Nassim Azarzar (1989, France) is an artist who investigates visual and popular representations within the Moroccan context, exploring various forms, occurrences, and means of representation. He has recently developed a project titled "Bonne route", which delves into the decorative practices of trucks transporting goods across Moroccan cities. This research has led to the creation of his own visual language, reflecting the complexity of defining his identity as a person born in France to Moroccan parents.
Nassim's aesthetic exploration revolves around decorative arts, painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic design, and experimental cinema.
Before joining QANAT (a collective of artists and researchers exploring the political and poetic dimensions of water) in 2019, Azarzar co-founded and initiated multiple creative endeavors, among them: Atelier Superplus (@atelier_superplus), a design studio operating between Paris, Bristol, and Tangier in 2014; Think Tanger (@thinktanger), a platform dedicated to the exploration of the city of Tangier and its extensions at the urban and visual levels in 2016; and Atelier Kissaria (@ tanger.print.club) in 2017 focused on experimental printing practices.
Born in 1989, Nassim Azarzar lives and works between Paris and Rabat.
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Nassim's aesthetic exploration revolves around decorative arts, painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic design, and experimental cinema.
Before joining QANAT (a collective of artists and researchers exploring the political and poetic dimensions of water) in 2019, Azarzar co-founded and initiated multiple creative endeavors, among them: Atelier Superplus (@atelier_superplus), a design studio operating between Paris, Bristol, and Tangier in 2014; Think Tanger (@thinktanger), a platform dedicated to the exploration of the city of Tangier and its extensions at the urban and visual levels in 2016; and Atelier Kissaria (@ tanger.print.club) in 2017 focused on experimental printing practices.
Born in 1989, Nassim Azarzar lives and works between Paris and Rabat.
Nominations, awards and residencies:
2024 MORPHO (ANTWERP, BELGIUM)
2023 WARAQ (BEIRUT, LEBANON)
2023 PRO HELVETIA CAIRO (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND)
2023 DELFINA FONDATION (LONDON, ENGLAND)
2022 NAJM, LIEUX COMMUNS (MARSEILLE, FRANCE)
2021 L’APPARTEMENT 22 (RABAT, MOROCCO)
2021 FRENCH INSTITUTE (CASABLANCA, MOROCCO)
2020 ARAB FUND FOR ARTS AND CULTURE
2020 AFRICAN FUND FOR CULTURE
2019 HOUDOUD RESIDENCY (BERLIN & TETOUAN)
2023 DELFINA FONDATION (LONDON, ENGLAND)
2022 NAJM, LIEUX COMMUNS (MARSEILLE, FRANCE)
2021 L’APPARTEMENT 22 (RABAT, MOROCCO)
2021 FRENCH INSTITUTE (CASABLANCA, MOROCCO)
2020 ARAB FUND FOR ARTS AND CULTURE
2020 AFRICAN FUND FOR CULTURE
2019 HOUDOUD RESIDENCY (BERLIN & TETOUAN)
Selected exhibitions:
“H’dith o Mghezel“, Malhoun
Collective exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco
«School of Casablanca», fine art school of Casablanca
Collective exhibition, Casablanca, Morocco
«La promesse de l’empreinte», Malhoun art space
Collective exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco
«Xyzt», LoftArt Gallery
Collective exhibition, Casablanca, Morocco
«Appartemenet 22 (2002-2023)», Lot 219
Collective exhibition, Fès, Morocco
«Pièces détachées», L’appartement 22
Solo exhibition, Rabat, Morocco
«A Door to the Sky (Or a Plea for Rain)», Documenta 15
Collective exhibition, Kassel, Germany
«Love... Marrakech this city taught me color», Palacio de Cadaval
Collective exhibition, Evora, Portugal
«À l’Épreuve du Tamis», 1:54 African art fair I Le 18
Collective exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco
«Serendipity», Villa Delaportes
Collective exhibition, Casablanca, Morocco
«États d’Urgences d’Instants Poétiques», Jardins d’essais botaniques
Collective exhibition, Rabat, Morocco
«The Whole World a Bauhaus», ZKM Institut
Collective exhibition, Stuttgart, Germany
«Il n’y a plus rien à voir», Kulte Contemporary Art Center
Solo exhibition, Rabat, Morocco
«Espace Urbain Corps Social», French Institut gallery
Collective exhibition, Tangier, Morocco
«Worlds within worlds», EBC Contemporary Art
Collective exhibition, Bristol, England
“H’dith o Mghezel“, Malhoun
Collective exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco
«School of Casablanca», fine art school of Casablanca
Collective exhibition, Casablanca, Morocco
«La promesse de l’empreinte», Malhoun art space
Collective exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco
«Xyzt», LoftArt Gallery
Collective exhibition, Casablanca, Morocco
«Appartemenet 22 (2002-2023)», Lot 219
Collective exhibition, Fès, Morocco
«Pièces détachées», L’appartement 22
Solo exhibition, Rabat, Morocco
«A Door to the Sky (Or a Plea for Rain)», Documenta 15
Collective exhibition, Kassel, Germany
«Love... Marrakech this city taught me color», Palacio de Cadaval
Collective exhibition, Evora, Portugal
«À l’Épreuve du Tamis», 1:54 African art fair I Le 18
Collective exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco
«Serendipity», Villa Delaportes
Collective exhibition, Casablanca, Morocco
«États d’Urgences d’Instants Poétiques», Jardins d’essais botaniques
Collective exhibition, Rabat, Morocco
«The Whole World a Bauhaus», ZKM Institut
Collective exhibition, Stuttgart, Germany
«Il n’y a plus rien à voir», Kulte Contemporary Art Center
Solo exhibition, Rabat, Morocco
«Espace Urbain Corps Social», French Institut gallery
Collective exhibition, Tangier, Morocco
«Worlds within worlds», EBC Contemporary Art
Collective exhibition, Bristol, England