Nadim Asfar

Born in Beirut in 1976, Nadim Asfar works and lives between Paris and Beirut.

Solo exhibitions

Beirut as project (2021) Galerie Tanit, Munich, Germany

The Mountain (2019)curated by Hester Keijser PhotoIreland, Dublin, Ireland

Experiencing the Mountain (2018) Beiteddine Palace, Beiteddine, Lebanon

Where I End and You Begin, 2016, Galerie Tanit, Beirut, Lebanon

Galerie OÙ, 2011, Marseille, France

Immaterial World, 2008, Galerie Tanit, Beirut, Lebanon

Juin, 2004, Galerie Fadi Mogabgab, Beirut, Lebanon

Collective exhibitions

Parfums d’Orient (2023-2024)In the context of the exhibition is presented the project Hyper Images. Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France

Building Illusions (2021-2022)Curator Ruohao Hu / Lianzhou Photo Festival. In the context of this exhibition a series of my projects were presented: Habiter le jour, Everyday Madonna, Dessins Mnémoniques, Rushes from Home. Chengdu Contemporary Image Museum, Chengdu, China

Yellow sun, Black Sun (2021)Curator Karina El Helou. Simone Fattal, Etel Adnan, Danièle Genadry… Martchartproject Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

I am one acquainted with the night (2021) Galerie Studio la Citta, Vérone, Italie

Montagnes (2021) Stimultania, Strasbourg

Liban, réalités et fictions (2019)3rd Biennal of arab contemporary photographers Institut du monde arabe, Paris, France

The Making of Illusions, the Fouad Debbas Collection and Contemporary Commentaries (2019)Collective exhibition from 18.07 to 29.09.2019 curated by Yasmine Chemaly and François Cheval Sursock Museum, Beirut, Lebanon + MUCEM, Marseille, France

OVNi Festival Vidéo (2018)Video installation in collaboration with SAM ART PROJECTS Nice, France

Across Boundaries (2019)Collective exhibition from 20.09 to 23.09.2018 currated by Tarek Nahas and Marine Bougaran, “Focus on Lebanese Photography”, considering photography in Lebanon through private and public photo collections Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon

Poetics, Politics, Places (2017)With Etel Adnan, Mireille Kassar, Gilbert Hage, Danièle Genadry, Saba Inab... Curated by Nayla Tamraz Bienal Sur, Argentina

Rencontres Improbables (2016)Initiated by Jayce Salloum and Mireille Kassar Galerie OQBO, Berlin, Germany

Territoire d’Affect (2015)With Mona Hatoum, Etel Adnan, Joanna Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Nabil Nahas, Rayane Tabet, Lamia Joreige... Curated by Joanna Chevalier Beirut Exhibition Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Seeing is Believing (2011)With Abbas Akhavan, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, Alfredo Jaar... Curated by Susanne Pfeffer KW/Kunst Werke, Berlin, Germany

Liquid Archives — Notes on Relations, Ruptures and Silences (2009)Curated by Anna Schneider Platform 3, Munich, Germany

Exposure (2009)Works by seven emerging lebanese artists Beirut Art Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Regards des photographes arabes contemporains (2006)With Lara Baladi, Hicham Benohout, Jannane el Ani, Anas El Sheikh Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France, GL Strand Copenhagen, Denmark, Centre andalou d’art contemporain de Séville, Spain

Screenings

Empreinte 1 (2011) New Museum, New York, United States

Everyday Madonna (2010) International competition Curtacinema Film Festival Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Everyday Madonna (2010) International competition, Festival international du documentaire, FID Marseille, France

Everyday Madonna (2009) Festival VidéoWorks, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, Lebanon

Empreinte 1 (2008) Festival de cinéma de Douarnenez, Douarnenez, France

Empreinte 1 (2007) Festival VideoAvril, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, Lebanon

Empreinte 1 (2007) Festival Paris-Cinéma, Paris, France

Empreinte 1 (2007) Cinemaeast Festival du film, New York, United States

Publications

Hyper Images (2018) Kaph Books

88 pages, 300 copies, 24 × 33cm.