Anna Boghiguian
{{Short description|Egyptian contemporary artist}}
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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. Her work frequently takes the form of vast installations composed of painted figures that are arranged to fill rooms.
Early life and education
Anna Boghiguian was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 and has Armenian roots.{{cite news|url=https://www.thepowerplant.org/whats-on/archive/anna-boghiguian|title=Anna Boghiguian|work=The Power Plant}} 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. She is a traveling artist and has constantly moved between different cities across the globe.
Career
After a showing at the 2012 edition of Documenta, Boghiguian won the Golden Lion for her Armenian Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
In 2017, she had solo exhibitions at Castello di Rivoli and Index—The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfeir-semler.com/gallery-artists/boghiguian/|title=Boghiguian {{!}} Sfeir-Semler Gallery|website=www.sfeir-semler.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706230414/http://www.sfeir-semler.com/gallery-artists/boghiguian/|archive-date=2015-07-06|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://indexfoundation.se/exhibitions/anna-boghiguian-woven-winds|title=Anna Boghiguian: WOVEN WINDS – Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation|website=indexfoundation.se|access-date=2018-04-17}} She has been nominated for the 8th edition of the Artes Mundi award, one of the largest contemporary art prize in the UK.{{cite web|url=http://www.artesmundi.org/exhibitions-prizes/artes-mundi-8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914202332/http://www.artesmundi.org/exhibitions-prizes/artes-mundi-8|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2017|title=Anna Boghiguian - Artes Mundi 8|access-date=2018-04-17|language=en-GB}}
In 2023, Boghiguian was awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize, granted by the Museum Ludwig.{{cite news|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/anna-boghiguian-wolfgang-hahn-prize-museum-ludwig-1234680814/|author=Alex Greenberger|date=September 29, 2023|title=Anna Boghiguian to Take Home $106,000 After Receiving One of the World’s Biggest Art Prizes|work=ARTNews}}{{cite news|url=https://www.artforum.com/news/anna-boghiguian-wins-wolfgang-hahn-prize-2024-513335/|date=September 28, 2023|title=ANNA BOGHIGUIAN WINS 2024 WOLFGANG HAHN PRIZE |work=Art Forum}}
Boghiguian was the subject of a solo show at the Power Plant in Toronto in October 2023.
Works
Her works have been part of several international group exhibitions, including:
- Guggenheim, Abu Dhabi{{cite news|url=https://sharjahart.org/sharjah-art-foundation/people/boghiguian-anna1|title=Anna Boghiguian |work=Sharjah Art Foundation}}
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- Documenta 13, Kassel (2012){{Cite web|url=http://d13.documenta.de/#/participants/participants/anna-boghiguian/|title=dOCUMENTA (13) - dOCUMENTA (13)|last=documenta13|website=d13.documenta.de|language=en|access-date=2018-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306230259/http://d13.documenta.de/#/participants/participants/anna-boghiguian/|archive-date=2015-03-06|url-status=dead}}
- New Museum, New York (2014)
- São Paulo Biennial (2014)
- Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2015)
- The Armenian Pavilion at the Venice Biennial (2015)
- Istanbul Biennial (2015)
- Centro dos de Mayo, Madrid (2016)
- MoMA (2017){{Cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/artists/48044?locale=en|title=Anna Boghiguian {{!}} MoMA|website=The Museum of Modern Art|language=en|access-date=2018-04-14}}
- Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Torino (2019){{Cite news|url=https://www.castellodirivoli.org/en/artista/anna-boghiguian/|title=Anna Boghiguian - Castello di Rivoli|work=Castello di Rivoli|access-date=2018-04-14|language=en-GB}}
Solo exhibitions:
- Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven{{Cite web|url=https://vanabbemuseum.nl/en/collection/artists/artist-overview/?lookup%5B1671%5D%5Bfilter%5D%5B0%5D=authorSortName_stringS%3Aboghiguian%2C%20anna|title=Anna Boghiguian - Van Abbemuseum|work=Van Abbemuseum|access-date=2019-07-10|language=en-GB}}
- Carré d'Art (2016)
- Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation (2017){{cite news|url=https://www.sfeir-semler.com/%09anna-boghiguian-gallery-0|title=Anna Boghiguian|work=Sfeir-Semler Gallery}}
- Museum der Moderne Salzburg (2018)
- New Museum (2018)
- Tate St. Ives (2019)
- SMAK (2020)
References
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Category:20th-century Egyptian artists
Category:20th-century Egyptian women artists
Category:21st-century Egyptian artists