Khalil Rabah (; born 1961) is a Palestinian multidisciplinary visual artist, curator, and teacher. He is known for his conceptual
installation artwork focused on rewriting history. Rabah lives in
Ramallah
Ramallah ( , ; ) is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the central West Bank, that serves as the administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusalem, at an average elevation of abov ...
, West Bank.
Life and career
Khalil Rabah was born in 1961, in
Jerusalem
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.
He graduated from the
University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) is a public research university in Arlington, Texas, United States. It is the second oldest university in the University of Texas System and was founded in 1895. It was in the Texas A& ...
.
He is the founder of the Palestinian Museum of Natural History and Humankind project; a co-founder of the
Al Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem; and a co-founder of the
ArtSchool Palestine, London.
Since 2005, Rabah has served as the director of the
Riwaq Biennale in Ramallah.
Rabah taught at
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design () is a public college of design and art located in Jerusalem. Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz, Bezalel is Israel's oldest institution of higher education and is considered the ...
from 1997 to 2000; and at
Birzeit University
Birzeit University () is a public university in the West Bank, Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as a charitable organization. It is accredited by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Mini ...
.
In 2002, he was awarded the
LennonOno Grant for Peace.
Exhibitions
* 1990 – ''I.D. Entity'', University Gallery, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
* 1996 – ''Converging Cultures'', group exhibition,
Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball Cultural Center, founded in 1996, is a Jewish educational institution in Los Angeles, California. The center, named after philanthropist couple Jack H. Skirball and Audrey Skirball-Kenis, has a museum with regularly changing exhi ...
, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
* 1998 – ''Every Day,'' 11th
Biennale of Sydney
The Biennale of Sydney is an international festival of contemporary art, held every two years in Sydney, Australia. It is a large and well-attended contemporary visual arts event in the country. Alongside the Venice and São Paulo biennales and ...
, Sydney, Australia; curated by
Jonathan Watkins
* 2004 – ''Plug In'', group exhibition, Futura Center for Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic
* 2005 – ''What Keeps Mankind Alive?'', 9th
Istanbul Biennial
The Istanbul Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition that has been held biennially in Istanbul, Turkey, since 1987. The Biennial has been organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) since its inception. Istanbul Biennial p ...
, Istanbul, Turkey
* 2008 – 5th
Liverpool Biennial
Liverpool Biennial is the largest international contemporary art festival in the United Kingdom.
Since its launch in 1998, Liverpool Biennial has commissioned over 380 new artworks and presented work by over 530 artists from around the world. ...
, Liverpool, United Kingdom
* 2009 – ''Tarjama / Translation: Contemporary Art from Middle East, Central Asia and its Diasporas'', traveling group exhibition,
Queens Museum
The Queens Museum (formerly the Queens Museum of Art) is an art museum and educational center at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. Established in 1972, the museum includes the '' Panorama of the City of New ...
, Queens, New York City; commissioned by ArteEast, curated by
Leeza Ahmady
* 2010 – ''Tarjama / Translation,'' traveling group exhibition,
Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University
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in
Ithaca
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*Homer's Ithaca, an island featured in Homer's ''Odyssey''
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*Ithaca, New York, a city, and home of Cornell University and Ithaca College
Ithaca, Ithaka ...
, New York
* 2011 – ''
Sharjah Biennial
The Sharjah Biennial is a large-scale contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in the city of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The first Sharjah Biennial took place in 1993, and was organized by the Sharjah Department of Cu ...
10'', Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; curated by Suzanne Cotter,
Rasha Salti, and Haig Aivazian
* 2017 – ''Sharjah Biennial 13'', Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; curated by
Christine Tohmé
Christine Tohme () is a Lebanese curator and the founding director of Ashkal Alwan - The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts. Since its establishment in 1993, Ashkal Alwan has been committed to contemporary artistic practice, production, researc ...
See also
*
Contemporary Palestinian art
References
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1961 births
Living people
20th-century Palestinian male artists
21st-century Palestinian male artists
Artists from Jerusalem
Artists from Ramallah
Academic staff of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Academic staff of Birzeit University
Palestinian installation artists
University of Texas at Arlington alumni
Palestinian educators