Mona Hatoum
dal 18/10/2002 al 27/11/2002
Segnalato da
18/10/2002
Mona Hatoum
Alexander and Bonin, New York
The works in the exhibition use a variety of materials (steel, glass, marble, human hair) and a range of media (sculpture, photography, video, drawing). These works have been created in or inspired by time spent in diverse places such as Caracas, Stockholm, and Mexico City where, in the last few years, Hatoum was invited to exhibit her work or participate in a residency program.
Beginning on October 19th, Mona Hatoum will exhibit recent works at Alexander and Bonin. The artist has been represented by the gallery since 1995 and this will
be her third solo show in New York including her 1997 show at the New Museum.
The works in the exhibition use a variety of materials (steel, glass, marble, human hair) and a range of media (sculpture, photography, video, drawing). These works
have been created in or inspired by time spent in diverse places such as Caracas, Stockholm, and Mexico City where, in the last few years, Hatoum was invited to
exhibit her work or participate in a residency program.
Hatoum´s work often draws on the everyday using recognizable familiar objects that have been transformed into unfamiliar and disquieting sculptures. Grater Divide
(2002), a fold-out cheese grater has been scaled up to the size of a room divider or screen giving it surreal and architectural dimensions. Drowning sorrows
(2001-2002) is a circular floor piece made of glass flasks that have been cut at various angles and appear as though bobbing in water. Traffic (2002), consists of two
suitcases with hair spilling out of their sides suggesting human traffic and trafficking.
Mona Hatoum was born into a Palestinian family in Beirut and has lived and worked in London since 1975. Her work has been exhibited extensively around the world
including the recent Documenta. Solo exhibitions include Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Castello di Rivoli, Turin; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Gallery
of Modern Art, Edinburgh; Kunsthalle Basel; Tate Britain, London; SITE Santa Fe; Mass MoCA, North Adams and most recently, Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico
City. A survey of Hatoum´s work, from the 1990s to the present, is currently on show at the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea in Santiago de Compostela,
Spain. This show was organized in collaboration with the Centro de Arte de Salamanca, Spain, where it was shown earlier this year. Catalogues from these current
exhibitions are available at the gallery.
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am 6pm
For photographs or further information, please contact Erin Salazar at 212/367-7474 or by mail.
Image: Mona Hatoum
Traffic 2002, suitcases, plastic, metal and human hair, 19 x 25½ x 26 3/4 inches 48 x 65 x 68 cm
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