HASSAN HAJJAJ

Hassan Hajjaj was born in 1961 in Larache, Morocco and moved to London in 1975. He now works in between London and Marrakesh.

He has established an international following for his photography, and was shortlisted for the Jameel Prize 2009 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which toured to Riyadh, Damascus, Beirut, Casablanca, Istanbul and Tehran.

He has had numerous solo shows, including “Marque Deposée”, Matisse Gallery, Marrakesh (2011); “’Kesh Angels”, Rose Issa Projects, London (2010); “My Beautiful Rubbish”, Freies Museum, Berlin (2010); “1430 in Casa”, Bab Hotel, Marrakesh (2010); “Dakka Marrakesh” at the “Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie de Bamako”, Musée National du Mali (2009); “1430 in Casa”, Matisse Gallery, Casablanca (2009); “Dakka Marrakesh”, Rose Issa Projects at Leighton House Museum, London (2008); “Hassan Hajjaj”, The Third Line, Dubai (2007); “Graffix From The Souk” (Institut Francais, London, 2003; Taros, Essaouira, Morocco, 2002; Apart Gallery, London, 2001); and “Pop Art In The Kasbah”, Ministero del Gusto Gallery, Marrakesh (2000).

Hajjaj has also appeared in numerous group exhibitions, including “Photoquai”, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris (2011);”Africa: See You, See Me”, Fondazine Studio Maragoni, Florence (2011); “Play Ground”, New Walk Museum, Leicester (2011); “Arabicity”, Rose Issa Projects at Beirut Exhibition Center, Beirut (2010); “Arabicity: Such a Near East”, Rose Issa Projects at the Bluecoat, Liverpool (2010); “Africa, See You, See Me”, Museu da Cidade, Lisbon (2010); “Le Salon”, Jameel Prize (touring show), Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istanbul; Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, UAE; National Museum, Beiteddine Palace, Lebanon; National Museum of Damascus, Syria; and National Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2010). He also took part in “Collective Design”, Albareh Art Café, Manama, Bahrain (2010); “Always Moving Forward”, Gallery 44, Toronto (2010); “Icons Reloaded”, Elysée Arts, Liege, Belgium (2009); “Re-Orientations”, Rose Issa Projects at the European Parliament, Brussels (2008); “Mediterraneo”, Italian Cultural Institute, London and “The Liverpool Arabic Art Festival” (both 2008); Christie’s Gallery, Dubai and Sotheby’s, London (both 2007); “Social System”, Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange, Penzance (2007); “Contemporary African Visual Arts, Painting & Furniture”, the British Museum, London (2005); “Africa Remix”, Hayward Gallery, London (2005); and “Black British Style”, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2004).

In addition to his artworks, Hajjaj designs clothing (for Momo and “Fashion in Motion”, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2005); album covers (for Momo, Blur and Pino Daniele); hotels (Riad Yima, Marrakesh, 2006); bar-restaurants (Andy Wahloo, Paris 2003); and installations (“Hassan Hajjaj: Le Salon”, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff and the Bluecoat, Liverpool, both in 2009; “Tut’s Tearoom”, King Tutankhamun Exhibition, the O2 Centre, London, 2007; “Arabise Me”, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2006; “Salon Enrique”, Royal Festival Hall, London, 2005; “Meltdown”, Patti Smith concert, Royal Festival Hall, London, 2005; and “Graffix From The Souk”, UNICEF: “Day of the African Child”, London, 2003).

He has featured in numerous international publications, including “New Club Design” by Bethan Ryder (Laurence King Publishing, 2005), and “Abitare”, “Alef”, “Art Investment”, “Canvas”, “Contemporary Practices”, “Elle”, “The Evening Standard”, “Frame Magazine”, “Gulf News”, “Harper’s Bazaar”, “Marie Claire Maison”, “Modern Painters”, and “L’Officiel”.

His work is in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Institut des Cultures d’ Islam, Paris; Kamel Lazaar Foundation, Tunisia; Farjam Collection, Dubai; Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia; and the Wedge Collection, Wedge Curatorial Projects, Toronto.

PAST EXHIBITIONS:
"KESH ANGELS" (2010)
"DAKKA MARRAKESH" (2008)

PUBLICATIONS:
"DAKKA MARRAKESH" (2008)