Youssef Tabti

Youssef Tabti (born in Paris) is a French concept artist with Algerian roots.

Biography
Youssef Tabti lives in Hamburg since 1994, having resided in several towns: Paris, Montpellier, Berlin, but always with Hamburg as his permanent place of residence. He studied art and art history in Paris and began with his first works in 1992, installations and photography.

Exhibitions (selection)

 * 2015: Psychogeographic Junction. Dom umenia / Kunsthalle Bratislava LAB. Slovak Republic.
 * 2014: Dissonant Archives. Oslo10 Basel Switzerland.
 * 2013: X-Border Biennial.Luleå-Rovaniemi-Severomorsk/Sweden, Russia, Finland.
 * 2011: Focus 11.Contemporary Art Africa, Basel. Switzerland.
 * 2010: Manifesta 8 "Evento Paralelo", Murcia Spain
 * 2010: Siemens Sanat.„Other Worlds“, Istanbul, 2010 European Capital of Culture. Turkey
 * 2009: La Force de l’Art 02. Le Grand-Palais.Invitation from C.Tanc/F.Vincent, Paris, France
 * 2009: Literaturhaus Hamburg. “Edvards Tag”, Hamburg, Germany.
 * 2008: Kunstverein Hamburg. "We call it Hamburg", Hamburg, Germany
 * 2008: Deutsches Schauspiehaus Hamburg.Stage for the Oper "Polynymph", Hamburg, Germany
 * 2007: 10th. Internationale Istanbul Biennale.“Nightcomers“, Istanbul, Turkey

Awards, Artist-in-residence and Nominations

 * 2015 Residency at the Embassy of Foreign Artists. State of Geneva, Switzerland
 * 2013 ZK/U Center for Art and Urbanistics, Berlin. Germany
 * 2013 Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany
 * 2012: Nominated for the Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2013
 * 2010: Altona Art Prize
 * 2008 Künstlerhaus Lauenburg/Elbe, Lauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein. Germany
 * 2001 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France
 * 1998/99 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France
 * 1995:  Château de la Napoule. Napoule Art Foundation, France