Youness Atbane is Born in 1982, currently lives and works between Casablanca and Berlin. His artistic practice is based on a critical relationship to the fields of art, its actors and its geopolitics.
He began to follow different programs and gained artistic experiences in the fields of performance and visual art in France, Morocco, Belgium, Spain.
In 2008, he took part in the Master performing art program "EX E.R.CE08" at the CCN of Montpelier. In 2010, he graduates with a master in Art -Literature and museology- from the University of Nice.
His practice consists of three areas: live performance as a space of reflection, installation making as an outcome of the performance act and photography and drawing as an archive. All three areas are interconnected and interdependent. The exploratory nature of his work, which brings together performative and narrative practices; The nature of his work which shows both discursive and formal qualities.
Atbane Youness has exhibited his installations and performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, the parallel project in the Venice Biennal in 2011, Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, the Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art Mohammed VI in Rabat, the Ostrale Biennal in Dresden and recently Headland center for the arts in San fransisco and Massmoca Museum in Massachusettes. British Museum & Mucem in Marsseille
PRICE & NOMINATION
2018 ZKB ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PRIZE 2018 (ZURKHER KANTONAL BANK)
EXHIBITION AND SELECTION
2022
Belfast international art festival
Tak Berlin
2021
Rotfabrik / Zurich
Zurcker theaterspektakel
Kaaistudio
2020
IPSA congress / Newyork
1:54 African Art Fair forum / Marrakech
Rue de la liberté - 1:54 Parellel project / Marrakech
État d’Urgence / Palace Saadi Marrakech
The hidden Thread - sculpture park Niroxarts / Johannesburg
2019
MUCEM Marssile / Les Rencontres à L’echelle
British Museum - Shubbak Festival - / London
Borther Where Beyond Solo Exhbition -Ltk4 / Cologne
Cornell University Ithaca Usa
African poetry - Compotoir des mines- Marrakech
Blue Notes - Artrium Casablanca
2018
Mare Nosrum / Comptoirs des mines- Marrakech
Akal / Carte blanche fatiha zemouri Galerie fondation CDG - Rabat
Asphalt Jungles / Art LAB BERLIN
Nuit Electronique / IF Maroc - Casablanca
Art et Football / Atelier 21 Casablanca
The Fictional Marrakech Biennal 2018
Crossing - traversée / Comptoirs des mines Marrakech
2017
Sundancelab program / MAss MOCA Museum - USA
Macaal Lab / Museum of african contemporary art - Marrakech
LTK4 Exhibition - Assistance Curator Cologne Germany
Arab art focus / fringe festival edinburgh
Res & Ref program kunstfestivaldesarts - Bruxelles
Airport Opening / FEZ Saiss Airport - Morocco
Génération Flash / fondation alliance - Casablanca
Footprint zero /fondation Tamaas Casablanca - Newyork
“Art contemporain marocain”, CMOOA, palais saadi Marakkech
2016
1.54 ART FAIR London galerie venise cadre
OUT OF B/ORDER Museum quartier Vienna TAnzquartier
“INTENTION”, Galerie venise cadre Casablanca
“Art contemporain marocain”, CMOOA, palais saadi Marakkech
“Not new know” Marrakech Biannale.
selected Moroccan video art la serre - Marrakech
2015
Saout radio selection " Gaythé Lyrique de Paris - France
Open House Studio 6 Headlands Center for the Art San fransisco - USA
Ostrale15 - Handle with care Dresseden -Germany
“Now”! Galerie culturesinterface galerie Shart Casablanca
2014
Le Maroc contemporain Institut du monde arabe à Paris
Boxes/Zones/Quarters - iRRi ART Casablanca / Rabat / Marrakech
Mix”
Openning exhibition / museum of modern contemporary art Mohammed VI in Rabat
2013
100 ans, 100 artistes, 100 œuvres
Espace d’art de la Société General BanK
Curator for Video art Selction
2012
listening session ‘Moroccan mix the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) England
L’Echo d’un cœur noir
( Amina Benbouchta) Galerie Talmart - Paris
PLPAC
Galerie de l’Institut français rabat
2011
Sympios is ?
MACRO musuem of contemporary art in rome - Italy
Angolazioni Urbane Venise Biennale -italy
La ville Ouverte Archi viterbo - Italy
PERFORMANCE
2022
Dcaf Cairo
Hannover Pavilion
TAK BERLIN
2021
AFRICAN DANCE BIENNIAL
2020
Newyork times center
POC Alforville / Paris
2019
AFAC SUMMER festival
Shubbak Festival - / London
Roncontres choregraphique de Carthage / Tunis
LE TARMAC PARIS
Cherry at Space / ITHACA USA
18 Derb lferane
2018
arsenaallazarus Mechlen Belgium
Zurcker theaterspektakel
Fondamuntal festival Luxemborug
Arab art focus / DCAF festival Cairo
Moussem cities - Kaaitheater
TanzTage Berlin - sophiensale
2017
MAss MOCA Museum - Usa
Dancing on the edge festival - Amsterdam
Dansem festival Marsseille
Fringe festival edinburgh
summer akademie cologne
Les Transversales festival - vitry sur seine / paris
on marche festival/ Marrakech
2016
Festival Masaâ 2016 - Casablanca
Festival On marche - Marrakech
Headlands Center for the Art - San fransisco
Institut Francais de casablanca
Brouhaha -Espace khiasma -PAris
2015
Festival Masaâ 2015
Kulte Galerie
Hacking body - Galerie Culture interface
2014
Tatwek Berlin Germany
Festival Masaâ 2014
Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien berlin Germany
Institut Francais de casablanca
2013
festival mesdedanza Sevilla
galerie FJ Casablanca
Art-Lab I-Phonedoctor
Berlin Month of performing art in Berlin
Festival on marche Marrakech
2012 PLPAC Institut Francais de Rabat
2011 Galerie Bianca Viterbo - Italy
2009 Inpresentable Madrid spain
2008
Festival Montpellier danse
Festival Uzes Danse
Centre Choregraphique de Montpellier
RESIDENCIES
Camargo Fondation
Nirox Fondation Johannesburg
ltk4 cologne
Le 18 derb elferan
H2/61.26 Casablanca
Moussem nomadic art center
MaSS MOCA museum massachusttes
Kaitheater bruxelles
Cube Espace d’art _ Rabat
Friche la belle de Mai - Marsseille
HEADLANDS center for the art - San Frabsisco
Villa Romana -Florence Italy
Espace Darja - Casablanca
HomeBase Berlin
Goethe institut Rabat
Institut Francais de RAbat / Casablanca / Marrakech
Archi Viterbo - Italy
GRANTEE
AFAC 2018
ARAB ART FOCUS SUNDANCE LAB
Minister of culture kingdom of Morcco
AFAC 2016
EDITION & PUBLICATION
2019
Chergui By yvon langue et Soukeina Aboulaoula-Marrakech
2018
Casablanca Nide d’artistes par Kenza Sefroui, Malika Editions
Arrival City by Charlotte banks - Berlin
2013
PAS DE DEUX by / par Alya Sebti, Angelika Stepken - Florence