Ali Cherri

Ali Cherri, born in Beirut, Lebanon, is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Paris. He received a BA of graphic design at the American University of Beirut and a MA of performing arts from DasArts – Academy of Theatre and Dance, Amsterdam. Cherri is the recipient of the Harvard University’s Robert E. Fulton Fellowship (2016). His work has featured in prominent exhibitions, including “If You Prick Us Do We Not Bleed?” at The National Gallery, London; “The Milk of Dreams” at The 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale Venice;  “Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning” at the 13th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2020); “The Gatekeepers” at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille – Manifesta 13, France (2020); “Comme un Parfum d’Aventure” at the Musée d’art Contemporain de Lyon, France (2020); “Phantom Limb” at Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, UAE (2019); “But a Storm is Blowing from Paradise” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and at Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan (2018); “Statues Also Die” at Museo Egizio, Milan (2018); and “Somniculus at Jeu de Paume”, Paris and CAPC Musée d’Art Contemporain, Bordeaux (2017).
His films were shown at international film festivals, including New Directors/New Films MoMA NY; Cinéma du Réel, Centre Pompidou; CPH:DOX (winner of New Vision Award); Dubai International Film Festival (winner of Best Director); VideoBrasil (Southern Panorama Award); Berlinale; and Toronto International Film Festival & San Francisco International Film Festival, among others. Ali Cherri is the current artist in Residence at The National Gallery in London.