Neïl Beloufa

Neïl Beloufa’s multi-layered practice occupies the space between various dichotomies. Reality and fiction, cause and effect, presence and absence are the polarities between which the artist’s work begins to take form. Developing his reflection on these by combining various media, including sculpture, video, and painting, into single installations, Beloufa masterfully manages to deconstruct our contemporary systems of belief by moving between the real and the imaginative. Situating the artist between these polarities, Beloufa’s practice is deeply reflective. Examining established structures of power, not least, those within the “creative economy,” while dwelling on the authority that is afforded by artists in contemporary society, Beloufa eliminates his dominant role by awarding agency to actors or materials, informing one another and coexisting in installations as though they are actors and props on a set. Neïl is also the founder of Ebb.Global – a creative studio that blends technology and creativity, exploring new paths for transformation, shaping multidisciplinary projects, and empowering communities through cultural innovation. Rejecting the label of sculptor, or any alignment to a particular set of practices or creative processes, Beloufa works primarily as an editor, constructing scenarios to facilitate intersections between different meanings that viewers might build independently. Neïl Beloufa (b. 1985, Paris, France) lives and works in Montreuil. The artist has had solo exhibitions at Kunsthalle , Basel (2024), Renaissance Society , Chicago (2024), Kunstpalais , Erlangen (2022); Mendes Wood DM , Brussels (2022); Palais de Tokyo , Paris (2018); Schirn Ku nsthalle Frankfurt , Frankfurt (2018); Pejman Foundation , Tehran (2017); MoMA PS1 , New York (2016); ICA , London (2014); and Hammer Museum , Los Angeles, (2013). His works have also been presented in institutional group exhibitions at Centre Pompidou-Metz , Metz (2023); Henie Onstad Triennale for Photography and New Media , Høvikodden (2023); Centre Pompidou , Paris (2022); Pirelli HangarBicocca , Milan (2020); 58th Venice Biennale , Venice (2019); Tsinghua University Art Museum , Beijing (2018); Kunstmuseum Luzern , Lucerne (2017); Kunsthalle Düsseldorf , Düsseldorf (2015); 12th Biennale de Lyon , La M ulatière (2013); Cleveland Museum of Art , Cleveland (2013); 55th Biennale di Venezia , Venice (2013); and 11th Baltic Triennale , Vilnius (2012).