Youssef Nabil (1972) "Self-portrait with Roots, Los Angeles", 2008 © Youssef Nabil Courtesy Youssef Nabil
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Youssef Nabil. To dream again
19/05/2026 - 13/09/2026
Musée d'Orsay
1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur
75007 Paris
www.musee-orsay.fr/
Since the 1990s, the Franco-Egyptian photographer and videographer Youssef Nabil (born 1972) has been producing a body of work with a strong visual identity, to which the Musée d'Orsay has made a decisive contribution. His first visit to France and discovery of the Museum's collections in 1992 is still a source of inspiration that has imbued his work for more than thirty years, as evidenced by the self-portrait The Dream (2021), a direct descendant of Puvis de Chavannes' Le Rêve. With this exhibition, Youssef Nabil is the first contemporary artist in the Orientalist galleries, offering an opportunity to put his works in perspective with those that have influenced him within this same space, which, along with symbolism, constitute the heart of their aesthetic rapprochement.
19/05/2026 - 13/09/2026
Musée d'Orsay
1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur
75007 Paris
www.musee-orsay.fr/
Since the 1990s, the Franco-Egyptian photographer and videographer Youssef Nabil (born 1972) has been producing a body of work with a strong visual identity, to which the Musée d'Orsay has made a decisive contribution. His first visit to France and discovery of the Museum's collections in 1992 is still a source of inspiration that has imbued his work for more than thirty years, as evidenced by the self-portrait The Dream (2021), a direct descendant of Puvis de Chavannes' Le Rêve. With this exhibition, Youssef Nabil is the first contemporary artist in the Orientalist galleries, offering an opportunity to put his works in perspective with those that have influenced him within this same space, which, along with symbolism, constitute the heart of their aesthetic rapprochement.