BIOGRAPHY
Taher Jaoui was born in Tunis, in 1978 and graduated from the Sorbonne University in Paris in 2007. Jaoui studied sciences before taking the plunge into his artistic career in 2013, initially making collages from old photographs. His works are part of many private and public collections in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and United States. He currently lives and works in Madrid, Spain.
Influenced by Graffiti Art, Street Art, African Art, cartoons, and the philosophy and attitude of Abstract Expressionism, the artist produces his work following a creative process based upon his intuition and unconscious. Taher Jaoui’s Neo-expressionist canvasses are the culmination of a historically grounded referential cacophony. His influences range from Graffiti and Street Art to African Tribal Art, cartoons, and the legacy of Abstract Expressionism. Taher Jaoui's paintings are rich assemblages of layered forms, vibrant colors, expressive gestures, and mathematics signs.
Through a series of spontaneous movements, directly inspired by the way canvas responds to layers of paint and gestures applied to it, Jaoui compares his work to a dance routine with a familiar partner. Layering pastels, oils, and acrylics, the artist accents the richness of his work by constructing a raw texture that directly captures the physical energy put into each painting.
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TAHER JAOUI
EDUCATION
2007 Paris-Sorbonne University
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2023 Galerie Saltiel, Aix-en-Provence, France
All About Art, Singapore
Contemporary by U, Taipei, Taiwan
2022 freeze.art , Shanghai, China
Galerie Saltiel, Paris
LT Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Maune Contemporary, Atalanta
Corridor Contemporary, Philadelphia
Jason shin Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2021 Space 776 + Uncommon Beauty Gallery, New York, USA
2020 Srisasanti Syndicate, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
81 Leonard Gallery + Uncommon Beauty Gallery, New York, USA
2019 Galerie Kremers, Berlin, Germany
Graham Modern, and Contemporary Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Jinsan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2018 Ghaya Gallery, Tunis, Tunisia
GROUP
2023 Method of expression, Ez Gallery, Shanghai, China
Wood you be Happy, Firetti contemporary, Dubai, UAE
Crossing, Lorin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2022 More than Color, freeze.art, Shanghai, China
Doodling the space, Granada Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2021 Blue. Red. Deep. Square, Corridor Contemporary, Tel Aviv, Israel
Love Always Wins, Maune Contemporary, Atalanta, USA
2020 Duo Show with Mikhailo Dayak, Mandarin Maison, Kyiv, Ukraine
2019 Duo Show with George Morton Clark, Opera Gallery, Hong Kong, China
An Atlantic Bridge BERLIN - USA, Galerie Kremers, Berlin, Germany
Impossible Until it is Done, Opera Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dystopia, Banzy Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Works on paper III, Galerie Kremers, Berlin, Germany
2018 Oliver Cole Gallery, Miami, USA
Opera Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2017 Aquabit Gallery, Berlin, Germany
CoGalleries, Berlin, Germany
Enter Art Foundation. Berlin, Germany
FAIRS
2022 Miami Art Fair, Miami, USA
Moderne Art Fair, Paris, France
Art Jakarta, August 2022
2021 Art Central HK
Art Busan
2020 CONTEXT Miami art Fair, USA
Art Jakarta, Indonesia
KIAF Seoul, Korea
Art Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2019 CONTEXT Miami art Fair, USA
Budapest art Fair, Budapest, Hungary
Art Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Expo Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
Busan Art Fair, Busan, South Korea
Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel Aviv, Israel
Architectural Digest Show, Uncommon Beauty Gallery, New York, USA
2018 CONTEXT Miami art Fair, USA
2017 EMERGEAST Auction IV, Dubai, UAE
COLLECTIONS
Dubai Collection dubaicollection.ae/en/artist/taher-jaoui
Salomon Collection salomonarts.com/private-collection
Huemer Collection
Vader Collection
Krieger Collection krieger-collection.com
Enter Art Foundation Berlin enterart.com