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Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
Mohamed Bourouissa – Pour Noubia
Mohamed Bourouissa
June 13 – September 06, 2026
Mohamed Bourouissa – Pour Noubia, Ausstellungsansicht Museum Marta Herford, 13. September 2025 – 18. Januar 2026.
Foto: Hans Schröder, © Marta Herford gGmbH.
Foto: Hans Schröder, © Marta Herford gGmbH.
Fri, June 12, 14:11 – 14:11
Sat, June 13, 14:11 – 14:11
Sun, June 14, 14:11 – 14:11
The solo exhibition by French-Algerian artist Mohamed Bourouissa will focus on social cohesion. Bourouissa’s work gives voice to those excluded from media, dominant historical, and artistic narratives. Through intimate diasporic stories, such as those of his Aunt Noubia, and fictional explorations of identity and representation, visitors will engage with diverse experiences of social belonging.
A collaboration between the Marta Herford Museum and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst. The exhibition “Mohamed Bourouissa. Pour Noubia” took place from September 13, 2025, to January 18, 2026, at the Marta Herford Museum and was curated by Oriane Durand.
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8005 Zürich
Events
Fri, June 12, 18:00 – 21:00 | EN/DE
Join us on the dance floor for ZAW official opening party hosted by Mohamed Bourouissa in honour of his exhibition Pour Noubia at Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst.
Fri, June 12, 22:00 – 03:00 | EN
We are pleased to invite you to an afternoon of conversation and celebration with Mohamed Bourouissa on the occasion of his major exhibition Pour Noubia at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst – the artist’s first institutional solo exhibition in Switzerland.
The programme begins with a conversation between Bourouissa and curator Yasmin Naderi Afschar (Co-Director – Exhibitions, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst), focusing on the bodies of work presented in the exhibition. Drawing on the photographic legacy of his aunt, Bourouissa will discuss how photographic, spatial, and installation strategies allow him to engage with deeply personal material. Central to his practice is an approach which emphasizes collaboration and responsiveness, allowing the work to evolve through ongoing exchange with the people portrayed. Attendees will gain an immediate insight into how these relational dynamics shape Bourouissa’s practice.
Following this discussion, Bourouissa will be joined by Oriane Durand, curator of the first presentation of the exhibition in 2025 at Marta Herford, for the launch of the publication, produced in collaboration with MOUSSE Publishing. The launch will be followed by a book signing with the artist.
The event is part of the public programme of the Zurich Art Weekend 2026. We warmly invite you to join us for this special afternoon of dialogue, celebration, and exchange.
About the Publication:
The publication spans a broad geographical and geopolitical arc, spanning from the final residence of the artist's aunt in Osnabrück, Germany, through the suburbs of Paris, to the Bourouissa family's hometown of Blida, Algeria. Using the medium of the photo album, it brings this multifaceted story to life while simultaneously showcasing the photographic quality of Bourouissa's work. At its core are largely unpublished photo series, accompanied by texts that delve into and contextualize his aunt Noubia's life story as well as Bourouissa's work in general within a broader historical, artistic and societal framework. The texts are available in English, French, Arabic, and German. Published by Mousse Publishing, Marta Herford gGmbH, and Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, 2026.
Mohamed Bourouissa (b. 1978) is a French‑Algerian artist based in Paris whose multidisciplinary practice spans photography, video, installation, sculpture, and drawing. His work explores power, social dynamics, identity, and marginalised experience through long‑term, immersive projects that foreground intimate and collective narratives. Bourouissa’s projects have been exhibited internationally in major institutions including the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Centre Pompidou, the Barnes Foundation (Philadelphia), and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and he has participated in numerous biennials worldwide. His work is held in major international collections, such as MoMA (New York), and has been recognised with numerous awards, including the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2020.
The programme begins with a conversation between Bourouissa and curator Yasmin Naderi Afschar (Co-Director – Exhibitions, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst), focusing on the bodies of work presented in the exhibition. Drawing on the photographic legacy of his aunt, Bourouissa will discuss how photographic, spatial, and installation strategies allow him to engage with deeply personal material. Central to his practice is an approach which emphasizes collaboration and responsiveness, allowing the work to evolve through ongoing exchange with the people portrayed. Attendees will gain an immediate insight into how these relational dynamics shape Bourouissa’s practice.
Following this discussion, Bourouissa will be joined by Oriane Durand, curator of the first presentation of the exhibition in 2025 at Marta Herford, for the launch of the publication, produced in collaboration with MOUSSE Publishing. The launch will be followed by a book signing with the artist.
The event is part of the public programme of the Zurich Art Weekend 2026. We warmly invite you to join us for this special afternoon of dialogue, celebration, and exchange.
About the Publication:
The publication spans a broad geographical and geopolitical arc, spanning from the final residence of the artist's aunt in Osnabrück, Germany, through the suburbs of Paris, to the Bourouissa family's hometown of Blida, Algeria. Using the medium of the photo album, it brings this multifaceted story to life while simultaneously showcasing the photographic quality of Bourouissa's work. At its core are largely unpublished photo series, accompanied by texts that delve into and contextualize his aunt Noubia's life story as well as Bourouissa's work in general within a broader historical, artistic and societal framework. The texts are available in English, French, Arabic, and German. Published by Mousse Publishing, Marta Herford gGmbH, and Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, 2026.
Mohamed Bourouissa (b. 1978) is a French‑Algerian artist based in Paris whose multidisciplinary practice spans photography, video, installation, sculpture, and drawing. His work explores power, social dynamics, identity, and marginalised experience through long‑term, immersive projects that foreground intimate and collective narratives. Bourouissa’s projects have been exhibited internationally in major institutions including the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Centre Pompidou, the Barnes Foundation (Philadelphia), and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and he has participated in numerous biennials worldwide. His work is held in major international collections, such as MoMA (New York), and has been recognised with numerous awards, including the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2020.
Sun, June 14, 14:00 – 15:30 | EN
During the opening weekend of the exhibition Mohamed Bourouissa and Zurich Art Weekend, Tina Marie will impart a special soundbath session in the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst. Lie down, relax and listen: During the session Tina Marie is playing singing bowls and various instruments at different frequencies, which have a soothing effect on body and mind. Come and experience the healing power of sounds!
Tina Marie began her musical journey with a blog on Tumblr in Canada and has since established herself as a successful DJ on international stages. After completing her bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture, Tina Marie moved to Switzerland to further her education and worked in various landscape architecture firms. Since 2023, she has been the founder and head of research and development at Planting Solidarity – Placemaking Collective. She is passionately committed to storytelling through research, documentation and music. As a resident DJ at Kasheme, she knows how to create spaces with her sets where music is not just consumed, but truly heard. Her latest project is A-MYCO, a house of creatives dreaming of new ways of working, living, and playing: Architecture, sound and wellbeing intertwine into one stream of creation.
- With Tina Marie (artist). Assisted by Cynthia Gavranic (art mediator)
- The soundbath session will be held in English
- Free of charge
- Open to all publics from 16 years
- Number of participants limited 25 Persons, please be on time
Tina Marie began her musical journey with a blog on Tumblr in Canada and has since established herself as a successful DJ on international stages. After completing her bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture, Tina Marie moved to Switzerland to further her education and worked in various landscape architecture firms. Since 2023, she has been the founder and head of research and development at Planting Solidarity – Placemaking Collective. She is passionately committed to storytelling through research, documentation and music. As a resident DJ at Kasheme, she knows how to create spaces with her sets where music is not just consumed, but truly heard. Her latest project is A-MYCO, a house of creatives dreaming of new ways of working, living, and playing: Architecture, sound and wellbeing intertwine into one stream of creation.
- With Tina Marie (artist). Assisted by Cynthia Gavranic (art mediator)
- The soundbath session will be held in English
- Free of charge
- Open to all publics from 16 years
- Number of participants limited 25 Persons, please be on time
Sun, June 14, 16:00 – 17:00 | EN