A comprehensive exploration into 35 years of hatoums work in britain, from her early performance and video works to her sculpture and largescale installation tate shots visited mona hatoum during the installation of her exhibition at tate modern mona hatoum performance still 1985, 1995 tate mona hatoum. I appreciate works that have sensual as well as intellectual impact. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Mona hatoum was born into a palestinian family in beirut, lebanon in 1952 and has lived in london since 1975. Each of mona hatoum s works can be read as a formula for human existence, expressed in a penetrating visual language that is both complex and puzzling.
Youre always on camera in this country to mark the opening of tate britain next week, the beirutborn artist mona hatoum is staging her first onewoman show dealing with surveillance and. She first became known for a series of performance and video pieces which focused with great intensity on the body. She attended beirut university college from 1970 to 1972. For the inaugural exhibition in the duveen galleries at tate britain, mona hatoum has created three new works. Artwork page for incommunicado, mona hatoum, 1993 the bare metal bars of this childs cot resemble those of a prison cell, while the springs have been replaced by taut cheese wires. Pdf mona hatoum, tate modern, may 4 august 21, 2016, caa. As the artist herself points out, ones first experience of a work of art is physical. Mona hatoum was born in beirut in 1952, to palestinian parents, and settled in london in 1975. In mona hatoums breathtaking works, conflict arises from the juxtaposition of. Since the beginning of the 1990s her work has shifted towards installation and sculpture.
We urge you to get a copy before visiting the show as it will serve as a. Her most famous work corps etranger, first shown at the tate gallery when she was nominated for the turner prize in 1995, takes the viewer on a journey through the inner passages of the artists body. Mona hatoum 1 nam june paik 1 natalia goncharova 1 olafur eliasson. Bestselling books and catalogues to accompany exhibitions and displays at tate, including pierre bonnard, edward burnejones and david hockney. Description mona hatoum edited by christine van assche with clarrie wallis is the first major survey of one of the worlds most provocative and politically engaged artists. Mona hatoum nothing is a finished project tateshots. In the late 1980s she began to make installations and sculptures in a wide range of materials. A comprehensive exploration into 35 years of hatoums work in britain, from. These often use the grid or geometric forms to reference to systems of control within society. This book focuses on three new works created for the tate. Beautifully designed, with 250 colour images covering the whole of hatoums oeuvre, this is the essential book on a distinctly powerful voice in contemporary art. Hatoum was born in beirut, to a palestinian family.
Born in beirut to a palestinian family, mona hatoum settled in england in 1975. She creates architectonic spaces which relate to the body, language and the condition of exile. Mona hatoum, measures of distance, 1988, video, colour and sound, 15 min 30 sec, tate. Mona hatoum s tate modern exhibition runs from 4 may to 21 august. Hatoum doubles the size of manzonis cube and covers the entire structure with iron filings that adhere to hidden magnets. She first became known for a series of performance and video pieces. She has participated in numerous important group exhibitions including the turner prize 1995, venice biennale 1995 and 2005, documenta, kassel 2002 and 2017, biennale of sydney 2006, istanbul biennial 1995 and 2011 and moscow biennale of contemporary art 20. Tate shots visited mona hatoum during the installation of her exhibition at tate modern.
Mona hatoum was born in 1952 in beirut, lebanon to palestinian parents. Mona hatoum creates events, videos, sculptures and installations that relate to. As the winner of the joan miro prize, she held a solo exhibition at fundacio joan miro in barcelona in 2012, and the following year was the subject of. Although born in lebanon, hatoum was ineligible for a lebanese identity card and does not identify as lebanese. Mona hatoum was born in beirut, lebanon, in 1952 and came to london in 1975. She was shortlisted for the turner prize in 1995 and has had solo exhibitions at the centre georges pompidou in paris, castello di rivoli in turin, the museum of contemporary art, chicago, and tate britain, among others. Born in beirut to a palestinian family, artist mona hatoum came to britain as a student in the mid1970s, settling in london in 1975. The art historian tamar garb has commented in her chapter on mona hatoum in the book women artists at the millennium that philosopher and writer walter benjamin made the brilliant assertion that the electric cord is the modern equivalent of art nouveaus curvilinear dynamism, a reference that seems entirely appropriate for this work. Mona hatoum is an internationally renowned lebaneseborn, britishbased palest. As she grew up, her family did not support her desire to pursue art. Born in beirut in 1952 to a palestinian family, hatoum is concerned with confrontational themes such as violence, oppression, and voyeurism, often. Mona hatoum has 16 books on goodreads with 234 ratings.
Mona hatoum the tate exhibition catalogue museum bookstore. One of the first thing visitors will see at tate moderns survey of work by mona hatoum are the artists internal organs and fluids on vivid display courtesy of endoscopic probes. Her art whether video, performance, sculpture or installation is concerned with confrontational themes including violence, oppression. Bright ideas abound but deeper meaning proves elusive at tates mona hatoum retrospective. Mona hatoum is recognized as one of the most significant figures in contempora.
A n electric current runs through mona hatoum s show at tate modern. An interview and studio visit with mona hatoum in the runup to her 2016 tate modern survey exhibition. The tate modern show is a retrospective of the work shes created since arriving in london in 1975. Her most famous work corps etranger, first shown at the tate gallery when she was. Membership join as a member give a gift membership join tate collective donate. Her most famous work corps etranger, first shown at the tate gallery when she. Mona hatoum phaidon contemporary artist series by mona hatoum.
In mona hatoum s breathtaking works, conflict arises from the juxtaposition of oppositesbeauty and horror. Mona hatoum was born in beirut in 1952, to palestinian parents, and settled in. Mona hatoums internal organs to feature in tate modern. The works of beirutborn artist mona hatoum, who currently lives in london and. She came to britain as a student in the mid1970s, settling in london in 1975 when civil war in the lebanon made her return home impossible. The artists london show expresses the terrible beauty of unbelonging. The book accompanies an exhibition at tate modern starting may 2016. Mona hatoum s works explore themes of home and displacement through the perspective of the palestinian exile, using common domestic objects that often. We sit centre stage at a table laden with books beside a scale model of the tate s galleries. Her parents had previously left their home in haifa due to political unrest in 1948, and come to beirut to start a new life. As such, although her work often appears to be anonymous and wellcontained upon first glance, after detailed inspection we realise that it is in fact resolutely individual and scattered in pieces.
Her most famous work corps etranger, first shown at the tate gallery when she was nominated for the turner prize in 1995, takes the viewer on a. The video piece measures of distance 1988 strikes you instantly with the ache of homesickness. Hatoum has participated in numerous important group exhibitions including the turner prize and the venice biennale. Her work creates a challenging vision of our world, exposing its contradictions.
Hatoum weaves together a minimalist vision with actual bodily material. She continued to draw throughout her childhood, though, illustrating her work from poetry and science classes. A fresh and engaging look at the groundbreaking work of contemporary artist mona hatoum the work of londonbased artist mona hatoum b. The crackle and intermittent droning hum seeps through the galleries and can be heard almost everywhere, like a threat. Mona hatoum creates a challenging vision of our world, exposing its contradictions and complexities. Her art whether video, performance, sculpture or installation is concerned with confrontational themes including violence,oppression and voyeurism, often in reference to the human body. This creates an organiclooking texture, reminiscent of intestines, hair or fur a subversion of the clean, industrial and machined surfaces of minimalist sculpture. Mona hatoum creates events, videos, sculptures and installations that relate to the body, to language and to the condition of exile. This book surveys all her work, ranging from early performances, through to.
Mona hatoum s works explore themes of home and displacement through the perspective of the palestinian exile, using common domestic objects that often, on closer inspection, reveal menacing qualities. The sculpture evokes themes of child abuse, as well as the suffering. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 1975 she settled in london after civil war broke out in lebanon while she was on a visit to britain. Born in beirut to a palestinian family, artist mona hatoum came tobritain as a student in the mid1970s, settling in london in 1975. In 1985 mona hatoum performed roadworks, a onehour performance in which she walked through the streets of brixton in london. In mona hatoum s breathtaking works, conflict arises from the juxtaposition of oppositesbeauty and horror, desire and revulsion. Tate britain gallery mona hatoum was born in beirut in 1952, to palestinian parents. Mona hatoum was born in beirut to palestinian family in 1952. Abstract, intimate stills of the artists mother in the shower, back in the hatoum family home in beirut, are overlaid with arabic. The safety of our staff, visitors and community is our top priority and so in line with advice from public health england the galleries and shops, including the tate. The piece was recorded and the video documentation later edited into a sixminute colour video.
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