Zineb Sedira's First London Solo Since 2009 Opens at Goodman Gallery
Zineb Sedira is presenting her inaugural solo exhibition at Goodman Gallery in London, titled "Let’s go on singing!". This marks her first return to the city since 2009, when she showcased her work at INIVA. The exhibition coincides with her upcoming installation at Whitechapel Gallery, where "Dreams Have No Titles," first displayed at the 2022 Venice Biennale, will be exhibited in the UK before moving to the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi in October 2024. Her art emphasizes the role of cinema in resistance and the significance of archives for understanding history, featuring notable films and photomontages.
Key facts
- First solo exhibition with Goodman Gallery for Zineb Sedira.
- First London show since 2009 INIVA exhibition.
- Coincides with Whitechapel Gallery solo presenting UK debut of Dreams Have No Titles.
- Dreams Have No Titles originally for French Pavilion at 59th Venice Biennale in 2022.
- Dreams Have No Titles tours to Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi in October 2024.
- UK premiere of mise-en scène (2019), an eight-minute film about cinema, collective memory, and anticolonial activism in Algeria.
- UK premiere of For a Brief Moment the Whole World Was on Fire… and We Have Come Back (2019), previously at Jeu de Paume, Paris.
- New light boxes with slogans from 'third world' militant texts.
- Installation Headlines (2023) with seven lightboxes from 1969 Algerian newspapers.
Entities
Artists
- Zineb Sedira
Institutions
- Goodman Gallery
- INIVA
- Whitechapel Gallery
- French Pavilion
- 59th Venice Biennale
- Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
- Jeu de Paume
Locations
- London
- France
- Algeria
- Paris
- Abu Dhabi
- Venice