Portfolio : Youssef Nabil
« ... le récit de Nabil est celui de l'insatiabilité, du renvoi de la satisfaction, de l'objet du désir qui est toujours élusif ... » (Octavio Zaya)
Youssef Nabil Nefertiti Hand-painted silver gelatin print © Photo: Youssef Nabil http://www.youssefnabil.com
Youssef Nabil est né en 1972 au Caire. Il vit et travaille à Paris et New York.
"Portraits, vêtements, objets et surtout autoportraits sont ce qui compose, telles les tesselles d'une mosaïque, une sorte de journal intime de ce jeune artiste. Youssef Nabil semble absorbé dans une tentative d'appropriation de la vie et de son ‘lapsus', la mort, au travers de la photographie, coloriant ensuite à la main ses images noir et blanc. Son inspiration est issue des photographies de scène des flims égyptien de son enfance".
Frédéric Mitterrand l' avait exposé à la Villa Médicis en avril 2009. Il fait actuellement partie d'une exposition de groupe dans le cadre de la Biennale de Venise Arsenale Novissimo 'Unconditional Love' (Tese di San Cristoforo, Tesa 89, 30124 Venezia,
Youssef Nabil Ehsan and Light, Cairo, 1993 Hand-painted silver gelatin print © Photo: Youssef Nabil www.villamedici.it
Youssef Nabil Sweet temptation, Cairo 1993 handcolored gelatin silver print 49.8 x 33.3 in. Estimate 30,000—40,000 GBP. Lot sold 44,450 GBP. Sotheby's London: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Youssef Nabil My Frida 1996 Hand-painted silver gelatin print © Photo: Youssef Nabil www.youssefnabil.com
Youssef Nabil Natacha & Crown, Cairo 2000 Gelatin Silver Print, hand coloured 39 x 27 cm. © Photo: Youssef Nabil www.youssefnabil.com
Youssef Nabil Natacha Atlas, Cairo, 2000 Gelatin Silver Print, hand coloured © Photo: Youssef Nabil www.villamedici.it
Youssef Nabil Rania, Cairo 2002 hand-coloured silver gelatin print 40 x 27cm Contact Gallery for Price www.galerievolkerdiehl.com
Youssef Nabil Lonely Pasha, Cairo, 2002 Hand-coloured silver gelatin print, 40 x 27cm, Edition of 10 Image courtesy MichaelStevenson
Youssef Nabil Rossy De Palma Madrid 2002 Hand-painted silver gelatin print © Photo: Youssef Nabil www.youssefnabil.com
Youssef Nabil Shaaban Abdel Reheim, Cairo 2002 © Photo: Youssef Nabil www.youssefnabil.com
Youssef Nabil Self portrait - Naples 2003 Hand-colored silver gelatin print 30 x 40 cm Conact Gallery for Price www.maxlanggallery.com
Youssef Nabil Natacha Atlas, Brussels 2003 http://www.youssefnabil.com
Youssef Nabil Autumn Self Portrait, Paris 2004 Hand-painted silver gelatin print 26 x 39 cm © Photo: Youssef Nabil, courtesy of The Third Line www.thethirdline.com
Youssef Nabil Marc, Paris 2004, hand coloured silver gelatin print 40 x 27cm, edition of 10, image courtesy MichaelStevenson
Youssef Nabil Ahmed in djellabah, New York 2004 handcolored gelatin silver print 29.5 x 45.3 in. Estimate 12,000—18,000 GBP. Lot sold 32,900 GBP. Sotheby's London Wednesday, October 24, 2007 www.sothebys.com
Youssef Nabil Self-portrait with the sunset, Rio de Janeiro, 2005 Hand coloured silver gelatin print. Ed: 8/10 27 x 40 cm Image courtesy www.galerialeme.com
Youssef Nabil I Leave Again - Self Portrait, Sardinia 2005 Hand-colored silver gelatin print 30 x 40 cm. Conact Gallery for Price www.maxlanggallery.com
Youssef Nabil Will I Ever Come Again - Self Portrait, Havana 2005 Hand-colored silver gelatin print 40 x 30 cm. Conact Gallery for Price www.maxlanggallery.com
Youssef Nabil Self Portrait Looking out of the Window, Paraty 2005 Hand-colored silver gelatin print 30 x 40 cm. Conact Gallery for Price www.maxlanggallery.com
Youssef Nabil Self Portrait, Barfleur 2005 Hand-colored silver gelatin print 30 x 40 cm. Contact Gallery for Price.www.maxlanggallery.com
Youssef Nabil Amir, New York 2006 hand-colored silver gelatin print 15.75" x 10.75" image courtesy MichaelStevenson
Youssef Nabil Omar Sharif, Paris 2006 Gelatin Silver Print, hand coloured 50 x75 cm Contact Gallery for Price www.galerievolkerdiehl.com
Youssef Nabil Cinema - Self-Portrait, Florence 2006 hand-coloured silver gelatin print 40 x 27cm Image courtesy MichaelStevenson
Youssef Nabil Red Egyptian Nightgown 2007 hand-colored silver gelatin print 15.75" x 10.75" image courtesy MichaelStevenson
Youssef Nabil My time to go, self-portrait, Venice 2007 hand-colored silver gelatin prints (diptych) 15.75" x 10.75" each image courtesy MichaelStevenson
Youssef Nabil Never wanted to leave, self-portrait, Paris, 2007 Hand-coloured silver gelatin print Hand-coloured silver gelatin print
40 x 27cm. image courtesy MichaelStevenson
Youssef Nabil Shirin Neshat, Casablanca 2007 Hand-colored silver gelatin print 40 x 27 cm. Contact for Price Waterhouse & Dodd Gallery +44 (0) 20 7734 7800.
Youssef Nabil Self Portrait, Beverly Hills 2008 Hand-colored silver gelatin print 39 x27 cm Contact Gallery for Price www.galerievolkerdiehl.com
Youssef Nabil Fatem Hamama, Cairo 2008 Hand-colored silver gelatin print © Photo: Youssef Nabil