Neïl Beloufa converges his work with sculpture, film and documentary into video installations that examine the blurred intersections between such supposedly divergent notions as reality and fiction, presence and absence, and cause and effect. Beloufa deconstructs his audience’s – and, more broadly, contemporary society’s – apprehension of the limitations that separate these polarities by consistently oscillating between them, stripping away layers of signification and interpretation applied to subjects and objects. Through this framework, and with videos physically embedded into modular apparatus constructed by the artist, Beloufa examines humanitarian crises, urban unrest, and the evils of digital technologies, information streams and chains of production. ...
Since 2009, François Ghebaly has presented an innovative, eclectic program of Los Angeles-based and international artists. With a history of identifying and championing diverse voices and emerging talent, the gallery’s roster has grown to include 27 artists and 2 artist estates, ranging from early career, such as Sharif Farrag and Ludovic Nkoth, to mid-career, like Christine Sun Kim, Meriem Bennani, Kelly Akashi, Farah Al Qasimi, and Genesis Belanger, to well established, including Sayre Gomez, Kathleen Ryan, Neïl Beloufa and Candice Lin as well as underground legends, like Patrick Jackson and Mike Kuchar. The gallery advances the reach of its artists’ visions by publishing exhibition catalogues and producing artist editions. Located since 2013 in a 12,000 square foot warehouse space in Downtown Los Angeles, the gallery is a mainstay of the burgeoning Arts District community, and recently expanded to New York's Lower East Side. François Ghebaly’s program demonstrates a commitment to challenging work across all media and to fostering the progressive, boundary-pushing practices of its artists. ...
