Born in Chbanieh, Lebanon, in 1967, Walid Raad is a prominent figure in contemporary conceptual art. He gained international recognition for his work under the guise of The Atlas Group, a project he initiated to investigate the documentary and historical narratives surrounding the Lebanese Civil War.

Raad’s practice primarily utilizes photography, video, and multimedia installations to blur the lines between fact and fiction. His work often interrogates the nature of archives and the ways in which historical events are recorded, remembered, and represented in visual media.

Currently based in New York, Raad balances his artistic practice with a career in academia. He serves as a professor of photography at the Cooper Union School of Art and as a distinguished visiting professor at Bard College, continuing to influence contemporary discourse on memory and institutional critique.