Iman Issa (born 1979) is an Egyptian multidisciplinary artist based in Berlin. Since 2020, she has served as Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Her practice investigates how meaning is constructed through systems of representation and display, with a particular focus on the role of exhibitions within academic and cultural institutions. Issa’s work critically engages with how form, context, and language influence our perception of history, identity, and heritage.

Her work has been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including at KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin), Hamburger Bahnhof (Berlin), MoMA (New York), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), MACBA (Barcelona), the Perez Art Museum (Miami), MuHKA (Antwerp), and Tensta Konsthall (Spånga). She has also participated in major biennials such as the Whitney Biennial (2019), the 12th Sharjah Biennial, the 8th Berlin Biennial, and the 7th Gwangju Biennale.

About FRONT ROW (19:00-21:00, free event)
FRONT ROW is a monthly series of artist’s talks jointly organised by M HKA and NICC. Serving as an open format to artists – whether a talk, a presentation of an idea, a lecture performance – the programme offers the opportunity to reflect on art, culture and society by some of the most thought-provoking artists practising today.

Sit in the FRONT ROW and enjoy a complimentary drink on us.
(https://www.muhka.be/en/activities/front-row-met-iman-issa/)

Artists: Iman Issa