Monika Emmanuelle Kazi

Monika Emmanuelle Kazi explores the emotional charge of objects of a no-longer-existent everyday, of movements, matter, architecture, as porous zones of contact, and traces of changing histories.

Kazi was born 1991, in Paris (France) and grew up between Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) as well as Paris. Today, she lives and works in Geneva. After studying interior design, she studied fine arts at HEAD-Genève and graduated with honors in 2021. Recent solo and duo exhibitions include at MASI (Lugano, 2024); PHILIPPZOLLINGER (Zurich, 2024 & 2022); Tunnel Tunnel (Lausanne, 2023); Kunsthalle Friart (Fribourg, 2022); Villa du Parc (Annemasse, 2022); WallStreet (Fribourg, 2021); sic! Elephanthouse (Lucerne, 2021) and at HIT (Geneva, 2019). She has participated in numerous group shows, such as at Palais de Tokyo (Paris, 2024); Karachi Biennale (Pakistan, 2024); CC Ter Dilft (Bornem, 2024); FRAC (Champagne-Ardenne, 2024); AlteFabrik (Rapperswil, 2024); Publiek Park (Antwerp, 2023); Forde (Geneva, 2022); Centre d'Art Contemporain (Geneva, 2021); Futura (Prague, 2021); at Le Kabinet (Brussels, 2018). Kazi was the recipient of the Kiefer Hablitzel Göhner Prize and the HEAD-Galerie award, in 2021.

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MONIKA EMMANUELLE KAZI

Homes less, home spells

Feb 3 - Mar 16, 2024

When we return to our apartment after several weeks of travel, our three-month-old baby looks around, wide eyed, examines the objects in the living room, and responds attentively to all...

Heroic Protagonists

Group Exhibition

Dec 8, 2023 - Jan 20, 2024

We are thrilled to present the exhibition, Heroic Protagonists . The artists included are brave and determined to create works, which are idiosyncratic, sensuous, and evocative. Moreover, they have the...

MONIKA EMMANUELLE KAZI

Room with a View

Feb 25 - Apr 2, 2022

Room with a View marks the occasion of Monika Emmanuelle Kazi’s first solo exhibition in Zurich. To list the shows contents in the most basic terms, we have window frames,...