Adel ABDESSEMED (born 1971). Tribute to the painter Cherif Merzougui - 1991. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated upper right. 137 x 99 cm. Note: Adel Abdessemed is a committed and provocative contemporary Algerian artist. He works in a wide variety of media, including video, sculpture, painting and installation. His works tackle often controversial themes such as violence, identity, war, religion and politics. This is an early work produced in the context of the Algerian civil war, before he left Algiers for Paris. Provenance: given by the artist to his music teacher Mr Nacer Douadi