Alice Rekab is an Irish artist currently based in Dublin. Their practice is concerned with expressions and iterations of complex cultural and personal narratives.
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Rekab takes their own mixed-race Irish identity as a starting point from which to explore experiences of race, place and belonging. Over the last ten years Rekab’s practice has centred around collaboration and interdisciplinary work from which they produce film, performance, image and sculpture, creating new intersectional narratives and objects for exhibition. Recent Projects include: Clann Miotlantach, SIRIUS Arts Centre, Cobh(2024); Mehrfamilienhaus: A Home To More Than One Family, Museum VILLA STUCK , Munich(2023); FAMILY LINES Project, Douglas Hyde Gallery Dublin(2022); Mountain Language, Galway Arts Centre(2022) Concealed in the half-light, Catalyst Arts Centre, Belfast(2021)
Rekab completed a PhD at Kingston School of Art London in 2018 and an MA at Goldsmiths College London in 2010. Their work is in the collections of Trinity College Dublin, The Cathal Ryan Trust, The Irish Museum of Modern Art and The Arts Council of Ireland.
Alice Rekab identifies as Neurodivergent and Non-binary.
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Alice Rekab, Isatu An Ee Cat, 2021. Courtesy of the Artist. -
Alice Rekab, Samir’s Prism, 2021. Courtesy of the Artist. -
Alice Rekab, Studio, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist. -
Alice Rekab, Zebra’s After Image, 2023. Courtesy of the Artist.
