The National Gallery’s second Artist in Residence is Ali Cherri (b. 1976), a Lebanon-born artist based in Beirut and Paris. Known for his sculptures, films and installations, Cherri is interested in the aesthetics, practices and politics associated with the museum classification and collecting of objects, animals, images, and their narratives. Cherri was recently awarded the Silver Lion at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
The first survey of Cherri’s work in English, this book will give an overview of the artist’s archaeological approach to the heritage of objects by investigating their relationships to history, society and nature. It will introduce Cherri to a broad audience and document his journey from the beginning of his residency to the production and display of the final work at the National Gallery in the autumn of 2021, followed by the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in spring 2022.
Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
- ISBN10 1857096762
- ISBN13 9781857096767
- Publish Date 8 March 2022
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint National Gallery Company Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9781857096767