Hassan Hajjaj UK/Morocco, b. 1961
Hassan Hajjaj (b. 1961, Larache, Morocco), is an artist working principally in the photographic medium, with bases in both Morocco and the UK. Hajjaj’s photographs feature the powerful and rhythmic colors and patterns of North Africa, along with figures adopting idiosyncratic poses. In his portraits, the artist produces creative frames that combine commercial objects consumed in Morocco, including drinks, cans of food, toys, recycled tires, and matchboxes. Rather than being mere decorations, theseare reinterpretations of Morocco’s traditional mosaic patterns and tiles from Hajjaj’s perspective, giving excellent expression to the complexity of contemporary culture. His artistic vision represents the coalescence of powerful North African visual elements and his experiences with multicultural artistic realms that he encountered as a matter of course in the vast and cosmopolitan city of London during the 1970s and 1980s, including street music, fashion, and interior design. Boasting a defiant and creative spirit, Hajjaj’s work guides us into a world that is diverse and exhilarating.
Hassan Hajjaj was born in the northern Moroccan city of Larache and works and lives in Morocco and England. Hajjaj’s numerous solo and group exhibitions include those at the Hayward Gallery, London; Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris; Somerset House, London; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); the British Museum, London; the de Young Museum, San Francisco; Centre Pompidou, Paris; and National Museum of the 21st Century (MAXXI), Rome. His work has been collected by a number of leading institutions, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, Guggenheim Museum Abu Dhabi, Brooklyn Museum, and the British Museum.
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Hassan HajjajGhetto Gastro XL, 2018/1440lambda print with poplar sprayed white gloss frame180.4 x 135 x 11 cmEd. 1/3
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Hassan HajjajBlaize, 2013/1434lambda print with poplar sprayed white gloss frame94 x 133.4 x 6.3 cmA.P. 1/2
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Hassan HajjajHenna Angels, 2010/1431lambda print with walnut frame137.6 x 101.7 x D 6.3 cmEd. 3/7
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Hassan Hajjaj: AlUla 1445
Hassan Hajjaj's AlUla 1445, As part of the AlUla Arts Festival 2024 February 16, 2024As part of the AlUla Arts Festival 2024 held in the historic city of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, 〈AlUla 1445〉 at the AlJadidah Arts District is...Read more -
The extraordinary world of artist Hassan Hajjaj
February 5, 2022The Financial Times(FT), a British economic newspaper, released a Q&A interview by Amy Farrell focusing on the diverse objects and personal tastes of Hassan Hajjaj...Read more -
Hassan Hajjaj in Solo Exhibition at Arnolfini Gallery
July 30, 2020Hassan Hajjaj is presenting several series of his work in The Path at Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol, a solo touring exhibition produced by New Art...Read more