Charif Benhelima (1967)
Born in Brussels. Lives and works in Antwerp. Photographer.
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Polaroids 1998 - 2012, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Nitéroi, Brasil
The Allochtone, BPS22, Charleroi, Belgium
2012
Artifactual Realities, The FotoFest 2010 Biennial, 2012 in Houston, Texas, USA
Intranquillités, BPS22, Charleroi, Belgium
Charif Benhelima: Polaroids 1998-2012, Bozar, Brussels, Belgium
2011
Roots II – In Memoriam, Crown Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Semites, Be-Part, Waregem, Belgium
I was, I Am, Galerie Michael Janssen Berlin, Germany
2010
Welcome to Belgium, Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, Texas, USA
VOLTANY, Crown Gallery, NY, USA
2008
Roots I, Crown Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
2007
Black-out: Vlaams-Nederlands huis deBuren, Brussels, Belgium.
Black-out: De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Harlem on my mind - I Was, I Am, v-editie, Antwerp, Belgium.
2005
Semites, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Gmbh, Berlin, Germany.
Harlem on my mind, Huis Van winckel, Dendermonde, Belgium.
Welcome to Belgium, Forum Fnac, Brussels-Ghent-Liege, Belgium.
2004
I was, I am, Gallery Kusseneers, 1999-2002, Antwerp, Belgium.
Passage-Shirin Neshat./ Welcome to Belgium-Charif Benhelima. Forum ModeNatie (MoMu) Antwerp, Belgium.
1999
Tussen stompzinnigheid en waanzin: foto’s, Museum of Modern Art (PMMK), Oostende, Belgium.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
Artifactual Realities, Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, USA
2011
Masterpieces, MAS | Museum Aan de Stroom Antwerp, Belgium
The Orient, Mind the Book, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium
2010
Unfixed, The Center for Contemporary Art (CBK), Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Volta 6, Crown Gallery, Basel, Suisse
Rencontre, Musée des Oudayas, Rabat, Morocco
Résonance: artistes contemporains marocains du monde, Musée de Marrakech, Morocco
The FotoFest 2010 Biennial, the Thirteenth International Biennial of Photography, 2010 in Houston, Texas, USA
2009
A Story of the Image, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore.
Tetris, BPS22 Charleroi, Belgium.
The Ornamental Body - Witte Zaal, Gent, Belgium.
Adding Subtractions, Bag Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Summer in the City, Crown Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
A Story of the Image, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China.
Fading, Musee d’Ixelles,Brussels, Belgium.
Nós, Museu da República, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2008
Architecture in the picture, Bozar, Centre for Fine art, Brussels, Belgium.
The Collection XXII FANTASY, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium.
Mimétisme, Extra City / Center for Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium.
2007
The Collection XXI, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium.
Portraits de l’autre, Musee d’Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium.
2006
Abraço, Espaço Chiado, Lisboa, Portugal.
Portraits de l’autre, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris, France.
Invisibility, Riccardo Crespi Gallery, Milan, Italy.
Sabotage of reality, Batagianni Gallery, Athens, Greece.
Berlin Tendenzen, Palau de la Virreina - La Capella, Barcelona, Spain.
2005
Photo Based - Visual Art and Photography, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium.
Démarcations, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris, France.
Monopolis, Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
In Between, Pferdestall Gmbh, Festival der kulturen, Hamburg, Germany.
Razao e Sensibilidade, Encontro com Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2004
Costanti Diversità – Premio Del Golfo La Spezia 2004, Biennale Europea Arti Visive La Spezia,
Centro Arte Moderna a Contemporanea Della Spezia (CAMeC) La Spezia, Italia.
Walk of Fame, Photokina, Cologne, Germany.
Rencontres Internationales de La Photographie, Arles, France.
2003
A Look at art Belgium in the Nineties, Museum of Contemporary Art (MuHKA) Antwerp, Belgium.
2000
Open Studio, International Center of Photography (I.C.P.), New York City, U.S.A.
1999
ATTACK! Arti et Amicitiae: Holland festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
1998
Ouverte, Museum of photography, Charleroi, Belgium.
Projects
2009
Flemish Parliament, Harlem on my mind, Brussels.
Panorama Belgica, Crown Gallery, Santander, Spain.
Two in One, benefit auction of 100 contemporary artworks from the Appel /Witte the With, Christie's Amsterdam
2008
Art integration UZ Brussels, permanent installation Look-Out + exhibition, Brussels.
Yearbook Architecture Flanders, VAI, Belgium.
Curator of ‘Untitled’ (zonder Titel), MuHKA, Antwerp, Belgium.
2005
HISK laureate at Lineart Playground, Lineart 2005, Flanders Expo, Gent, Belgium.
10 years Art Forum Berlin, Germany.
2003
Today’s Heroes - Charif Benhelima, Flanders House, London, U.K.
Books
2013
The Allochtoon, Bps22, Charlerloi
2012
Semites, The Album, Published by MER. Paper Kunsthalle, Ghent
2011
Harlem on my mind - I Was, I Am, Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Köln, Deutschland
(Texts: James Harithas, Caryl Phillips, Daniella Géo)
2007
Harlem on my mind - I Was, I Am, v-editie, Antwerp, Belgium.
(Text: Caryl Phillips)
2003
Welcome to Belgium, Ludion, Ghent-Amsterdam, Belgium-The Netherlands.
(Text: Luc Tuymans)
Education and Residency Programs
2012
Iaspis: Swedish Visual Arts Fund's international programme, Malmö, Sweden
2010
Kamp Kippy 2010 (A.S.A.P), Mount Desert Island, ME, USA
2009
The Bag Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2005
The Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany.
2003
Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.
2000
International Center of Photography, New York City, U.S.A.
1995 - '98
Higher Institute For Fine Arts, Flanders – Antwerp, Belgium.
1990 - '95
Higher Institute Sint Lucas, Brussels, Belgium.
Master in the plastic Arts, Training Photography-Film.