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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Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem Beauty #2, 2008

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Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem Beauty #2, 2008

Sale Date: November 3, 2016

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Converging Territories #9, 2003

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Converging Territories #9, 2003

Sale Date: October 18, 2016

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Converging Territories #29, 2004

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Converging Territories #29, 2004

Sale Date: October 18, 2016

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CONVERGING TERRITORIES #30 (FROM THE..., 2004

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CONVERGING TERRITORIES #30 (FROM THE..., 2004

Sale Date: April 21, 2016

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Converging Territories #23 (D), 2004, 2004

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Converging Territories #23 (D), 2004, 2004

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Bullet Revisited #3, 2012

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Bullet Revisited #3, 2012

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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Bullets Revisited #30, 2014

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Bullets Revisited #30, 2014

Sale Date: March 16, 2016

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Converging Territories #10, 2003

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Converging Territories #10, 2003

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Converging Territories #22, 2004

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Converging Territories #22, 2004

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

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Harem #2, 2009

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Harem #2, 2009

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

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Converging Territories #29, 2004

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Converging Territories #29, 2004

Sale Date: October 6, 2015

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CONVERGING TERRITORIES #13, 2003

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CONVERGING TERRITORIES #13, 2003

Sale Date: October 7, 2015

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Bullets Revisited #29, 2014

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Bullets Revisited #29, 2014

Sale Date: October 20, 2015

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Bullets Revisited #23, 2013

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Bullets Revisited #23, 2013

Sale Date: October 20, 2015

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Converging Territories #7, 2003

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Converging Territories #7, 2003

Sale Date: June 30, 2015

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Les Femmes du Maroc #35, 2006

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Les Femmes du Maroc #35, 2006

Sale Date: June 30, 2015

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Converging Territories #13, 2006

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Converging Territories #13, 2006

Sale Date: April 2, 2015

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Les femmes du maroc: Standing odalisque #1, 2008

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Les femmes du maroc: Standing odalisque #1, 2008

Sale Date: November 25, 2014

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Les Femmes Du Maroc-22C

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Les Femmes Du Maroc-22C

Sale Date: November 15, 2014

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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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