Kader Attia


Kader Attia is a French artist.

Early life

Attia was born in Dugny, France to Algerian parents and was raised in Paris and Algeria. He studied at the l'école Duperré de Paris, l'école des arts appliqués La Massana de Barcelone and graduated from the Ecole nationale superieure des arts decoratifs Paris, in 1998.

Work

His work often examines social injustice, marginalized communities and postcolonialism.
In 2016, he founded La Colonie, a gallery in Paris' Gare du Nord train station.

Collections

Attia's work is included in the permanent collections of:
In 2016 he won France's Prix Marcel Duchamp. In 2018 he was awarded the Joan Miró Prize.