Meriem Bennani
Meriem Bennani was born in 1988, in Rabat, Morocco. She lives and works in New York.
Mixing the languages of reality TV, advertising, documentaries, phone footage, and high-end commercial aesthetics, Meriem Bennani explores the potential of storytelling through magical realism and humour. Her work spans video, animation, sculpture, drawing, and installation.
Bennani earned a BFA from The Cooper Union in New York and a MFA from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.
Previous exhibitions
Gradual Kingdom
November 13 - December 20, 2015
Paste (with Hayden Dunham)
April 4 - April 27, 2014
Selected Press
Forbes Magazine
30 Under 30: Meriem Bennani
11/01/17
The Brooklyn Rail
Meriem Bennani: Siham and Hafida
10/17/17
Hyperallergic
Moroccan Identity and Digital Culture Connect in an Internet-Age Funhouse
10/05/17
The Fader
The intimate humor of Meriem Bennani's art
10/04/17
Artforum
Critic's Pick: Meriem Bennani at The Kitchen
10/02/17
Mousse Magazine
Light Play: Twisting Reality and Deepening Narrative through Augmentation
10/01/17
Lenny Letter
Meriem Bennani's Feminine Mystique
09/29/17
Huffington Post
Moroccan Artist Meriem Bennani Offers and Absurd Antidote to Fake News
09/21/17
Office Magazine
Meriem Bennani's Internet-age Playground
09/16/17
Artspace
8 Artists to Watch in September
09/09/17
Art21
Meriem Bennani's Exploded Vision
06/14/17
Teen Vogue
Artist Meriem Bennani Uses Humor to Critique Western Perceptions of Muslim Women
06/14/17
i-D
meriem bennani's fictional hijab collection blends metallica and modest wear
04/12/17
The Art Newspaper
The Creator's Project: Vice
Meriem Bennani's Surreal Life
03/01/17
Cultured Magazine
Meriem Bennani: 30 Under 35
01/01/17
The Village Voice
Meriem Bennani's iPhone-Video Collage Mesmerizes at MoMA P.S.1
08/02/16
The Creators Project
Experience Morocco Through the Eyes of an Anthropomorphic Fly
07/20/16
Bedford and Bowery
Meriem Bennani's FLY at PS1 Will Leave You Feeling Buzzed
07/12/16
Artforum
Critic's Picks: Meriem Bennani at PS1
07/08/16
Art in America
Review: Meriem Bennani02/11/16
The New York Times
Meriem Bennani's "Gradual Kingdom" Focuses on Morocco
12/03/15
Bedford + Bowery
Meriem Bennani Surfs Through Morocco in Gradual Kingdom
12/02/15
purple DIARY
Meriem Bennani "Gradual Kingdom" at SIGNAL, New York
11/23/15
The Front
Interview with Meriem Bennani
11/23/15
Huffington Post Maghreb
Meriem Bennani, du fun, de l'art et de la mode
10/30/15
The New York Times Magazine
The Absurdist Hijabs and Instagram Wizardry of One Millennial Artist
10/28/15
purple DIARY
The New York Times
Art in Review: Hayden Dunham and Meriem Bennani: "Paste"
04/18/2014