Diana Al-Hadid
dal 14/5/2010 al 14/8/2010
Segnalato da
14/5/2010
Diana Al-Hadid
UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Using materials such as cardboard, plywood, plaster, and resin, Al-Hadid's sculptures are informed by an array of influences, both eastern and western-ancient Biblical and mythological narratives, Arabic oral traditions, Gothic architecture, iconic western painting, Islamic ornamentation, and scientific advances in physics and astronomy. Curated by Anne Ellegood, Hammer senior curator.
curated by Anne Ellegood
Sculptor Diana Al-Hadid constructs baroque architectural forms such as towers, labyrinths, and pipe organs that appear to be in a state of ruin. Using materials such as cardboard, plywood, plaster, and resin, Al-Hadid's sculptures are informed by an array of influences, both eastern and western–ancient Biblical and mythological narratives, Arabic oral traditions, Gothic architecture, iconic western painting, Islamic ornamentation, and scientific advances in physics and astronomy. For her first solo museum exhibition, Al-Hadid will be making a new piece inspired by the Islamic astronomer and inventor Al-Jazari's famous water clock built in 1206 and early Netherlandish Renaissance paintings.
Image: © Diana Al-Hadid
Built From Our Tallest Tales, 2008
Detail. Wood, metal, polystyrene, polymer gypsum, fiberglass, plastic, concrete and paint.
144 x 100 x 80 in. (365.76 x 254 x 203.2 cm).
Press contact:
Sarah L. Stifler, Communications, 310-443-7056, sstifler@hammer.ucla.edu
Preview 15 may at 6pm
UCLA Hammer Museum
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