Mona Hatoum. Turbulence
Silvana Editoriale
Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art, February 7 - May 18, 2014.
Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art, 7 febbraio - 18 maggio 2014.
English and Arabic Text.
Cinisello Balsamo, 2014; paperback, pp. 192, 150 b/w and col. ill., cm 23,5x30.
ISBN: 88-366-2811-7 - EAN13: 9788836628117
Subject: DigitalArt,Monographs (Sculpture and Decorative Arts),Photography
Period: 1960- Contemporary Period
Extra: New Media
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Weight: 1.04 kg
The choice of the notion of turbulence as a conceptual framework for the exhibition is derived from the thematic and formal dichotomies inherent within the artist's work.
These render it familiar yet perplexing, allowing for an intense aesthetic experience that is both inviting yet impenetrable, or, in other words, turbulent.
On an internal level, turbulence echoes the artist's questioning of self vis-à-vis one's grappling with issues of alienation and displacement. Externally, it is a reflection of her interrogation of notions of belonging and collective memory. And finally, on a formalistic level, turbulence can be seen as resulting from the artist's ongoing inquiry into ways of expanding the formal and material qualities of artistic expression.
Mona Hatoum: Turbulence is the artist's largest solo exhibition to date in the Arab world, and it consists of more than 70 works.
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