Buchvorstellung: Aïcha Khorchid „Le Monde d'Aïcha“

In the organizer's words:

Galerie GNYP is pleased to welcome you to the presentation of the book "Le Monde d'Aïcha", a monograph on the French, Pakistan-born artist Aïcha Khorchid, at our Berlin location. The book contains texts about the artist and her work, written by Prof. Dr. Klaus Albrecht Schröder and Andreas Baur.

Prof. Dr. Schröder, Director of the Albertina Museum Vienna, will introduce the book on the evening of the presentation and talk to Khorchid about her work. The Albertina Museum recently acquired five works by Khorchid, which were exhibited in "The Beauty of Diversity" - her first ever exhibition - alongside artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cecily Brown and Cindy Sherman. The strength of Khorchid's work appealed to Prof. Dr. Schröder and prompted him to write the introduction to this book.

Khorchid's motifs are drawn from her eventful life. Born in Pakistan in 1981 to Palestinian-Lebanese parents, she fled with her family to France via Lebanon as a small child. Separated from her family, she grew up in a foster family in Normandy, one of many who followed her. Her story is characterized by experiences of pain, grief and setbacks, but also by incredible strength and willpower. She worked as a dancer, model, choreographer and became self-employed before she began to process her past artistically. Sometimes art goes its own way. This is also the case for Khorchid, who only found her way to painting in 2020 - at the age of 39 - and unwaveringly developed her very own style.

Khorchid's first solo exhibition took place in our Antwerp gallery at the beginning of this year.

Join us this evening for a drink and an introduction to Khorchid's unique work. The monograph will be available at a special price during the evening.