Mariane Ibrahim
Mariane Ibrahim-Lenhardt is a Somali-French art dealer based in Chicago, Illinois. She runs the eponymous Mariane Ibrahim Gallery.
Early life and career
[edit]Mariane Ibrahim Abdi was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia and grew up in Somaliland[1] and France.[2][3] She studied advertising in London and worked in marketing in the United Kingdom.[4] In the early 2000s, a trip to Paris started her interest in contemporary African art after she saw a photograph by Seydou Keïta being sold.[4]
Gallery
[edit]In 2012, Ibrahim founded the M. I. A. Gallery in Seattle as a way to showcase artists from underrepresented regions such as Africa and the Middle East,[5][4] focusing primarily on African and African diaspora artists.[6] M. I. A. was an acronym for both the phrase "Missing in Art" and her birth name.[3] She opened the gallery with an exhibit of photos from the Malian artist Malick Sidibé.[4] By 2015, she served on the selection committee for the second Seattle Art Fair.[7] In 2017, Ibrahim won the first Presents booth prize at The Armory Show for her exhibition of photography and textile artist, Zohra Opoku.[6]
The gallery's name was changed to Mariane Ibrahim Gallery and in September 2019 Ibrahim moved her gallery to Chicago, Illinois in the West Town neighborhood.[6][8] She opened the new gallery with an exhibition of Ayana V. Jackson's photography titled, "Take Me to the Water," which explored African water spirits.[6][9] In 2021, a second space opened in a renovated three-story space on Avenue Matignon in Paris’s 8th arrondissement.[10] In 2022, the gallery announced plans to add a two-level, 930 m2 (10,000 sq ft) exhibition space in Mexico City’s Cuauhtémoc neighborhood.[11] In 2023, Jackson's work was again prominently showcased at Ibrahim's gallery in Mexico City, following a major exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.[12]
Among others, Mariane Ibrahim's gallery has represented artists including Amoako Boafo,[13] Florine Démosthène,[14] Clotilde Jiménez,[15] Thenjiwe Nkosi,[16] Zohra Opoku,[17] Ferrari Sheppard,[18] and Lina Iris Viktor.[19]
Controversy
[edit]In 2018, Ibrahim supported artist Lina Iris Viktor in a lawsuit against rapper Kendrick Lamar and R&B star SZA over allegations that a music video for their song “All the Stars” — featured on the soundtrack to the movie Black Panther — drew from Viktor’s work without permission. The parties later agreed to settle on terms that could not be discussed as part of the agreement, though not before 10 months of high-profile media attention was paid to issues surrounding artists’ rights.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Ibrahim is married to Pierre Lenhardt.[4] She is Muslim.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Janelle Zara (20 June 2018), Why Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers? T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
- ^ Battaglia, Andy (25 July 2018). "The ARTnews Accord: Touria El Glaoui and Mariane Ibrahim in Conversation". ARTnews. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b Voon, Claire (17 February 2020). "The Meteoric Rise of Gallerist Mariane Ibrahim, Champion of African Diasporic Art". Artsy. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Belmont, Sarah (29 November 2019). "'I just wanted people's attention': dealer Mariane Ibrahim on championing young artists of the African diaspora". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Proctor, Rebecca Anne (25 April 2018). "African Missive: Mariane Ibrahim Gallery". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Valentine, Victoria L. (5 August 2019). "Mariane Ibrahim is Opening Her New Chicago Gallery in September with a Solo Exhibition Dedicated to Ayana V. Jackson". Culture Type. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Hannah Ghorashi (16 December 2015), Seattle Art Fair Names Selection Committee for 2016 Edition ARTnews.
- ^ Gerlis, Melanie (28 November 2019). "Gallerist Mariane Ibrahim — 'art has to tell a form of truth'". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Moreira-Brown, Caira (9 October 2019). "Magical, Mythical Portraiture: A Review of Ayana V. Jackson at Mariane Ibrahim Gallery | Newcity Art". Newcity Art. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Andy Battaglia (8 March 2021), Chicago’s Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Plans New Location in Paris, Expanding Reach for Art from the African Diaspora ARTnews.
- ^ Maximilíano Durón (24 November 2022), Dealer Mariane Ibrahim to Open Gallery in Mexico City Next February ARTnews.
- ^ Woodcock, Victoria (2023-12-12). "New games with Old Masters". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ Claire Selvin (November 13, 2019), Megacollecting Rubells Anoint Rising Star Amoako Boafo with Residency, Show in New Miami Museum ARTnews.
- ^ Andy Battaglia (15 February 2019), Mariane Ibrahim, Ascendant Dealer of African Art, Moves Gallery to Chicago ARTnews.
- ^ Andy Battaglia (9 September 2019), [‘It’s a Rip-Off’: Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Takes on Shipping Company Over Lost Artwork ‘It’s a Rip-Off’: Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Takes on Shipping Company Over Lost Artwork] ARTnews.
- ^ Andy Battaglia (15 February 2019), Mariane Ibrahim, Ascendant Dealer of African Art, Moves Gallery to Chicago ARTnews.
- ^ Andy Battaglia (15 February 2019), Mariane Ibrahim, Ascendant Dealer of African Art, Moves Gallery to Chicago ARTnews.
- ^ Maximilíano Durón (16 February 2022), Mariane Ibrahim to Represent Ferrari Sheppard, Los Angeles Artist on the Rise ARTnews.
- ^ Andy Battaglia (9 September 2019), ‘It’s a Rip-Off’: Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Takes on Shipping Company Over Lost Artwork ‘It’s a Rip-Off’: Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Takes on Shipping Company Over Lost Artwork ARTnews.
- ^ Andy Battaglia (9 September 2019), ‘It’s a Rip-Off’: Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Takes on Shipping Company Over Lost Artwork ‘It’s a Rip-Off’: Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Takes on Shipping Company Over Lost Artwork ARTnews.
- ^ Pothast, Emily (5 July 2017). "Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Is Single-Handedly Elevating Seattle's Art Scene". The Stranger. Retrieved 15 June 2020.