Tarek Atoui
Tarek Atoui. Photo courtesy of the Artist.
Tarek Atoui is a contemporary artist born in Beirut and now living in Paris.
Atoui’s work investigates how sound can be perceived as a trans-sensory experience, how sound acts as a catalyst for human interaction, and how it relates to social, historical, and spatial parameters. His technical research is often extensively anthropological, ethnological and musicological — resulting in the creation of instruments, listening rooms, performances, and workshops. Atoui has presented his work internationally at the Sharjah Biennial, Documenta 13 in Kassel, the 8th Berlin Biennial, Tate Modern, CCA NTU in Singapore, Garage Moscow, the 58th International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia, among many others. He was appointed co-artistic director of STEIM studios in 2007, and of the Bergen Assembly, a triennial for contemporary art in Norway in 2016. In 2020, Tarek Atoui was the recipient of the Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize.
