فير زملر غاليري Sfeir-Semler Gallery

Marwan Rechmaoui

Marwan Rechmaoui (b. 1964, Beirut Lebanon) studied sculpture and painting in Boston and New York between 1987 and 1993. His most recent solo exhibition was presented in 2019 at the Sharah Art Foundation and the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht. His work has been shown in exhibitions in Lebanon and abroad, including, MoMA (2022), Villa Empain, Brussels, (2020), Darat al Funun, Amman (2018); Ashkal Alwan, Homeworks 7; Beirut (2015); Istanbul Biennial 13 (2015); Here & Elsewhere, New Museum, New York (2014), Sharjah Biennial (2013 & 2015); Serpentine Gallery, London, UK (2012); Saatchi Gallery, London (2009); Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland (2009); Musée d’art Contemporain de Nîmes, France (2008); and Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium (2008). He is the recipient of the 2019 Bonnefantenmuseum Award for Contemporary Art. His works are in the collections of MoMA, New York; Tate Modern, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Guggenheim Abu Dhabi; The Sharjah Art Foundation; among other major private and public collections.

The Arab World (The League), 2001–2009, Rubber, 249.56 x 499.75 cm
1/5Marwan Rechmaoui, The Arab World (The League), 2001–2009, Rubber, 249.56 × 499.75 cm
Spectre, 2006, Non-shrinking grout aluminum glass fabric, 225 x 420 x 80 cm
2/5Marwan Rechmaoui, Spectre, 2006, Non-shrinking grout aluminum glass fabric, 225 × 420 × 80 cm
Pillar. Manhattan, 2018, Concrete, metal, ceramic tiles, 180 x 35 x 35 cm
3/5Marwan Rechmaoui, Pillar. Manhattan, 2018, Concrete, metal, ceramic tiles, 180 × 35 × 35 cm
Checkers (Rose), 2019, Beeswax, concrete, 90 x 90 x 7 cm
4/5Marwan Rechmaoui, Checkers (Rose), 2019, Beeswax, concrete, 90 × 90 × 7 cm
Sun, 2024, Beeswax, oil paint on iron and wood, ø 105 cm
5/5Marwan Rechmaoui, Sun, 2024, Beeswax, oil paint on iron and wood, ø 105 cm

Selected Press

Gallery Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2025

  • Chasing the Sun, Sfeir-Semler Hamburg

2024

  • Chasing the Sun, Sfeir-Semler Downtown, Beirut, Lebanon

2023

  • Marwan Rechmaoui: Municipalities, Beirut Arts Center, Beirut, Lebanon

2021

  • But the trees kept voting for the axe, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

2020

  • Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

2019

  • Slanted Squares, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE

  • CityScapes, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

  • Slanted Squares, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, Netherlands

2016

  • Fortress in a Corner, Bishop Takes Over, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

2012

  • Landscapes, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025

  • Of Land and Water, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE

  • The Three-Legged Cat, 18th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey

  • The Shade, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Karantina, Beirut, Lebanon

  • Beyond the Safe Zone, Borås Konstmuseum, Boras, Sweden

2023

  • Guest Relations, Jameel Arts Center, Dubai, UAE

  • In the Heart of Another Country: The Diasporic Imagination Rises, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE

  • Permanent Collection on display, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

2022

  • We, on the rising wave, Busan Biennale, Busan, South Korea

  • In The Heart of Another Country, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany

2021

  • COMMUNICATING VESSELS. Collection 1881-2021, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain

  • Écrire, c’est dessiner, Centre Pompidou Metz, France

2020

  • Mappa mundi, Fondation Boghossian, Villa Empain, Brussels, Belgium

2019

  • Niemeyer in Lebanon - concept, and development of the Tripoli International Fair, Embassy of Brazil & the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center, Beirut, Lebanon

  • A National Monument, with Visualizing Palestine, Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture, Beirut, Lebanon

2018

  • Living in the Mediterranean, Institut Valencià d’art Modern, Valencia, Spain

  • Revolution Generations, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar

  • Cycles of Collapsing Progress, Rashid Karami International Fair, Tripoli, Lebanon

  • 12th Gwangju Biennale: Imagined Borders, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea

  • Let’s Talk About the Weather: Art and Ecology in A Time of Crisis, Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou, China

  • Truth is black, write over it with a mirage’s light, 30th Anniversary Inaugural Exhibition, Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan

  • We Began By Measuring Distance, MAMCO, Geneva, Switzerland

2017

  • Tamawuj, 13th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE

  • Home Beirut. Sounding the Neighbours, MAXXI, Rome, Italy

  • The Restless Earth, La Triennale di Milano, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano, Italy

  • Art Unlimited, Art Basel, Basel

2016

  • The Silent Echo, Baalbek Temple, Baalbek, Lebanon

  • Let’s Talk About the Weather: Art and Ecology in a Time of Crisis, Sursock Museum, Beirut, Lebanon

2015

  • Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey

  • Gallery 3010, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

  • Home Works, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, Lebanon

2013

  • 11th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE

2012

  • On the Edgeware Road, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK

2010

  • La Route de la Soie, Tri Postal, The Saatchi Gallery Collection, Lille, France

  • Home Works 5, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, Lebanon

2009

  • Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

  • Disorientation II, Abu Dhabi Art, Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Dream and reality. Contemporary art from the Middle East, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland

2008

  • Instalações, Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

  • Art Now in Lebanon, Darat Al Funun, Amman, Jordan

  • Scènes du Sud II: Méditerrané Orientale, Carré d’Art, Nîmes, France

  • Never-Part. Histories of Palestine. Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium

  • Home Works 4, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

2007

  • Borderline Behaviour, TENT, Rotterdam, Netherlands

2005

  • Belonging, 7th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE

2004

  • Laughter, LIFT, the Barge House, London, UK

2003

  • A Forum on Cultural Practices, Home Works 2, Ahskal Alwan, Beirut, Lebanon

  • Possible Narratives - Artistic Practices in Lebanon, VIDEOBRASIL, São Paolo, Brazil

  • Contemporary Arab Representations, Beirut/Lebanon, BildMuseet, Umeå, Sweden

2002

  • Contemporary Arab Representations, Beirut/Lebanon, Witte de With Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain

  • A Forum on Cultural Practices in the Region, Home Works, Ahkal Alwan, Beirut, Lebanon

2001

  • Missing Links, Art Practices From Lebanon, Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt

2000

  • Mediterranean Metaphors II, Contemporary Art from Lebanon, Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

1998

  • Centre Culturel Français, Beirut, Lebanon

  • UNESCO Prize, International Biennial, Cairo, Egypt

1996

  • Château de Servières, Marseille, France

Publications

2019

  • Slanted Squares, published by The Bonnefanten and Sharjah Art Foundation

2017

  • Metropolis, published by Kaph Books

Awards

2018

  • Bonnefanten Award for Contemporary Art

Public Collections

Education

1993

  • New York University, New York, USA

  • Art Student League, New York, USA

1991

  • Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Scupture/Painting, Boston, Massachusetts