Basim Magdy

Basim Magdy (born 1977, in Asyut) is an Egypt-born artist living in Basel, Switzerland. His art is inspired by dream like features, including lucid dreaming. He uses ideas of process, evolution, extinction, futuristic realities, how history is written and his beliefs are includes in his work. He works with painting, filmmaking, photography, and installation.^[1]

Magdy received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Helwan University in Cairo.^[2]

Awards and honours

In 2016, Deutsche Bank named Magdy "Artist of the Year".^{[citation needed]}

Year	Award	Sponsor/Location	Result	Ref.
2012	Future Generation Art Prize	PinchukArtCentre, Kiev	Shortlist	^[3]
2014	Abraaj Art Prize	Dubari	Winner	^{[citation needed]}
2014	NEW:VISION Award	CPH:DOX Film Festival, Copenhagen	Winner	^{[citation needed]}
2015	Experimental Award at the Curtas Vila do Conde	International Film Festival, Portugal	Winner	^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "BIOGRAPHY". Basim Magdy. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
^ Jenkins, Bruce (2018). "Basim Magdy". Aperture (231): 98–103. ISSN 0003-6420. JSTOR 26530839.
^ "Future Generation Art Prize Releases 21-Artist Short List". Observer. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-12.

External links

Biography. Basim Magdy. (n.d.). https://www.basimmagdy.com/7493120-biography [1]
Interview: Basim Magdy. artfridge. (n.d.). http://www.artfridge.de/2020/12/interview-basim-magdy.html [2]
Jenkins, B. (2018). Basim Magdy. Aperture, 231, 98–103. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26530839 [3]

[1] "BIOGRAPHY". Basim Magdy. Retrieved 2025-04-21.

[2] Jenkins, Bruce (2018). "Basim Magdy". Aperture (231): 98–103. ISSN 0003-6420. JSTOR 26530839.

[3] "Future Generation Art Prize Releases 21-Artist Short List". Observer. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-12.

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