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Using recurrent themes of division and duality, her works display a mixture of austerity, emotion, intimacy and political implication. . Artist who has worked in performance, installation and video. Using recurrent themes of division and duality, her works display a mixture of austerity, emotion, intimacy and political implication. .
The book has several well written texts, an interesting interview, and very good photos. Of course, the kind of work Hatoum makes does not lend itself easily to photography, and inevitably some of the impact is lost (but then again, this could be said for any book on art. Like her performance, her installation and sculpture are ugly and mute in a static and not-so-well-printed photografy book. Good is the intro, and the index of exibitions Was this review helpful to you. , each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND .
The book has several well written texts, an interesting interview, and very good photos. Of course, the kind of work Hatoum makes does not lend itself easily to photography, and inevitably some of the impact is lost (but then again, this could be said for any book on art. Like her performance, her installation and sculpture are ugly and mute in a static and not-so-well-printed photografy book. Good is the intro, and the index of exibitions Was this review helpful to you. , each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND .
. Special Exhibitions Mona Hatoum Mona Hatoum was born in Lebanon in 1952. Her work, which focuses on the body, initially took the form of performance and video. Since 1989 she has concentrated on sculpture and installation. In a number of early performance and video pieces she used her own body as raw material, subjecting herself to intense physical ordeals whilst exploring the power relationships between victim and oppressor.
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