LEE UFAN ARLES x GUERLAIN
ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE EXHIBITION OF THE FIRST ART & ENVIRONMENT PRIZE WINNER.
Lee Ufan and Maison Guerlain are pleased to announce the exhibition by the first winner of the Art & Environment Prize, Djabril Boukhenaïssi. The exhibition À ténèbres will be presented at Espace MA by Lee Ufan Arles, from 1 July to 1 September 2024.
Djabril Boukhenaïssi was born in 1993 in the Paris suburbs. He graduated from the Universität der Künste Berlin and the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2018. Since then, he has continued his exploration through painting, pastel, and engraving. His work is primarily inspired by literature and music, focusing on themes of disappearance and fragility.
Represented by Galerie Sator, Djabril Boukhenaïssi is exhibiting "Phalène" there until April 20. In the fall of 2024, his work will be presented at the Mariane Ibrahim Gallery in Mexico City.
DISAPPEARANCE OF THE NIGHT
For his residency at Lee Ufan Arles, Djabril Boukhenaïssi has chosen to study a recent global phenomenon, the disappearance of the night caused by light pollution. On 19 January 2023, Science magazine published an article outlining current scientific knowledge on the consequences of light pollution and, in particular, the disappearance of our nocturnal environment. Over the last few decades, humanity has been moving towards a new relationship with the space around us. Part of the world's population cannot see the Milky Way, night is never visible in megacities and, in France, night-time lighting continues to be installed in the countryside, the second-biggest killer of insects after pesticides.
DREAMLIKE WANDERING…
The residency and his wanderings around the city of Arles and the Alyscamps provide Boukhenaïssi with food for thought in his creative output, in which fragments of architecture materialise, like ghosts, in the colourful mists of his pictorial works. For the first time, the artist brings together in one exhibition two hitherto distinct aspects of his work: engraving and painting. Alternating between painted canvases enhanced with pastels and etchings, as well as small and large formats, Boukhenaïssi invites us to follow him on a hunt for the last nocturnal shadows. The artist has made the most of the residency, all works presented at Espace MA by Lee Ufan Arles conceived during his stay in Arles. This time of reflection and creation in the studio enabled him to innovate and experiment.
ABOUT THE PRIZE
In 2023, Lee Ufan Arles and Maison Guerlain joined forces to create the Art & Environment Prize, annually rewarding a work of universal scope whose philosophical depth echoes that of Lee Ufan and whose connection to the environment resonates with the values upheld by Maison Guerlain. Sharing a common sensitivity towards artistic support and transmission, as well as a shared commitment to art and the environment, Lee Ufan Arles and Maison Guerlain encourage decidedly altruistic and responsible artistic productions, opening new dialogues with nature.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The second edition of the Art & Environment Prize will be launched on April 30, 2024. Applications will be open from April 30 to July 30, 2024.
Opening on 3 July 2024
Espace MA - Lee Ufan Arles
Hôtel Vernon, 5, rue Vernon
13200 Arles, France
Everyday from 10am to 7pm
