Tarek Lakhrissi is a French-Moroccan artist whose practice spans video, installation, performance, and poetry. Grounded in literature and informed by pop and visual culture, his work critically examines the ways language, desire, race, and power shape bodies and subjectivities. Through symbolic and affective forms, he constructs speculative narratives that challenge dominant representations and foreground questions of visibility, vulnerability, and otherness.
Tarek Lakhrissi (b. 1992, Châtellerault, FR) lives and works in Paris, FR. He holds a BA/MFA in Literature & Theatre from Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III, FR (2015); and completed
the post-graduate programme at ENSBA Lyon, FR (2020).
In 2026, he will present a site-specific commission at Bold Tendencies, London, UK.
Solo exhibitions include Alice Folker, Copenhagen (2026 – forthcoming); TINA, London, UK (2025); NıCOLETTı, London, UK (2024); Kanal – Centre Pompidou, Brussels, BE (2024); Migros Museum, Zurich, CH (2024); Julia Stoschek Foundation, Berlin & Düsseldorf, DE (2024); Reiffers Art Initiatives, Paris, FR (2024, duo exhibition with Ugo Rondinone); Flatland Projects, Bexhill-on-Sea, UK (2023); De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, UK (2023); Galerie Allen, Paris, FR (2023); Collective, Edinburgh, UK (2023); Clima, Milan, IT (2023, duo exhibition with Tai Shani); Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno, UK (2021); Kunstverein Kevin Space, Vienna, AT (2021); Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Guarene, IT (2020); Zabriskie, Geneva, CH (2019); and Galerie CAC, Noisy-le-Sec, FR (2019).
His work has been exhibited in international institutions and exhibitions, including Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR; the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, AU; Wiels, Brussels, BE; Musée du Louvre, Paris, FR; Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR; Hayward Gallery, London, UK; Haus der Kunst, Munich, DE; Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, FR; Fondation Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, FR; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, DE; Manchester International Festival, UK; Tinguely Museum, Basel, CH; HKW, Berlin, DE; Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK; Shedhalle, Zurich, CH; Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris, FR; and the Quadriennale di Roma – Palazzo delle Esposizioni, IT.
Lakhrissi’s work has also been presented at Art Basel Paris; Art Basel Miami Beach; Frieze London; and Liste Art Fair, Basel.
His artworks are held in private and public collections such as Fondation Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, FR; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, IT; Fiorucci Art Trust, UK and Italy; Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP), FR; Defares Collection, NL; FRAC Aquitaine MÉCA, Bordeaux, FR; FRAC Grand Large, Dunkirk, FR; IAC Villeurbanne, FR; FMAC, FR; and the Johns Hopkins University Collection.
Lakhrissi currently teaches at Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and at Ensba Lyon (FR), and previously taught at HEAD – Genève (2020-2022).
SELECTED PRESS:
CURA: ‘New Words to Say I Love You: On Tarek Lakhrissi’s Holes’, by Cédric Fauq, 2025
Art Forum: ‘Ugo Rondinone and Tarek Lakhrissi’, by François Jonquet, 2024
Frieze: ‘The Best Gallery Shows to See in London During Frieze’, by Ben Broome, 2024
Something Curated: ‘Spitting Is a Dubious Act’, interview by Keshav Anand, 2024
Art Review: ‘On the Tip of Tarek Lakhrissi’s Tongue’, by Benoît Loiseau, 2023
MOUSSE: ‘A Heart Pierced by an Angel’s Spear’, by Hans Ulrich Obrist, 2021
