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Artists›Walid Raad

Walid Raad

1967

WA-00003705

Chbanieh, Lebanon

PhotographyContemporary

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

100%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ567772

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Paula Cooper Gallery

2025

Field Verification (6 fields)

2 cross-verified · 4 single-source

LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
Birth yearArtsy + Unknown· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%
BiographyUnknown· 20%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (2)

Paula-Cooperhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/walid-raad
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/35285
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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No biography available for Walid Raad yet.

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumManhattan Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland

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Artworks (3)

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Better be watching the clouds_Plate 438

2000 · pigmented inkjet print mounted to Dibond

Sheet: 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 in.); Secondary Support: 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 in.); Frame: 78.1 x 52.7 x 3.5 cm (30 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Better be watching the clouds_Plate 60

2000 · pigmented inkjet print mounted to Dibond

Sheet: 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 in.); Secondary Support: 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 in.); Frame: 78.1 x 52.7 x 3.5 cm (30 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Better be watching the clouds_Plate 325

2000 · pigmented inkjet print mounted to Dibond

Sheet: 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 in.); Secondary Support: 76.2 x 50.8 cm (30 x 20 in.); Frame: 78.1 x 52.7 x 3.5 cm (30 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (2)

3 published of 43 catalogued · 39 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published
+ 1 more source · 40 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Better be watching the clouds_Plate 438
2000 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Better be watching the clouds_Plate 60
2000 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Better be watching the clouds_Plate 325
2000 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

26 assets

Artsy

Walid Raad Installation at Unlimited Section of Art Basel 2025 01

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Relationships

Peers & Context27

Sam Durantco-exhibited Liz Glynnco-exhibitedCynthia Hawkinsco-exhibitedDouglas Hueblerco-exhibited Terry Adkinsco-exhibited Carl Andreco-exhibited

Movements2

Photography Contemporary

Collections4

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Phillips Paula Cooper Gallery

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Paula Cooper Gallery

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Manhattan, United States

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Phillips

Background

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

Visual Arts

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Exhibitions and timeline

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2025