Installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney, Rememory, 2026, Lewers: Penrith Regional Gallery. Photograph: Maja Baska. © Massinissa Selmani,
ADAGP.
We are delighted to share that Massinissa Selmani is participating in the 25th Biennale of Sydney, one of the world’s leading platforms for contemporary art.
MASSINISSA SELMANI at the 25th Biennale of Sydney
Curated by Hoor Al-Qasimi
Massinissa Selmani will present two works, including 1000 Villages, first exhibited at the 56th Venice Biennale. His drawing-based practice revisits the history of the “socialist villages” project launched in Algeria in the 1970s, examining how this moment was narrated through press imagery of the time. The work reflects on a memory that persists unevenly—largely absent from certain collective narratives, yet still vivid for those who experienced that period.
The 25th Biennale of Sydney, titled Rememory, is a major international art festival and the largest contemporary art event of its kind in Australia. This year’s edition takes its title from the work of celebrated author Toni Morrison, exploring the intersection of memory and history as a way to revisit, reconstruct, and reclaim the past.
Massinissa Selmani will present two works, including 1000 Villages, first exhibited at the 56th Venice Biennale. His drawing-based practice revisits the history of the “socialist villages” project launched in Algeria in the 1970s, examining how this moment was narrated through press imagery of the time. The work reflects on a memory that persists unevenly—largely absent from certain collective narratives, yet still vivid for those who experienced that period.
The 25th Biennale of Sydney, titled Rememory, is a major international art festival and the largest contemporary art event of its kind in Australia. This year’s edition takes its title from the work of celebrated author Toni Morrison, exploring the intersection of memory and history as a way to revisit, reconstruct, and reclaim the past.
Massinissa Selmani, 1000 Villages, 2015. Presentation at the 25th Biennale of Sydney was made possible by Rubaiya Qatar, Qatar Museums with generous support from Trampoline Association in support of the French art scene, generous assistance from French Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation, and assistance from the Embassy of France, and the Venice Biennale (2015). Courtesy of the artist and COLLECTION FRAC CENTRE-VAL DE LOIR, Orléans. Massinissa Selmani, La place et le lieu, 2022. Courtesy of the artist, Selma Feriai Gallery, Tunis/London, Glarie Anne-Sarah Bénichou, Paris and Jane Lombard Gallery, New York. Installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney, Rememory, 2026, Lewers: Penrith Regional Gallery. Photograph: Maja Baska. © Massinissa Selmani,ADAGP.
9 June 2026
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