Wael Shawky

Artist Wael SHAWKY (1971, Egypt) is based between Egypt and the United States. He is the founder of MASS Alexandria, an independent nonprofit school for contemporary art, that offers spaces for art practices, interdisciplinary research and critical thinking education. Shawky has been awarded a number of prizes among which the Honorary Citizenship of the City of Palermo, the Sharjah Biennial Award, Award for the Filmic Oeuvre, created by Louis Vuitton and Kino der Kunst Munich. His artwork has been featured in exhibitions around the world in M Leuven Museum, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, The Louvre Abu Dhabi, The Polygon and Documenta 13. His mid-length film I Am Hymns of the New Temples (2023) is selected for IFFR 2024.

Filmography

(selection, all short) Cabaret Crusades- The Horror Show File (2010), The Path to Cairo (2012) and The Secrets of Karbala (2015), I am Hymns of the New Temples (2023)