© Soufiane Ababri/Bildupphovsrätt 2025
Ur serien Bed work
Artist
Soufiane Ababri
(Marocko, född 1985)
Alternate Title
- From the series Bed Work
Date2017-2018
MediumColor pencil on paper
DimensionsPappersmått: 32 × 24 cm
Ram: 36,5 × 28,5 × 2,5 cm
ClassificationDrawings
Credit LinePurchase 2022 funded by The Gerard Bonnier Foundation
Object NumberMOM/2022/33
CollectionsThe Gerard Bonnier Collection, Recent Acquisitions
The artwork is not on display
About the artwork
The Bedworks series consists, as the title implies, of pictures drawn in bed. The drawings are made quickly, using colour pencils, and, in their diaristic nature, convey a sense of intimacy. Bedworks depict everyday scenes, in which Soufiane Ababri highlights his experience as a queer Arab man living in French society. The artist has noted that in art history the bed has been the place of women, slaves, and Arabs. Historically, to depict someone as passive, controlled, and submissive has been used as a strategy to gain the upper hand by white male artists. By placing himself in that position, Ababri takes control of his own story.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Eventuell signatur ej åtkomligt Selected exhibition history Sju rum och en trädgård. Rashid Johnson och Moderna Museets samling (den 28 september 2023 - den 22 september 2024) Moderna Museet, Stockholm
The Bedworks series consists, as the title implies, of pictures drawn in bed. The drawings are made quickly, using colour pencils, and, in their diaristic nature, convey a sense of intimacy. Bedworks depict everyday scenes, in which Soufiane Ababri highlights his experience as a queer Arab man living in French society. The artist has noted that in art history the bed has been the place of women, slaves, and Arabs. Historically, to depict someone as passive, controlled, and submissive has been used as a strategy to gain the upper hand by white male artists. By placing himself in that position, Ababri takes control of his own story.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Eventuell signatur ej åtkomligt Selected exhibition history Sju rum och en trädgård. Rashid Johnson och Moderna Museets samling (den 28 september 2023 - den 22 september 2024) Moderna Museet, Stockholm