Présences croisées – Crossed Presences

In conjunction with an exceptional conversation marking the launch of the English version catalogue Arab Presences | Modern Art and Decolonisation – Paris 1908–1988, published by Zamân Books in partnership with The Farjam Foundation and the MAM – Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, Galerie lilia ben salah is pleased to present Présences croisées – Crossed Presences, a group exhibition bringing together seven women artists whose trajectories, both historical and contemporary, engage with the aesthetic, political, and spiritual lineages of Arab artistic history in Paris.

From figures such as Baya Mahieddine, Amal Abdenour, and Fêla Kefi-Leroux, to contemporary voices embodied by Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Farah Khelil, Katayoun Rouhi, and the emerging scene represented by Emma Ben Aziza, this intergenerational constellation explores the fertile tensions between heritage and reinvention, memory and creation.
Their works resonate with struggles, cultural circulations, and the artistic dynamics experienced by Arab women artists, reviving the echoes of a narrative in constant transformation.