Rachid Koraïchi () is an Algerian artist, sculptor, print-maker and ceramicist, noted for his contemporary artwork which integrates calligraphy as a graphic element.
Early life and education Rachid Koraïchi was born on 20 January 1947 in Ain Beida, Algeria into a Sufi family of Qu'ranic scholars and copyists.
Koraïchi received his early art education at the École des Beaux-Arts in Algeria, where he studied calligraphy. Later, he attended the École des Arts Décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
His Sufi upbringing has influenced much of his work by giving him an interest in scripts and symbols. For Koraïchi, writing is sacred and charged with meaning. His work makes extensive use of Arabic calligraphy as well as glyphs drawn from other languages. Work
Koraïchi has produced work in varied media, including ceramics, textiles, installation art, metallurgy, painting, and printmaking, and often collaborates with local artisans in his work.
Career
In 2001, Koraïchi exhibited at the Venice Biennale.
In 2011, Koraïchi won the Jameel Prize from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Exhibitions
YearTitleInstitutionLocationRef1998Jardin du Paradis, Festival International des jardins. Chaumont-sur-loireLeighton HouseLondon1999Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 1950s-1980sQueens MuseumNew York1999-2000Lettres d'ArgileContemporary Art Museum, CaracasVenezuelaLimogesAlgeria2000L'Enfant JazzInstitut de monde arabeParis2001Beirut's Poem and Path of RosesNational Gallery of Fine ArtAmman, JordanVenice Biennale2002Rachid Koraïchi: 7 Variations autour de l'IndigoVieille Charit et Alors Hors Du TempsMarseille2006MOMANew YorkWithout Boundary: Seventeen Ways of Looking (2006 exhibition), MOMA
Collections Koraïchi's work is in collections including:
National Museum of African Art, Washington D.C.
References
External links
Bio from the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution Longer bio, arab-art.org - in French