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He is an Egyptian artist and photographer. Youssef Nabil began his photography career in 1992. Background. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Nabil started his photography career in 1992, shortly before leaving to New York and Paris to work in prominent photographers' studios. In 1999, Youssef Nabil had his first solo exhibition in Cairo.
Youssef Nabil is a visual artist who uses the technique of colouring black and white silver prints by hand to create dreamlike and nostalgic portraits of faces, places and cultures. He explores the themes of identity, exile and death in his works, which are presented by the Pinault Collection in Venice.
Apr 9, 2020 · Egyptian artist-photographer Youssef Nabil muses on loneliness and longing, with his biggest solo exhibition yet at Palazzo Grassi in Venice.
Photography and Film, Egypt, Memory, Life and Death. Youssef Nabil’s art transports us onto dream like landscapes and journeys, cradled into a reality we can each connect with, projecting and unraveling a myriad of wondrous sentiments.
Oct 22, 2022 · It’s impossible to forget the work of Youssef Nabil. Existing between memory and imagination, film and photography, monochrome and bold colours, to experience an exhibition of Nabil’s work is to enter the dreamscape of a considerate and vulnerable artist.
Sep 12, 2019 · Youssef Nabil left Egypt in 2003. yet somehow He never left. With his hand-painted photographs and videos he created his own personal iconography of the Egypt he loved, the Egypt that once was and he wishes to preserve. Inspired by cinema, it is an imaginary Egypt, yet perhaps real nonetheless.
Dec 4, 2020 · The Palazzo Grassi Museum in Venice, Italy, is hosting an exhibition of more than 120 photographs and three films by the renowned Egyptian artist, Youssef Nabil, until January 10, 2021.
