Tarek Lakhrissi

Born in: 1992
From: Châtellerault, France
Lives and works: Paris, France
Represented by: Galerie Allen
Website: https://tareklakhrissi.com/

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Biography

Tarek Lakhrissi is a French artist and poet based in Paris, known for his transdisciplinary approach that spans installation, performance, film, text, and sculpture. Drawing on his literary background, he engages with political and social issues, exploring transformative narratives within language, magic, weirdness, codes, and love. Influenced by feminist and queer writers such as Elsa Dorlin, Jean Genet, Monique Wittig, and José Esteban Muñoz, his work embodies a romantic atmosphere that reflects queer and diasporic perspectives and experiences. Each project Lakhrissi initiates stems from his deep fascination with text, poetry, and language, which serve as the foundation for his visual arts. His profound use of language engages with performativity and invites reflections on poetic, erotic, and nostalgic queer futures.

Career highlights

Solo shows

2024, Julia Stoschek Foundation, Berlin and Düsseldorf, Germany: Double Feature
2023, Galerie Allen, Paris, France: THE PRELUDE THE HOURS THE KISS THE END

Group shows

2023, Kunsthal Gent, Belgium: Dancing Forward, Looking Backward.
2022, Tinguely Museum, Basel, Switzerland: BANG BANG
2022, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris: Habibi, les révolutions de l'amour
2021, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen,Denmark: Poet Slash Artist
2020, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France: Antibodies

Collections

Paris, France: Lafayette Anticipations
Turin, Italy: Fondazione Sandretto Collection
Surich, Switzerland: Migros Museum
2019, Bordeaux, France: FRAC Aquitaine Méca

Media

2023, ArtReview: On the Tip of Tarek Lakhrissi’s Tongue
2020, Bomb Magazine: Bitter Is the Truth: Tarek Lakhrissi Interviewed

Selected artworks

Tarek Lakhrissi UNSEEN SUN (RED), 2024 Galerie Allen €8,000