This section brings together exhibitions and curatorial projects conceived, accompanied or developed by AYN. Each project is approached as a space for research, contextualisation and transmission, bringing together works, artists, texts, archives, publications, public programmes or institutional collaborations.
AYN privileges long-term proposals developed in dialogue with artists, venues, researchers and the narratives that works make visible.
Past
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Until all is color - The Still Lifes of Baya Mahieddine
12 Dec 2025 - 15 Feb 2026 Baya (1931–1998) transforms the still life into a virtuosity of living natures, developing an autonomous pictorial language in which elements are never isolated, but inscribed within a shared relational field. Flowers, birds, fruits, and musical instruments coexist in compositions shaped by colour and form, free from hierarchy and illusionistic perspective.... Read more -
DIASPORA ARTISTS : BEYOND BOUNDARIES
IFCA - International Cultural Festival of Contemporary Art - 29 Nov - 6 Dec 2025 Artists from the Algerian diaspora form a living mosaic of geographies. Their work stands as a powerful testament to a dual anchorage: deeply rooted in their origins and inscribed in memory, yet firmly grounded in their host countries, where they shape their artistic practice. This interplay between here and elsewhere,... Read more -
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE ALIF
18 Jun - 15 Sep 2025 AU COMMENCEMENT ÉTAIT L’ALIF 'IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE ALIF' An exhibition by Salim Le Kouaghet at the Grande Mosquée de Paris For the first time, the Grande Mosquée de Paris is opening its doors to contemporary art. Salim Le Kouaghet, a painter trained in Constantine, Algiers, Metz, Paris and... Read more -
A JOURNEY INTO SALIM LE KOUAGHET WORLD'S
Paris, London & Oran 19 Apr - 19 May 2025 The exhibition ALIF, A Journey into Salim Le Kouaghet's World is an invitation to enter the world of a painter of memory, signs and exile. It marks a historic moment: for the first time, Salim Le Kouaghet's work is being presented in Algeria, his native country, after a long career... Read more -
TRANSPARENCES DE L'ENTREDEUX
7 Nov - 1 Dec 2024 Dalel Tangour stands out on the contemporary art scene with a photographic approach that transcends mere documentary style. One of the first female photographers in Tunisia, she explores universal themes such as memory, identity, and cultural traditions, while capturing the beauty of everyday realities. By exploring contrasts between light and... Read more -
LIBERAMI, VOGLIO TORNARE A CASA
19 Sep - 13 Oct 2024 Liberami, voglio tornare a casa Liberami, voglio tornare a casa unfolds as a meditation on what remains when the place of origin can no longer be reached except through memory. In Veronica Botticelli’s work, the home is never merely a domestic space. It is an inner construction, made of traces,... Read more -
ALIF A JOURNEY INTO SALIM LE KOUAGHET'S WORLD
A JOURNEY INTO SALIM LE KOUAGHET'S WORLD 23 May - 17 Jul 2024 Salim Le Kouaghet, a visionary artist with a unique career path, unveils his works that transcend borders and artistic conventions. He invites us on an emotive journey into the heart of his rich cultural heritage, offering a coherent discourse, imbued with poetry and reflection. From the outset, he distinguished himself... Read more -
DRAWING INWARD
29 Feb - 31 Mar 2024 From February 29 to March 31, immerse yourself in Tal Waldman's vibrant artistic universe with his exhibition 'Drawing Inward'. Inspired by Proust and her childhood memories, each work invites deep meditation, exploring the essence of quietude. Guided by the concept of 'Drawing Inward', Tal creates a space of calm and... Read more -
WAST-ED-DAR
Salim Le Kouaghet 18 Jan - 17 Feb 2024 'Wast-ed-Dar' is an intimate journey through signs, vibrant colors, and a resonating silence, a narrative in perpetual metamorphosis. Like a tale whose contours are drawn according to emotions and perceptions, 'Wast-ed-Dar' evokes a place that could be at the heart of the Saharan desert, among the winding streets of Algiers,... Read more -
WORLD AFRICA DAY CELEBRATIONS
MARION BOEHM 25 May - 14 Jun 2023 As part of the celebration of World Africa Day, in commemoration of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, the Algerian Cultural Centre, in collaboration with AYN Gallery, is hosting an exhibition entitled 'De fil et de rencontres' by artist Marion Boehm. 'De fil en rencontre' tells... Read more -
MAGIC CARPET
BILAL BAHIR 11 May - 11 Jun 2023 MAGIC CARPET célebre le tapis volant évoqué dans les contes et popularise par Les Mille et Une Nuits. Si dans la mythologie, le tapis volant évoquait le rêve ancestral, celui de voler comme un oiseau et de parcourir le monde. Les tapis de Bilal Bahir nous transportent au-dessus de Paris... Read more -
DE FIL ET DE RENCONTRES
MARION BOEHM 16 Mar - 30 Apr 2023 Read more -
MENART FAIR 2023 FONDATION BOGHOSSIAN - VILLA EMPAIN, BELGIUM
EXCLUSIVITY : ROGER MOUKARZEL in collaboration with MARION BOEHM 3 - 5 Feb 2023 De fil et de rencontres Marion Boehm with Roger Moukarzel A curatorial project conceived and initiated by Yasmine Azzi-Kohlhepp De fil et de rencontres was born from an encounter initiated by Yasmine Azzi-Kohlhepp between two artistic worlds: that of Lebanese photographer Roger Moukarzel, and that of Marion Boehm, whose textile... Read more
