Rachel Marsil

Rachel Marsil has developed an artistic language at the intersection of textile design and painting. Her multidisciplinary work explores questions of identity and the representations that can be associated with it. Through her work, Rachel Marsil plunges us into an intimate, colourful universe where a series of lithe silhouettes inhabit the space of the canvas. They seem to be immersed in contemplative waiting, looking beyond the visible into a world of the unconscious in which we participate.Through her research, the artist seeks to understand the different dynamics of memory and identity conveyed by the cultural circulation of images, both personal and archival, in a post-colonial, multicultural and globalised world. ...

Galerie Cecile Fakhoury opened its doors in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in September 2012. In May 2018, the gallery inaugurated its second space in Dakar, Senegal and a showroom in Paris, France. Shortly after, in March 2020, a new project space dedicated to emerging artists from Africa opened in Abidjan. In October 2021, Galerie Cecile Fakhoury inaugurated another gallery, opening in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on Avenue Matignon. The gallery promotes contemporary art from Africa and the Diaspora by providing visibility to the artistic diversity and creative spirit from the continent. Through its programming of solo and group exhibitions, participation in international art fairs, biennales, and collaboration with international galleries, Cecile Fakhoury is a leading force putting contemporary African art on the global map. The artists represented by the gallery are distinguished by their cultural identities and stories, they create a new language that crosses geographical boundaries and familiarities. They are observers of the world they live in, critics of society, and committed to their positions living within complex histories. In turn, they ask us to reconsider our own relation to the world. ...