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. / 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 and Artist-in-residencies 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 2010: Altona Art Prize 2008 Künstlerhaus Lauenburg/Elbe, Lauenburg/Elbe, Schleswig-Holstein. Germany 2001 Les Verrières - Résidences-ateliers de Pont-Aven, France 1995: Château de la Napoule. Napoule Art Foundation, France