ahmed Alsoudani". Palazzo Grassi. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  12. ^ Artdaily. "Ahmed Alsoudani joins Marlborough Contemporary". artdaily.cc. Retrieved 2021-01-29.

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