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Neïl Beloufa is a French-Algerian artist born in 1985 in Algeria and raised in France. He currently lives and works in Paris. Beloufa's work covers a wide range of media, including sculpture, video and installations, and often deals with topics related to social and political issues.
Belufa's installations often use a combination of found objects, industrial materials and digital technologies such as screens and projectors. He often creates an immersive environment that encourages the viewer to physically and emotionally interact with the work.
One of Belufa's most famous works is Colonies, an installation that was exhibited at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles in 2017. The installation was a series of interconnected rooms filled with sculptures, videos and soundscapes that explored themes related to colonisation and global power structures. Belufa's work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the New Museum in New York and the 2015 Venice Biennale. He has received numerous awards and prizes, including the Audi Talent Award in 2011 and the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2015.
Jonathan Meese is a German painter, sculptor, performance artist and installation artist based in Berlin and Hamburg. Meese's (often multi-media) works include paintings, collages, drawings and writing. He also designs theater sets and wrote and starred in a play, De Frau: Dr. Poundaddylein — Dr. Ezodysseusszeusuzur in 2007 at the Volksbühne Theater. He is mainly concerned with personalities of world history, primordial myths and heroes. Jonathan Meese lives and works in Ahrensburg and Berlin.
