Zad Moultaka
Artist
Biography
Born into the contemporary theatre world, Zad Moultaka is a composer and visual artist. He began playing the piano and painting aged five, moving from Lebanon to Paris in 1984. In 1989, he won First Prize at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. In 1993, he abandoned his international career as an interpreter to devote himself to composition and visual art. Trained in the discipline of Western musical writing but linked naturally to his Mediterranean roots, Moultaka has created his own musical language, winning several prestigious prizes. At the same time, he has pursued a successful career in the visual arts across media that include installation, painting, photography and video. His work has been exhibited worldwide, including at Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris; Beiteddine Palace, Lebanon; Cromwell Place, London; the reopening of the Sursock Museum, Beirut; Centre Pompidou-Metz; and the Lebanese Pavilion at the 57th Venice Art Biennale.
