Selected Bibliography
Monographs
2021
- "Ahlam Shibli", 77 Magazine, edited by Antonio Zúñiga, ediciones originales, Barcelona, Spain, no. 2, March 2021.
2020
- Ahlam Shibli. Edited by Yi Soojung and Na Hanbi. Paju Bookcity: Youlhwadang Publishers, 2020. (Essay by Adam Szymczyk)
2013
- Ahlam Shibli: Dependence. Edited by Ulrich Loock. Barcelona: Ediciones Originales, 2013. (Texts by: Ahlam Shibli.)
- Ahlam Shibli: Phantom Home. Exh. cat. Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Jeu de Paume, Paris, and Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Porto. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2013. (Essays by: T.J. Demos and Esmail Nashif.)
2011
- Shibli, Ahlam. Go there, Eat the mountain, Write the past. Exh. cat. Amman: Darat al Funun–The Khalid Shoman Foundation, 2011. (Essays by: Mahmoud Abu Hashhash, Ulrich Loock, and Sarah A. Rogers.)
2010
- Shibli, Ahlam. Trauma. Exh. cat. Tulle: Peuple et Culture Corrèze, 2010. (Essays by: Ulrich Loock, Adania Shibli, and Manée Teyssandier.)
2007
- Ahlam Shibli: Trackers. Edited by Adam Szymczyk. Exh. cat. Kunsthalle Basel. Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2007. (Essays by: John Berger, Jean-François Chevrier, Okwui Enwezor, Rhoda Kanaaneh, and Adam Szymczyk.)
2003
- Ahlam Shibli: Lost Time. Edited by Jonathan Watkins. Exh. cat. Ikon Gallery. Birmingham: Ikon Gallery, 2003. (Essays by: John Berger, Kamal Boullata, and Ulrich Loock.)
- Shibli, Ahlam. Goter. Exh. cat. Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation. Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2003. (Essay by: Ulrich Loock.)
Publications
2021
- En España. Fotografía, encargos, territorios, 1983-2009. Edited by Ramón Esparza, Jorge Ribalta and Cristina Zelich. Essays by: Ramón Esparza, Jorge Ribalta and Cristina Zelich. Museo ICO / Fundación ICO, Madrid, Spain. Editorial RM, Barcelona, Spain, 2021. [Spanish]
- Wilson-Goldie, Kaelen. "Freedom Songs: on “For a Free Palestine: Films by Palestinian Women." In ARTFORUM [Weblsite], 30.05.2021 https://www.artforum.com/film/kaelen-wilson-goldie-on-for-a-free-palestine-films-by-palestinian-women-85981 (05.07.2021).
- Melanie Ulz, Kea Wienand, "'(Migrations-)Hintergrund.' Überlegungen aus kunsthistorischer Perspektive." In AG Kunstproduktion und Kunsttheorie im Zeichen globaler Migration [Weblog], 17.2.2021, https://www.ag-kunst-migration.de/blog-dt-en-ulz-wienand-migrations-hintergrund-de/ (05.07.2021).
- Melanie Ulz, Kea Wienand, "'(Migration) background': Considerations from an art historical perspective." In AG Kunstproduktion und Kunsttheorie im Zeichen globaler Migration [Weblog], 17.2.2021, https://www.ag-kunst-migration.de/blog-dt-en-ulz-wienand-migration-background-en/ (05.07.2021).
2020
- Shibli, Ahlam. "Survival Berlin", in "What's at Stake / What's Missing", Camera Austria International, no. 150/151 (2020).
- Miller, Sally. Contemporary Photography and Theory: Concepts and Debates.
Bloomsbury Visual Arts, London, UK, 2020.
- Vlist, Eline van der (Vol.2 co-edited with Amin Alsaden). Truth Is Black / Examining Arab Art Today. 30Th Anniversary Publication. The Khalid Shoman Foundation, Amman, Jordan, 2020.
2018
- Camera Austria International. Labor für Fotografie und Theorie. Essays by: Reinhard Braun, Christine Frisinghelli, Toshiharu Ito, Christiane Kuhlmann, Maren Lübbke-Tidow, Sandra Križić Roban, Roberta Valtorta, and Thorsten Sadowsky. Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Spector Books, Leipzig, Germnay, 2018. [English, Deutsch]
- Berger, John. Razumeti fotografijo. Edited by Geoff Dyer, translated by
Domen Kavčič. Membrana Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2018. [Slovenski]
- Sajewska, Dorota. "Adam Szymczyk. Jako wcielenie stereotypu niemieckich ambicji eksportowych musieliśmy skończyć pod pręgierzem", Krytyka Polityczna, Sztuki Wizualne, Warsaw, Poland, 13 August 2018. [Polski]
- Shibli, Ahlam. "Heimat", Time of work, editor Nuria Enguita Mayo, Concreta 11 (Spring 2018), Valencia. [Español]
- Berger, John. Understanding a Photograph. Edited by Geoff Dyer. imaginist, China Academy of Art Press, Hangzhou, China, 2018. [中文]
2017
- Field Guide. Edited by Gregory Burke and Sandra Guimarães. Exh. cat. Remai Modern, Saskatoon, Canada, 2017.
- The Photographic I - Other Pictures. Edited by Martin Germann and Steven Humblet. Exh. cat. S.M.A.K., Ghent. Roma Publication, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2017. [English, Dutch]
- Ulrich Loock. "Ahlam Shibli's Occupation–Introduction." SOUTH–as a State of Mind. Edited by Quinn Latimer and Adam Szymczyk. documenta 14. documenta and Museum Fridericianum gGmbH, Kassel, Germany, Issue #9 [documenta 14 #4], 2017. [English. Online Deutsch, ελληνικά]
- Berger, John. Para Entender Uma Fotografia. Organização, introdução e notas Geoff Dyer. Tradução: Paulo Geiger. Companhia das Letras, São Paulo, Brasil, 2017. [Português]
- Ogilvie, Bertrand. Le Travail à mort. L'Arachnéen, Paris, France, 2017. [Français]
- documenta 14: Daybook. Edited by Quinn Latimer and Adam Szymczyk. Exh. cat. documenta 14. Prestel Verlag, Munich, Germany, 2017. [English, Deutsch, ελληνικά]
- The documenta 14 Reader. Edited by Quinn Latimer and Adam Szymczyk. Exh. cat. documenta 14. Prestel Verlag, Munich, Germany, 2017. [English, Deutsch, ελληνικά]
- Chevrier, Jean-François. "Ahlam Shibli's photographic works for documenta 14." In documenta 14: Daybook. Edited by Quinn Latimer and Adam Szymczyk. Exh. cat. documenta 14. Prestel Verlag, Munich, Germany, 2017. [English, Deutsch, ελληνικά]
2016
- Berger, John. Der Augenblick der Fotografie: Essays. Vorwort von Geoff Dyer. Hanser Verlag, Munich, Germany, 2016. [Deutsch]
- Berger, John. Understanding a Photograph. Edited by Geoff Dyer. Rye Field Publications–Cite Publishing Group, China, 2016. [中文]
- Home: Concepts, Constructions, Contexts. Edited by Kathy-Ann Tan, Cecile Sandten. WVT (Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier), Trier, Germany, 2016.
2015
- Berger, John. Understanding a Photograph. Edited by Geoff Dyer. Youlhwadang Publishers, Korea, 2015. [한국어]
- Formes Biographiques. Edited by Jean-François Chevrier. Exh. cat. Carré d'Art–Musée d'art contemporain de Nîmes. Nîmes, 2015. [English, Français]
- Landscape. Construction of a Reality. Edited by Katrin Bucher Trantow, Katia Huemer, Peter Pakesch. Exhs. cat. Camera Austria, Neue Galerie Graz, Institute for Art in Public Space Styria, Kunsthaus Graz, Universalmuseum Joanneum. Graz, 2015. [English, Deutsch]
2014
- Progress and Hygiene. Edited by Anda Rottenberg. Exh. cat. Zachęta–National Gallery of Art. Warsaw, 2014.
- Outside the Archive. Ramallah Municipality exhibitions. Qalandiya International II: Archives, Lived and Shared. Exh. cat. Ramallah, 2014.
- Vi lever på en stjerne / We are Living on a Star. Edited by Tone Hansen and Marit Paasche. Exh. cat. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden. Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2014.
2013
- Biographical Forms. Construction and Individual Mythologies (Formas Biográficas. Construcción y Mitología individual). Edited by Jean-François Chevrier. Exh. cat. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Madrid, 2013.
- Jones, Kevin. "Narrative Conflict: Ahlam Shibli's Phantom Home". ArtAsiaPacific, Blog, 19 Jul 2013.
http://www.artasiapacific.com/Blog/NarrativeConflictAhlamShibliSPhantomHome.
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Babnik, Jan. "Ahlam Shibli: Phantom Home. Zombie Uprising and Photography". Fotografija Membrana Magazine 55/56, Membrana Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2013.
- Three True Stories. Edited by Filippo Maggia, Claudia Fini and Francesca Lazzarini. Exh. cat. Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena. Modena, 2013.
- Berger, John. Understanding a Photograph. Edited by Geoff Dyer:
* Penguin Modern Classics, 2013.
* Aperture; Reprint edition, 2013.
- Anani, Yazid. "And My Shrine Is My Mother's Salon: On Ahlam Shibli's Death", Afterall, no. 32 (Spring, 2013).
- Höller, Christian. "Walls, No Bridges: The Relation Between Revealing and Disguising in Ahlam Shibli's Photographic Practice", Afterall, no. 32 (Spring, 2013).
- Arab Art Histories–The Khalid Shoman Collection. Edited by Sarah A. Rogers and Eline van der Vlist. Col. cat. The Khalid Shoman Foundation. Amman, 2013.
2012
- Aliaga, Juan Vicente. "Ahlam Shibli. Interview." Desde el Magreb al Mashreq: diálogos artísticos y geopolíticos sobre el norte de África, Oriente Próximo y el mundo islámico. Edited by Juan Vicente Aliaga. Cendeac (Centro de Documentación y Estudios Avanzados de Arte Contemporáneo). Murcia, Spain, 2012.
- "Ahlam Shibli: Dependence (Barcelona, 2007)." Exit, no. 45 (February–April, 2012).
- Gili, Marta, ed. C Photo Slow Motion. Madrid: Ivorypress, 2012.
- Dander, Patrizia and Lorz, Julienne, eds. Image Counter Image. Exh. cat. Munich: Haus der Kunst, 2012.
- Lagnado, Lisette. "Home and Homeland: About Ahlam Shibli's photo series Eastern LGBT." http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/islamic_world/articles/2007/ahlam_shibli. (Accessed December 5, 2012)
2011
- Biennále: 3. Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. Edited by Yannis Bolis, Kleoniki Christoforidou, and Katerina Koskina. Exh. cat. State Museum of Contemporary Art. Thessaloniki, 2011.
- Braun, Reinhard and Ahlam Shibli. "Ahlam Shibli: Objecting to Imposed Invisibility." Camera Austria, Graz, no. 114 (June, 2011).
- Chevrier, Jean-François. "Ahlam Shibli, Trackers. Un document d'expérience." In Jean-François Chevrier, Des Territoires. Paris, 2011.
- Van Gelder, Hilde and Helen Westgeest. Photography Theory in Historical Perspective. Case Studies from Contemporary Art. West Sussex, 2011.
2010
- Breaking News. Edited by Filippo Maggia, Claudia Fini, and Francesca Lazzarini. Exh. cat. Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena. Milan, 2010.
- Chevrier, Jean-François. Entre les beaux-arts et les médias: photographie et art moderne. Paris, 2010.
- Loock, Ulrich. "Ahlam Shibli. Trauma-Arbeit: Archäologie des geschichtlichen Erlebens, zum Beispiel Tulle." Krautgarten. Forum für junge Literatur, no. 56 (June, 2010).
- Negotiations: The Second Today's Documents 2010. Exh. cat. Today Art Museum. Beijing, 2010.
- Shibli, Ahlam. "Goter. Al-Naqab, 2002–03." Krautgarten. Forum für junge Literatur, no. 56 (June, 2010).
- Teyssandier, Manée. "Ahlam Shibli: Ein neuer Blick auf Tulle." Krautgarten. Forum für junge Literatur, no. 56 (June, 2010).
- To the Arts, Citizens! Edited by Óscar Faria and João Fernandes. Exh. cat. Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves. Porto, 2010.
2009
- Aliaga, Juan Vicente, ed. En todas partes. Políticas de la diversidad sexual en el arte. Santiago de Compostela, Xunta de Galicia: CGAC (Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea), 2009.
- Boullata, Kamal. Palestinian Art, from 1850 to the Present. London, 2009.
- Clio, pátria. Caderno Sesc Videobrasil 05. Edited by LisetteLagnado. São Paulo, 2009.
- Downey, Anthony. "Thresholds of a Coming Community: Photography and Human Rights." Aperture, no. 194 (Spring, 2009).
- En todas partes. Políticas de la diversidad sexual en el arte. Exh. cat. Centro Galegode Arte Contemporáneo (CGAC) and Xunta de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela, 2009.
- Loock, Ulrich. "Ahlam Shibli's Critique of the Notion of Home." cura., no. 2 (October–December, 2009).
2008
- 2007: Imatges metropolitanes de la nova Barcelona. Edited by Jorge Ribalta and Joan Roca. Exh. cat. Museu d'Art Contemporanide Barcelona (MACBA). Barcelona, 2008.
- "Ahlam Shibli: Arab al-Sbaih." Exit, no. 32 (November–December, 2008).
- "Ahlam Shibli: Refuge in Frost." In Palestine–Rien ne nous manque ici. Edited by Adila Laïdi-Hanieh. Brussels, 2008.
- Demos, T.J. "Recognizing the Unrecognized: The Photographs of Ahlam Shibli." In Photography between Poetry and Politics: The Critical Position of the Photographic Medium in Contemporary Art. Edited by Hilde van Gelder and Helen Westgeest. Leuven, 2008.
- Mytkowska, Joanna. "Ahlam Shibli. Interview." In Les inquiets: cinq artistes sous la pression de la guerre. Edited by Françoise Bertaux. Exh. cat. Centre Pompidou. Paris, 2008.
- Trackers / The Valley. Edited by Jean-Louis Godefroid. Exh. brochure. Espace photographique Contretype. Brussels, 2008.
- Zones of Conflict. Edited by T.J. Demos. Exh. brochure. Pratt Manhattan Gallery. New York, 2008.
2007
- "Ahlam Shibli: Tropiciele (Trackers, 2005): Reprodukcje.Wkładka." Krytyka Polityczna–pochwała antagonizmu, no. 11 / 12 (2007).
- Berger, John. "Looking Carefully–Two Women Photographers (2005–2006)." In John Berger, Hold Everything Dear: Dispatches on Survival and Resistance. London, 2007.
- Camhi, Rebecca and Angelica Papavasiliou, eds. Opening Hours. Exh. cat. Rebecca Camhi Gallery. Athens, 2007.
- Chapman, Peter. "Ahlam Shibli," The Independent, February 17, 2007.
- Cómo vivir juntos: Selección 27ª Bienal de Sao Paulo. Edited by Caroll Yasky. Exh. cat. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo and Facultad de Artes, Universidad de Chile. Santiago, 2007.
- documenta Kassel 16/06–23/09, 2007. Edited by Roger M. Buergel and Ruth Noack. Exh. cat. documenta 12. Cologne, 2007.
- Fisher, Mark. "The Lost Tribe of Palestine." The Sunday Times, February 11, 2007.
- Gärtner, Barbara. "Ich sehe, darum bin ich." Monopol–Magazin für Kunst und Leben, kompakt documenta 12 (Summer, 2007).
- Jones, Sarah Urwin. "Documenting the forgotten people." The Glasgow Herald, February 12, 2007.
- Leaver-Yap, Isla. "Everyday War." The List, February 15–March 1, 2007.
- Mansfield, Susan. "Ahlam Shibli." The Scotsman, February 3, 2007.
- Pollock, David. "Ahlam Shibli." The Big Issue, February 15–21, 2007.
- Szymczyk, Adam. "Obcy Samym Sobie / Rozmawia." Krytyka Polityczna–pochwała antagonizmu, no. 11 / 12 (2007).
- Trainor, James. "27th São Paulo Biennial." Frieze (January, 2007).
2006
- A Tale of Two Cities: Busan–Seoul / Seoul– Busan. Edited by Manu Park, Se Hoon Jwa, and Kyung Hee. Exh. cat. Busan Biennale 2006. Busan, 2006.
- "Ahlam Shibli: Trackers." Monthly Photography (August, 2006).
- Basting, Barbara. "Gustav Metzger, Ahlam Shibli und Diango Hernandez zeigen in einer starken Schau in der Kunsthalle Basel, wie griffige politische Kunst heute aussieht." Tages-Anzeiger, January 24, 2006.
- Bell, Eugenia. "Ahlam Shibli." Artforum (August, 2006).
- Berger, John. "Vilket pris betalar de?" Aftonbladet, July 9, 2006.
- Berger, John. "Conflicto palestino-israelí. Fotografías de un espejo deformado." Ojarasca, no. 110 (June, 2006).
- Chinski, Sara. "The Politics of Goter and Poetics of Protest in National Israeli Art." Third Text: The Conflict and Contemporary Visual Culture in Palestine and Israel 80/81 (October, 2006).
- Ertürk, Eylem. "Taninmayan. Fotograflar." Genis¸ Açi. Fotoğraf Sanatı Dergisi, no. 4 (January–February, 2006).
- Hagar. Contemporary Palestinian Art. Edited by Tal Ben Zvi. Exh. cat. Hagar Association. Tel Aviv, 2006.
- Hoffmann, Annette. "Trümmer der Geschichte." Regioartline, January 31, 2006.
- Home Ground. Edited by Felicity Fenner. Exh. cat. Ivan Dougherty Gallery, The University of New South Wales. Sydney, 2006.
- How to Live Together. Edited by Lisette Lagnado and Adriano Pedrosa. Exh. cat. 27ª Bienal de São Paulo. São Paulo, 2006.
- Loock, Ulrich. "Ahlam Shibli: Resisting Oppression." Camera Austria, no. 93 (Marc, 2006).
- Müller, Hans-Joachim. "Vom Ankommen, Entkommen und Unterkommen." Basler Zeitung, January 23, 2006.
- Shtainitz, Ami. "Broken Person." Ma'arav (June, 2006).
- Szymczyk, Adam. "Adam Szymczyk in E-mail-Conversation with Ahlam Shibli." In Diango Hernández / Gustav Metzger / Ahlam Shibli. Exh. brochure. Kunsthalle Basel. Basel, 2006.
- The Unhomely: Phantom Scenes in Global Society. Edited by Okwui Enwezor. Exh. cat. 2nd International Biennial of ContemporaryArt of Seville. Seville, 2006.
2005
- 9th International Istanbul Bienial. Edited by Deniz Ünsal. Exh. cat. Istanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfi. Istanbul, 2005.
- Loock, Ulrich. "Ahlam Shibli: Refuge in Frost." In Dreaming Art Dreaming Reality. Edited by Ellen Ginton. Exh. cat. Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation. Tel Aviv, 2005.
- Mediterranean Encounters: Sud / Est. Edited by Martina Cargonti. Exh. cat. Parco Horcynus Orca. Capo Peloro, 2005.
- Naef, Silvia. "Four Palestinian Artists-in-Residence in Aarau." In Zehn Jahre, zehn Künstlerinnen. Exh. cat. Gästeatelier Krone. Aarau, 2005.
- The Pantagruel Syndrome. Edited by Francesco Bonami and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev. Exh. cat. T1 Torino Triennale Tremusei. Turin, 2005.
2004
- Non-Sect Radical: Contemporary Photography III. Edited by Taro Amano and Eriko Kimura. Exh. cat. Yokohama Museum of Art. Yokohama, 2004.
- Ostati ili Otici / Bleiben oder Gehen / Staying or Leaving. Exh. cat. Hrvatski Fotosavez, Umjetnickom Paviljon, Zagreb, and Camera Austria. Graz, 2004.
2003
- DisORIENTation. Edited by Martin Hager, Annette Bhagwati, Chaza Charafeddine, et al. Exh. cat. Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Berlin, 2003.
- Gilerman, Dana. "No Politics, Please." Haaretz, March 30, 2003.
- Searle, Adrian. "What Lies Beneath." The Guardian, October 7, 2003.
2002
- Hadria, Michèle Cohen. "A Tale of Invisibility: Self Portrait: Palestinian Women's Art." n. paradoxa: international feminist art journal (July, 2002).
2001
- Self Portrait: Palestinian Women's Art. Edited by Tal Ben Zvi and Yael Lerer. Tel Aviv, 2001.
2000
- New Horizons in Palestinian Art: The Young Artist of the Year Award 2000. Edited by Mahmoud Abu Hashhash and Omar al-Qattan. Exh. cat. A. M. Qattan Foundation. Ramallah, 2000.
1999
- Germain, Fanny. "Wadi Saleib: The Forgotten Place." Palestine Report, no. 41 (April, 1999).
- New Middle-East: Eleven Exhibitions, 1998–1999, at Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tel Aviv. Edited by Tal Ben Zvi. Exh. cat. Hagar Association. Tel Aviv, 1999.
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