Mona Hatoum

‘GRATER DIVIDE AND DAYBED 2008’

Mona Hatoum : The Anglo-Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum is having her first solo exhibition in England at the Tate Modern, running till 21 August. It's part of a series of exhibitions featuring female artists that the Tate Modern's new director, Frances Morris, has set up to give them greater visibility.

Hatoum is well-known for her large scale installations and sculptures in which nothing is quite what it seems. Full of conflicts and contradictions, her work explores ideas of gender and race and warrants close and careful attention. The works in the exhibition are organised non-chronologically in a series of juxtapositions that really get you thinking.

The first work that confronts you as you enter the exhibition is a large cube covered in metal iron filings stuck on with magnets. 'Socle du Monde' has an organic - looking texture suggesting intestines, hair or fur. A play on the smooth plain surfaces of minimalist sculpture.

Further on, a giant-sized cheese grater doubles as a room divider.

'Homebound', is an installation made up of various kitchen utensils and household furniture all linked with electric wire. As the electric current rises and subsides so does a buzzing sound and the light. Cut off by a barrier of steel wire, the observer becomes aware of an eerie sense of threat.

Hatoum's world map 'Hot Spot', contoured with red neon, depicts a world of conflict and unrest.

A kinetic work made up of of a rotating steel arm sweeps slowly over the surface of a large sandpit simultaneously creating and erasing circular lines in the sand. It represents the never-ending cycle of construction and destruction. The work is called ' + and-1994-2004".

'Keffieh 1993-9' looks like a traditional Arab silk scarf with a distinctive black and white pattern. A closer look reveals that that the embroidery is made of long strands of human hair.

This is what Mona Hatoum has said about her work:-

"I want the work in the first instance to have a strong formal presence, and through the physical experience to activate a psychological and emotional response."

Go and see this exhibition and decide for yourself.

'Hot Spot'

Mona Hatoum：

即日起到8月21日，盎格鲁巴勒斯坦艺术家Mona Hatoum在英国泰特现代美术馆举办她的第一次个展。这一系列展览以女艺术家为主，泰特现代艺术馆的新主任弗朗西丝莫里斯给她们更大的知名度。

Hatoum以她的大型装置、雕塑作品而知名。她的作品探讨了性别和种族的想法，充满了矛盾与冲突，值得密切关注。展览中的作品不是按时间顺序排列，一系列的对比可引起参观者的思考。

你进入展览时所面临的第一件作品是一个巨大的立方体，其表面覆盖着金属铁屑。“Socle du Monde”有机纹理代表了肠、头发或皮毛。这是一种在光滑平面上的极简主义雕塑。

此外，一个巨型的奶酪刨丝器兼作房间分隔。

“家”，是安装了各种带电厨房用具和带电家具的地方。当电流上升再下降，发出火光和嗡嗡声。通过铁丝屏障切断，人们会有可怕的胁迫感。

Hatoum的世界地图“热点” ，用红色霓虹灯轮廓描绘了冲突和动荡的世界。

由一个旋转的钢臂在缓慢的大沙坑上扫动，同时创造和擦除沙子表面循环线组成的动力学工作代表着永不停息的建筑和毁灭的循环。该作品被称为“and-1994-2004”。

“Keffieh 1993-9”有着鲜明的黑色和白色图案，看起来像阿拉伯丝巾。仔细看一看，刺绣是由人类长发制成。

如Mona Hatoum所说：作品首先要有很强的形式存在，并通过物理经验激活心理和情绪反应。”

去看看这个展览并为自己做些决定吧。

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