Founded in 2013 in Algeria and exhibited at Bardo National Museum of Algiers, UPF Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and at MAMA National Modern Art Museum of Algeria.

Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art is an international exhibition of contemporary art, featuring art in the field of Photography, Installation, Sculpture, Video art, Virtual Art, Performance, and Fashion design. Its annual exhibitions held at MAMA National Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Algiers, majestic five-story building, is one of the jewels of neo-Moorish architecture and popular venue for contemporary art in Algeria. Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art aims to seize, in a particular way, the social reality that consists of creating an interface between the West and the Arab world.

Al-Tiba9 exhibits many well-known, established artists from different backgrounds. It introduces emergent artists to the international scene with a primary focus on contemporary art reflecting modern society and its environment, encouraging innovation and diversity of mediums, which engage potentially the today’s art scene. For this reason, Mohamed Benhadj, founder and curator, has established annual international exhibitions since the Al-Tiba9 foundation in 2013. This has grown a network of collaborations with museums in Algeria and Spain, Art professionals, and international artists.

“Al-Tiba9 (الطباق) focuses on light as a manifestation of energy. This transgressive contemporary show emerges between lights and shadows, human and artificial from here and there, reaching for profound hope but staying rooted in reality.

— Mohamed Benhadj, Founder & Curator