Adel Abdessemed
Algerian, b. 1971
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Bio
Conceptual artist Adel Abdessemed, like William Lamson and Cai Guo-Qiang, creates situations based on deliberate actions—or “acts” as he calls them—carried out on everyday materials, which he documents with videos, photographs, and later juxtaposes …
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Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
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Christie's
Phillips
Composition
Sold on Dec 6, 2021
€1,500
US$1,690
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Composition
Dec 6, 2021
Christie's
€1,500
US$1,690
Realized price
Prostitute, 2008
Sold on Jul 13, 2021
£11,340
US$15,655
Realized price
13% est
Prostitute, 2008
artist's transcript in ink of the Bible, Torah, Koran in leather bound notebooks in wooden boxes and acrylic on paper shopping bags
Jul 13, 2021
Phillips
£11,340
US$15,655
Realized price
13% est
Mappemonde 2 (thursday), 2010
Sold on Dec 8, 2020
US$37,800
Realized price
24% est
Mappemonde 2 (thursday), 2010
printed steel
Dec 8, 2020
Phillips
US$37,800
Realized price
24% est
Le mythe de Sisyphe, 1996
Sold on Jun 30, 2020
€12,500
US$14,045
Realized price
29% est
Le mythe de Sisyphe, 1996
Executed in 1996, this work is number one from an edition of two.
Jun 30, 2020
Christie's
€12,500
US$14,045
Realized price
29% est
AXE ON, 2007
Sold on Oct 23, 2018
£100,000
US$129,797
Realized price
43% est
AXE ON, 2007
sculpture
Oct 23, 2018
Sotheby's
£100,000
US$129,797
Realized price
43% est
ALGERIAN
AXE ON
Sold on Oct 23, 2018
£100,000
US$129,797
Realized price
43% est
ALGERIAN
AXE ON
156 steel knives and wood, in 15 parts
Oct 23, 2018
Sotheby's
£100,000
US$129,797
Realized price
43% est
LAMPEDUSA
Sold on Mar 23, 2017
€175,000
US$188,709
Realized price
192% est
LAMPEDUSA
black chalk on paper
Mar 23, 2017
Sotheby's
€175,000
US$188,709
Realized price
192% est
OIA
SIGNED; FELT TIP PEN ON PAPER. EXECUTED IN 1997.
Sold on Dec 7, 2016
€21,250
US$22,859
Realized price
1% est
OIA
SIGNED; FELT TIP PEN ON PAPER. EXECUTED IN 1997.
Dec 7, 2016
Sotheby's
€21,250
US$22,859
Realized price
1% est
Sphere II, 2006
Sold on Nov 29, 2016
€36,400
US$38,764
Realized price
9% est
Sphere II, 2006
iron wire with razor blades
Nov 29, 2016
Artcurial
€36,400
US$38,764
Realized price
9% est
Sold on Jun 29, 2016
£93,750
US$126,116
Realized price
25% est
Jun 29, 2016
Sotheby's
£93,750
US$126,116
Realized price
25% est
