Rachid KoraÏchi
Rachid Koraïchi
Love Side by Side with the Soul
2016
Acrylic on canvas
78.5 x 59 in.
Rachid Koraichi
La Memorie d’un sage
2012
Acrylic on canvas
31.5 x 23.5 in.
Rachid Koraichi
La Memorie d’un sage I
2012
Acrylic on canvas
31.5 x 23.5 in.
Rachid Koraichi
La Memorie d’un sage II
2012
Acrylic on canvas
31.5 x 23.5 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - VII
2015
Soft porcelain paste with blue and white oxide
39 x 21.5 x 21.5 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - VI
2015
Soft porcelain paste with blue and white oxide
39 x 21.5 x 21.5 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - V
2015
Soft porcelain paste with blue and white oxide
39 x 21.5 x 21.5 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - IV
2015
Soft porcelain paste with blue and white oxide
39 x 21.5 x 21.5 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - III
2015
Soft porcelain paste with blue and white oxide
39 x 21.5 x 21.5 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - II
2015
Soft porcelain paste with blue and white oxide
39 x 21.5 x 21.5 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - I
2015
Soft porcelain paste with blue and white oxide
39 x 21.5 x 21.5 in.
Rachid Koraichi
La Prière de l’Absente
2014
Trevira, cotton, wool, silk and acrylic
151.5 x 114 in.
Rachid Koraichi
La Memorie d’un sage III
2012
Acrylic on canvas
31.5 x 23.5 in.
Rachid Koraichi
La Memorie d’un sage IV
2012
Acrylic on canvas
31.5 x 23.5 in.
Rachid Koraichi
Les Priants - I
2008
Steel
38.5 x 19 x 5.5 in.
SOLD
Rachid Koraichi
Les Priants - II
2008
Steel
38.5 x 19 x 5.5 in.
Rachid Koraichi
Les Priants - III
2008
Steel
38.5 x 19 x 5.5 in.
Rachid Koraichi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - I
2014
Bronze
118 x 51 x 3 in.
Rachid Koraichi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - II
2014
Bronze
118 x 51 x 3 in
Rachid Koraichi
From the Series La Priere des Absents - III
2014
Bronze
118 x 51 x 3 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
Untitled (Talismanic Tablet 40)
2015
Set of 99 black basalt tablets
14 x 8.5 x 1 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
Untitled (Talismanic Tablet 42)
2015
Set of 99 black basalt tablets
14 x 8.5 x 1 in.
Rachid Koraïchi
Untitled (Talismanic Tablet 44)
2015
Set of 99 black basalt tablets
14 x 8.5 x 1 in. (Each)
Rachid Koraichi
From the Series The Invisible Masters: Al Naffari
2008
Cotton appliqué on cotton
137 x 79 in.
Rachid Koraichi
From the Series The Invisible Masters: Sheikh Ahmad al-Alawi
2008
Cotton appliqué on cotton
137 x 79 in.
Rachid Koraichi
From the Series The Invisible Masters: Sheikh Sidi Ahmed al-Tijani
2008
Cotton appliqué on cotton
137 x 79 in
Aicon Gallery New York is proud to present Love Side by Side with the Soul, the first major U.S. solo exhibition of Algerian born artist Rachid Koraïchi.
Koraïchi’s work is influenced by a heritage in Sufism and as a Quraishite, a transcriber of Quaranic text, in the Aurès region in Algeria. Drawing on Arabic semiotics and dwelling on calligraphy as a means of interpretive transcendence, Koraïchi’s work utilizes letters and signage to evoke figurative imagery and enumerate universal messages to a global audience. The reworked Sufi verses evoke arcane talismanic characters and numbers that, in accordance with Sufi philosophy, negotiate an aesthetical quality with revelation, divination and physical manifestation of intangible ideas such as the quest for grace. His ideas are realized through a variety of media including ornately painted ceramics, textiles, bold metal sculptures of literary characters, and silk screens that negotiate imagery with typology. Koraïchi engages local artists and highly skilled artisans to create artworks for site-specific installations that foster dialogues between local and global communities.
