Anna Boghiguian

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Anna Boghiguian
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian-Canadian
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Anna Boghiguian (born 1946) is an Egyptian contemporary artist. One of Egypt's foremost contemporary artists, her work investigates various historical events in a political context, such as the history of the cotton trade, the salt trade and the life of Egyptian Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy. [1] Her work frequently takes the form of vast installations composed of painted figures that are arranged to fill rooms. [1]

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Early life and education

Anna Boghiguian was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 and has Armenian roots. [1] [2] She studied political and social science at the American University in Cairo, Egypt and holds a BFA in fine arts and music from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. [2] She is a traveling artist and has constantly moved between different cities across the globe. [2]

Career

After a showing at the 2012 edition of Documenta, Boghiguian won the Golden Lion for her Armenian Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale. [1]

In 2017, she had solo exhibitions at Castello di Rivoli and Index—The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm. [3] [4] She has been nominated for the 8th edition of the Artes Mundi award, one of the largest contemporary art prize in the UK. [5]

In 2023, Boghiguian was awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize, granted by the Museum Ludwig. [1] [6]

Boghiguian was the subject of a solo show at the Power Plant in Toronto in October 2023. [1]

Works

Her works have been part of several international group exhibitions, including:

Solo exhibitions:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alex Greenberger (September 29, 2023). "Anna Boghiguian to Take Home $106,000 After Receiving One of the World's Biggest Art Prizes". ARTNews.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Anna Boghiguian". The Power Plant.
  3. ↑ "Boghiguian | Sfeir-Semler Gallery". www.sfeir-semler.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian: WOVEN WINDS – Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation". indexfoundation.se. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian - Artes Mundi 8" . Retrieved 2018-04-17.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "ANNA BOGHIGUIAN WINS 2024 WOLFGANG HAHN PRIZE". Art Forum. September 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian". Sharjah Art Foundation.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Anna Boghiguian". Sfeir-Semler Gallery.
  9. ↑ documenta13. "dOCUMENTA (13) - dOCUMENTA (13)". d13.documenta.de. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  11. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian - Castello di Rivoli". Castello di Rivoli. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  12. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian - Van Abbemuseum". Van Abbemuseum. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
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