Hassan Hajjaj Maroc, 1961
Malikah Legs, 2016 / 1437
Metallic Lambda on 3mm dibond
Frame: Blue painted tyre frame with Pink/red/cream stripes plastic mat
Frame: Blue painted tyre frame with Pink/red/cream stripes plastic mat
94.7 x 70.5 x 5 cm
37 1/4 x 27 3/4 x 2 in
37 1/4 x 27 3/4 x 2 in
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
Copyright The Artist
Legs presents portraits of legs and feet clad in beautifully clashing colours that become a metaphor for the multicultural existence of global nomads. “In the olden days”, says Hajjaj,“people walked...
Legs presents portraits of legs and feet clad in beautifully clashing colours that become a metaphor for the multicultural existence of global nomads. “In the olden days”, says Hajjaj,“people walked everywhere... your grandparents would tell you stories about how when they went to Algiers, it took them three months walking...”
Expositions
2019 - Legs series, part of “Carte Blanche a Hassan Hajjaj”, solo show at M.E.P., Paris, France.2020 - Legs series, part of “VOGUE:The Arab Issue”, solo show at Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden.
