Anri Sala

Anri Sala was born in 1974 in Tirana, Albania. He received his BA in Painting and Sculpture from the National Academy of Arts in Tirana, studied Video Art at the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and completed postgraduate studies in Film Directing at Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains in Tourcoing. The artist lives and works in Berlin.
In many of his films and installations, Anri Sala works with music, historical material, and set pieces. The acoustics and music—ranging from classical and contemporary to pop—play a central role in his work. Through ruptures and the interplay of sound and image, his works sharpen the perception of intermediate spaces and open up new realms of thought.

Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
2019 | Castello di Rivoli – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Anri Sala: AS YOU GO, Turin, Italy
2019 | MUDAM, Anri Sala: Le Temps Coudé, Luxembourg
2019 | Fundación Botín, Anri Sala (working title), Santander, Spain
2018 | Galerie Chantal Crousel, If and Only If, Paris, France

Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2019 | Martin-Gropius-Bau, Walking Through Walls, Berlin, Germany
2019 | Centre Pompidou-Metz, Opéra Monde. La quête d’un art total, Metz, France
2019 | Red Brick Art Museum, Toi chemines, il n’y a pas de chemin. Un parcours à travers les artistes du prix Marcel Duchamp, Beijing, China
2019 | MO.CO. Montpellier Contemporain, Distance intime. Masterpieces from the Ishikawa Collection, Montpellier, France

Awards (Selection)
2015 | Nomination for the Mario Merz Prize (with Lida Abdul, Glenn Ligon, Naeem Mohaiemen, Wael Shawky)
2014 | Vincent Award, The Hague, The Netherlands
2011 | Absolut Art Award, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 | Young Artist Prize, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy