Untitled
Fathi Hassan
Mixed media on paper
33 x 42 cm
Code: C-193
Code: C-193
Categories: Contemporary Art, Fathi Hassan, Painting
About Fathi Hassan
Fathi Hassan
Born in Cairo in 1957 to Sudanese and Egyptian parents, Fathi Hassan won a scholarship to study set design at the Naples Art School. In his drawings, paintings, sculptures and installations he experiments with the written and spoken word, exploring the theme of ancient languages erased by colonial domination. With invented, Kufic-inspired scripts, he plays with the symbols, textures and calligraphy of his Nubian heritage to explore the space between graphic symbolism and literal meaning in vibrant colors and collage. As well as the solo show, "Fathi Hassan: Haram Aleikum", curated by Rose Issa Projects at Leighton House Museum, London, in 2010 he participated in "Arabicity - Arabi" at the Beirut Exhibition Centre, Lebanon and "Arabicity - Such a Near East" curated by Rose Issa Projects at the Bluecoat Art Centre, Liverpool.
Over the past 30 years he has participated in numerous solo and group shows in Italy (including the 1988 Venice Biennale), Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, and New York. Other recent solo exhibitions include the Palazzo del Duca, Senigallia (2010); Tasaheel, Centro d'Arte L'idioma, Ascoli Piceno (2010); Kenuz, Domus Artis, Naples (2009); the Dakar Biennial (2008); the Museo Nazionale Villa Pisani, Venice (2008).His work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum, London and The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC.