Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this groundbreaking exhibition, part of our Encounters: Giacometti series.
Mona Hatoum presents a mix of pre-existing and new artworks alongside her own selection of Giacometti’s sculptures, opening up an intergenerational dialogue. Integrating historic works by Giacometti within her own installations, Hatoum’s response to Giacometti’s work revolves around the motif of the cage, themes of the domestic and hostile environments, which implicate the body of the viewer.
Hatoum’s work deals with issues of displacement, marginalisation, exclusion, and systems of social and political control. Alberto Giacometti is one of the most significant European sculptors of the 20th century, known for his distinctive, elongated sculptures which experiment with the human form, specifically in light of the traumas of the Second World War
This is the second of three exhibitions as part of Encounters: Giacometti, a series that brings together the practices of three contemporary artists known for their originality and ingenuity alongside historic works by the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966).
Co-organised by the Barbican and the Fondation Giacometti
In partnership with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi
The Encounters: Giacometti series is generously supported by Blanca & Sunil Hirani Foundation, Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund held at The Prism Charitable Trust, Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, and Tia Collection, with additional support from the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation.
Artist Biographies
Mona Hatoum
Mona Hatoum's work deals with issues of displacement, marginalisation, exclusion and systems of social and political control.
