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 ability...

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,...