Artissima 2023 : Stand BTTF1

We are thrilled to participate in Artissima 2023 with a monographic presentation of the work of Inji Efflatoun (Egypt, 1924-1989) in our booth BTTF1 in the special section Back to the Future, curated by Defne Ayas and Francesco Manacorda.

Back to the Future features monographic projects by contemporary art pioneers whose work played a key role in art history. The section gathers works executed from 1950 to 1979 and favours geographical areas in which artists have been less visible - be it due to their gender, cultural and political affiliations. Particular attention is dedicated to work developed in marginal and diasporic contexts.

In our booth, the solo presention of Inji Efflatoun, who's considered not only one of the leading female Arab artists of the 20th century but also an Egyptian feminist as well as a political and cultural activist who was repressed by Nasserism, showcases a selection of works executed in the 1970s and early 1980s, considered the late period of her life and the later chapter of her artistic career. From the 1960s onwards, Inji Efflatoun celebrated freedom through her works depicting the life and essence of Egypt's countryside and rural life that she fervently captured through her many paintings. By then, she often left more light to emanate from her canvas, symbolizing the light of freedom.