Mona Hatoum
13 Jun - 08 Aug 2008
MONA HATOUM
"Present Tense"
Hatoum embarked on her artistic career in the mid 1970s, since then she has worked in a variety of media, including performance, sculpture, video, installation, and photography. The works in this exhibition demonstrate her artistic practice over the past twelve years and will have their first-ever London showing at Parasol unit. Most of the works presented in this exhibition were made during residencies and international travels to different cities and cultures, including Cairo, Stockholm, Jerusalem, rural France, and a Shaker community in North America.
Hatoum was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1952. She now lives and works in London and Berlin.
"Present Tense"
Hatoum embarked on her artistic career in the mid 1970s, since then she has worked in a variety of media, including performance, sculpture, video, installation, and photography. The works in this exhibition demonstrate her artistic practice over the past twelve years and will have their first-ever London showing at Parasol unit. Most of the works presented in this exhibition were made during residencies and international travels to different cities and cultures, including Cairo, Stockholm, Jerusalem, rural France, and a Shaker community in North America.
Hatoum was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1952. She now lives and works in London and Berlin.