Press & Texts — Khaled Barakeh

Exhibition Opening and Live Curator Talk

2021

The Washington Post

In the aftermath of civil war, contemporary Syrian art emphasizes not just loss, but resilience

2020

STUDIO BERLIN

A group exhibition in cooperation with Boros Foundation at Berghain, Berlin, Germany.

ZEIT ONLINE

Jetzt kann nur noch die Kunst helfen

VOGUE

Ausstellung im Berghain: Mit “Studio Berlin" kehrt der Ort zu den Kunst-Wurzeln der Clubkultur zurück

The New York Times

While Berghain Is Closed, There’s Art on the Dance Floor

2020

TRAUERN: VON VERLUST UND VERÄNDERUNG

A group exhibition curated by Brigitte Kölle at Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany.

How Does Art Deal With Grief? A Show at Hamburger Kunsthalle Explores

ArtReview

Mourning: On Loss and Change at Hamburger Kunsthalle

Harper's BAZAAR

Wiedereröffnete Museen: Diese Kunstausstellungen lohnen sich jetzt

2020

The Futureless Memory

A group exhibition conceived by artist Dilek Winchester and curated by Katja Schroeder at Kunsthaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

The Futrureless Memory In Kunsthaus Hamburg

2020

MUTE

Mixed media installation first presented on July 1, 2020, in Koblenz, Germany.

Reuters

Syrian artist's Silent Demonstration watches over German war crimes trial

The National

Syrian artist unveils symbolic work outside war crimes trial in Germany

The New Arab

'MUTE': A Syrian protest that is louder than words

Luxemburger Wort

Folteropfer begegnen den Peinigern des Assad-Regimes

Haaretz

What do the Syrian Artist's Decapitated Figures Say?

2019

OÙ EST LA MAISON DE MON AMI

Group exhibition curated by Paula Aisemberg, Dunia Al-Dahan and Véronique Bouruet Aubertot at Maison des Arts Centre d’Art Contemporain de Malakoff, Paris, France.

Le Monde

Exposition: les artistes syriens font leur nid à Malakoff?

Orient XXI

Syrie. Maison des rêves, maison des cauchemars

2018

EN MAL D'ARCHIVE

Group exhibition curated by Khaled Barakeh at Station Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.

Alaraby

تاريخ سورية الشفهي: إعادة زيارة الذاكرة

Almodon

“العودة إلى الذاكرة”: الأرشيف كمادة خام للفن.. والذات

Daily Star

Art that Give a Voice to Refugee Stories

L'Orient Le Jour

Artiste, achiviste, activiste, même combat?

The National

Beirut Exhibition Presents a Picture of Syria's Suffering

2018

AUFHEBEN

Solo exhibition curated by Adela Demetja at Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt a.M., Germany.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Himmel über Damaskus

2018

SHIFTING HORIZONS

Group exhibition curated by Misal Adnan Yildiz at KRANK Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

Kültür-Sanat

Khaled Barakeh: Suriye savaşı çalışmalarımı etkiledi

KRANK Art Gallery

KRANK Art Gallery Taşındı

2018

THE BLUE HOUR

Solo exhibition curated by Tobias Mörike at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany.

Abwab

الساعة الزرقاء: “معرض الفنان السوري خالد بركة في هامبورغ الألمانية”

Abwab

الساعة الزرقاء: معرض الفنان السوري خالد بركة في هامبورغ

Bild

So bunt wird der Kunst-Herbst

Khaled Barakeh. The Blue Hour

2015

iKB

Solo exhibition curated by the artist at Atelierfrankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Texts

Behind every Scar: A Story

التفسّخ الوجودي ومرآة الذات

by Alviva Kaminer

2006

by Marwan Kassab Bachi

Publications

Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline

Barakeh, Khaled. “Regarding the Pain of Others and Damascus 15 Feb 2012 19:47:31: Artistic responses to the violence in Syria." Edited by Malu Halasa, Zaher Omareen, and Nawara Mahfpud. Saqi Books, 2014, 156-164.

2012

The Changing Room