Mona Hatoum

Birthday: 1952-01-01
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Gender: Female

Mona Hatoum (منى حاطوم) is a Palestinian artist born in 1952 to a Palestinian family living in exile in Beirut, Lebanon. From 1970 to 1972, she studied graphic design at the Beirut College for Women. She traveled to London, England in 1975 and was inexpectedly forced to stay long than planned due to the Lebanese Civil War. She attended the Byam Shaw School of Art, London, followed by the Slade School of Fine Art, London. She explores the relationship between politics and the individual through her art installations and sculptures.

Credits

Year Title
2005-01-01 The Eye
1994-01-01 Foreign Body
1994-01-01 Corps Étranger
1988-01-01 Measures of Distance
1988-01-01 Eyes Skinned
1985-01-01 Roadworks
1984-01-01 Changing Parts
1984-01-01 Variations On Discord and Divisions
1983-12-05 The Negotiating Table
1983-01-01 So Much I Want to Say