Lalla Essaydi

(Moroccan, born 1956)

Lalla Essaydi is a contemporary Moroccan photographer and painter. Her work focuses on Arabic female identity explored through a 19th-century Orientalist style, wherein the artist hand-paints Arabic calligraphy in henna on different surfaces, such as fabric, bodies, and walls. Her photographs address the complex reality of the power structures imposed on the Arab female body through a tradition-laden lens. As described by Essaydi, “I invite viewers to resist stereotypes.” Born in 1956 in Marrakech, Morocco, after a childhood and early adult life characterized by frequent relocation, Essaydi moved to Boston in 1996. She earned her BFA from Tufts University and a subsequent MFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2003. Her work has received worldwide critical acclaim, and is held and exhibited at institutions such as the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Fries Museum in the Netherlands.

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Gallery Hopping on Thursdays: March 7, 2013

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Lalla Essaydi (204 results)
Bullet 3, 2013

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Bullet 3, 2013

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Converging territories #8, 2003

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Converging territories #8, 2003

Sale Date: October 13, 2014

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Converging Territories #10. Oversized, 2003

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Converging Territories #10. Oversized, 2003

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Converging Territories #31, 2004

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Converging Territories #31, 2004

Sale Date: September 30, 2014

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Untitled, 2004

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Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: May 15, 2014

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Harem Beauty (triptych), 2008

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Harem Beauty (triptych), 2008

Sale Date: April 1, 2014

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Silence of Thought #2, 2003

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Silence of Thought #2, 2003

Sale Date: March 19, 2014

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Les Femmes du Maroc: Grande Odalisque, 2008

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Les Femmes du Maroc: Grande Odalisque, 2008

Sale Date: March 19, 2014

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Untitled, 2003

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Untitled, 2003

Sale Date: April 8, 2014

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Harem woman #2, 2009

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Harem woman #2, 2009

Sale Date: December 14, 2013

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Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem Women Writing, 2009

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Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem Women Writing, 2009

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Harem No. 31 (in 2 parts), 2009

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Harem No. 31 (in 2 parts), 2009

Sale Date: October 30, 2013

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Harem Beauty (triptych), 2008

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Harem Beauty (triptych), 2008

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Les Femmes du Maroc, Harem Beauty, no. 27..., 2006

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Les Femmes du Maroc, Harem Beauty, no. 27..., 2006

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Converging Territories #30, 2005

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Converging Territories #30, 2005

Sale Date: September 13, 2013

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Converging Territories #30 (from The..., 2004

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Converging Territories #30 (from The..., 2004

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Dancer Triptych (#8, #10, #12), 2009

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Dancer Triptych (#8, #10, #12), 2009

Sale Date: April 17, 2013

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Harem Revisited #33, 2012

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Harem Revisited #33, 2012

Sale Date: April 16, 2013

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Bullets Revisited #3 (in 3 parts), 2012

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Bullets Revisited #3 (in 3 parts), 2012

Sale Date: April 16, 2013

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Les femmes du Maroc #1, 2006

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Les femmes du Maroc #1, 2006

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Les Femmes du Maroc: Kenza, 2009

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Les Femmes du Maroc: Kenza, 2009

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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Converging Territories #21 (4 works), 2003–2004

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Converging Territories #21 (4 works), 2003–2004

Sale Date: April 5, 2013

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Les femmes du Maroc #25A, 2006

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Les femmes du Maroc #25A, 2006

Sale Date: November 14, 2012

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Harem #4B, 2009

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Harem #4B, 2009

Sale Date: October 24, 2012

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