Portrait of Myriam Ben Salah by Saskia Lawaks

Myriam Ben Salah (born 1985) is a Tunisian writer and curator based in Paris.[1][2]

She became the editor-in-chief of Kaleidoscope Magazine in 2016.[3] Prior, she coordinated special projects and public programs at the Palais de Tokyo from 2009 to 2016.[3]

In 2017, Ben Salah curated I Heard You Laughing at the Gregor Staiger Gallery.[4] She was the curator of the 10th edition of the Abraaj Group Art Prize.[1][5] Ben Salah curated a collection called The Pain of Others at the Ghebaly Gallery in Los Angeles in 2018.[6] She also edits the magazine F.A.Q.[4]

In April 2020, it was announced that Ben Salah would become the next executive director and chief curator of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Kanne, Nicole. "Meet Myriam Ben Salah, Curator of the 10th edition of the Abraaj Group Art Prize - Art Dubai". www.artdubai.ae. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  2. ^ Douglas, Sarah (2021-09-20). "How to Curate During a Pandemic: An Interview with Renaissance Society Director Myriam Ben Salah". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  3. ^ a b "KALEIDOSCOPE | New Editor-in-Chief appointed". Kaleidoscope.media. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  4. ^ a b "Abraaj Group Announces Myriam Ben Salah as Curator for Abraaj Group Art Prize 2018". Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  5. ^ "Five minutes with Myriam Ben Salah". The National. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  6. ^ "Myriam Ben Salah curates The Pain Of Others at Ghebaly Gallery, Jan 26 – Mar 3". atractivoquenobello. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  7. ^ "ANNOUNCING MYRIAM BEN SALAH AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CURATOR". Renaissance Society. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  8. ^ "French Tunisian curator Myriam Ben Salah will head Chicago's Renaissance Society". gazette-drouot.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.


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