Bouchra Khalili
10.02.26 — 14.06.26
Open Tue-Sun, 11am-6pm, Free EntryThe Mosaic Rooms presents the first UK solo exhibition by Bouchra Khalili, showcasing three interconnected film works: The Circle, The Storytellers, and The Public Storyteller. These 10projects stem from Khalili’s in-depth research on the Mouvement des Travailleurs Arabes (MTA), a 1970s French organization led by Maghrebi workers advocating for social justice. Central to the MTA’s activism were its theatre groups, Al Assifa and Al Halaka, which embodied grassroots solidarity between Arab workers and their French allies.
Through these films, Khalili explores themes of political agency, solidarity, and alternative forms of resistance. Her work revisits historical strategies of activism, framing them as tools for intergenerational transmission and collective memory. The exhibition interrogates visibility, belonging, and the connection between past and present struggles.
Born in Casablanca in 1975, Khalili lives in Berlin and studied at Sorbonne Nouvelle and the Ecole Nationale d’Arts de Paris-Cergy. Her work has been widely exhibited, including at Documenta, the Venice Biennale, MoMA, and Centre Pompidou. In 2023, she won the Sharjah Biennial Prize for The Circle and held a solo exhibition at MACBA, Barcelona. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Marcel Duchamp Prize.
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