Kader Attia Concludes Louvre Residency with Chapel Work on Marshal Bugeaud's Algerian Massacres

Kader Attia has unveiled a new work in the chapel of the Louvre in Paris, closing out his artistic residency at the museum. The piece confronts the mass crimes committed under Marshal Bugeaud, who served as governor general of Algeria from 1841 to 1847. The exhibition is staged in the Parisian institution's chapel space. Attia's project marks the end of his time embedded within the museum. American artist Elizabeth Peyton also concludes her own Louvre residency alongside Attia, presenting what Le Monde describes as a conventional body of work. The pairing places Attia's pointed historical reckoning with French colonial violence in Algeria next to Peyton's more traditional output. The report was published by Le Monde on October 1, 2026.