Podcast appearances and mentions of Hassan Hajjaj

Storia e stile di Hassan Hajjaj, l'artista marocchino più iconico di sempre, in grado di unire come nessun altro cultura marocchina ed anima popIscriviti al canale Telegram per guardare tutta la lista di tutti gli eventi (ad oggi) confermati ed avvisatemi se ne conoscete altri Mentre qui trovate tutti i link di Medio Oriente e Dintorni: Linktree, ma, andando un po' nel dettaglio: -Tutti gli aggiornamenti sulla pagina instagram @medioorienteedintorni -Per articoli visitate il sito https://mediorientedintorni.com/ trovate anche la "versione articolo" di questo podcast. - Qui il link al canale Youtube- Podcast su tutte le principali piattaforme in Italia e del mondo-Vuoi tutte le uscite in tempo reale? Iscriviti al gruppo Telegram: https://t.me/mediorientedintorniOgni like, condivisione o supporto è ben accetto e mi aiuta a dedicarmi sempre di più alla mia passione: raccontare il Medio Oriente ed il "mondo islamico"

Artist LR (Lisa) Vandy shows EMPIRE LINES the ropes in a studio visit to Chatham's Royal Navy Dockyard in Kent, unravelling entangled imperial and industrial relationships, dance in the African diaspora, and women's work in abstract sculpture. In 2022, sculptor LR (Lisa) Vandy relocated her studio from the city of London to Chatham Ropery which, with original machinery from the 19th century, has preserved traditional practices and knowledges. Rope became essential to Britain's burgeoning maritime industry during the Georgian and Victorian eras, tied to the construction of empires, colonial hierarchies, and sites of slavery. Building in collaboration with the resident Master Ropemakers, her sculptures allude to and playfully subvert the media's historic associations and legacy now. From her five-metre-high figure for Liverpool's Canning Dock, to her new, smaller body of works, Lisa walks through her collection and archive on Kent's waterfront. Born in Coventry in the Midlands, she shares her experiences of growing up ‘by the sea' in Sussex as a young person of Nigerian and Irish heritages, and the racialised exclusion some face from leisurely pursuits in natural environments. Inspired by Barbara Ehrenreich's 2006 book, Dancing In The Streets, Lisa unravels ‘collective joy' and the central role of Black women. We see how dance has been used to resist oppression across continents, with spirit dances, raves, festivals, and carnival masquerades, interests shared by contemporaries like Theaster Gates, Hew Locke, Romuald Hazoumè, Zak Ové, and Hassan Hajjaj. Straw-fibre figures recall Grain Mother deities, corn dollies, and Kumpo, spinning dances from the Casamance (Senegal) and Gambia. With her ongoing series of Hulls, comprised of found objects, boats, and fishing floats ‘plundered' from DIY stores, we discuss her interest in the ‘underbelly of empire', knotty relationships between rail, sail, and transport, and ‘migrant crises' in the Mediterranean Sea today. Drawing on her research in museum collections, ancient silverwares, and indigo trade routes, Lisa moves on the discussion about globalised 'African masks' as symbols of ‘aggressive protection'. We discuss gender and identity, and how her curvilinear copper sculptures challenge conventional representations of the ‘female form'. Dynamic drawings of tornados tell of her designs for statues in the landscape - role models for those subject to the male gaze - exposing the empowering potential of contemporary art. Plus, Lisa shares why her tactile public artworks are designed to be destroyed. LR Vandy: Twist runs at the October Gallery in London until 25 May 2024. Dancing In Time: The Ties That Bind Us, commissioned by Liverpool Museums for the International Slavery Museum's Martin Luther King celebrations in 2023, stands at the Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent until 17 November 2024. On harvest rituals, hear episodes about Ashanti Hare's performances at Against Apartheid at KARST in Plymouth (2023) and Invasion Ecology on Dartmoor (2024), and Learning from Artemisia (2019-2020), by Uriel Orlow and Orchestre Jeunes Étoiles des Astres, at the Eden Project in Cornwall. For more photographs of Black experiences in English coastal towns, and about the transatlantic ‘Triangular Trade' between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, hear Ingrid Pollard on ⁠Carbon Slowly Turning (2022)⁠ at Turner Contemporary in Margate. For more women working in port cities, read into: Lisetta Carmi: Identities, at the Estorick Collection in London. Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope, at Tate Modern in London. And hear Chris Spring on ‘African' textiles and Thabo, Thabiso and Blackx by Araminta de Clermont (2010)⁠ at the British Museum in London. PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic. Editor: Alex Rees. Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: instagram.com/empirelinespodcast And Twitter: twitter.com/jelsofron/status/1306563558063271936 Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: patreon.com/empirelines

Inner tubes, in-and-out, vocab words, apricot juice, what is large format, and paper. Join the friends as they see Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys at the Brooklyn Museum. The show features 98 artworks by Black American, African, and African diasporic artists including Derrick Adams, Deana Lawson, Meleko Mokgosi, Gordon Parks, Kehinde Wiley, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mickalene Thomas, Hassan Hajjaj, Barkley L. Hendricks, Lorna Simpson, and Amy Sherald.

Photographer Hassan Hajjaj has an iconic style that blends elements of pop art, hip hop culture and North African fashion. It spans series like Kesh Angels, which depicts biker women in Marakesh, as well as celebrity photoshoots and album art. He joins AR to talk about developing his unique style, his initial reluctance to call himself an artist, and how he's seen the photography world change for the next generation.    See more of Hassan Hajjaj's work here: https://www.193gallery.com/artists/84-hassan-hajjaj/overview/   Or on his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/hassanhajjaj_larache/?hl=en   If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, go to agakhanmuseum.org/thisbeinghuman   The Museum wishes to thank The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation for their generous support of This Being Human.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1-54 Forum Paris 7 - 10 April 2022 (09/04/2022) Opening Remarks / A Memento to Marrakech (11:00 am – 11:15 am CET) Forum Curator Dr Omar Kholeif introduces 1-54 Forum Paris. Enter the Frame with Hassan Hajjaj (Video Address and Conversation, 11:15 am – 11:45 am CET) 1-54 Forum begins by reflecting on the complex cultural constellations of Marrakech, Morocco, a site where the 1-54 Forum and Fair has for the second time been moved due to the evolving contours of the Covid-19 pandemic.  Audiences are invited to Enter the Frame of the Day in a special trans-border conversation with the polymath, Hassan Hajjaj. An Andy Warhol for the 21st Century, artist Hajjaj demystifies Morocco's cliches, immersing us into the heart of the city's Medina and revealing new work in progress in a conversation with Forum Curator, Dr Kholeif. https://www.1-54.com/

Chaque semaine, on donne la parole à des passionnés pour nous parler de marocaines et de marocains qui les ont marqués.Dans cet épisode : Hassan Hajjaj, artiste, et Salim Hilali, chanteur , présentés par Mouna Belgrini  et Mohammed Amine El Bellaoui (Rebel Spirit).Produit avec le soutien de La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports.

Un éternel bonnet vissé sur la tête , l'appareil photo en bandoulière et un grand sourire … retour sur un itinéraire pas comme les autres celui de l'artiste marocain Hassan Hajjaj… Parti adolescent de Larache au Maroc …vers le Londres des années 70

Stance is an independent award-winning arts, culture and politics podcast run by journalist and curator Chrystal Genesis. Guests so far include musicians Four Tet, Jamila Woods, Chassol, Róisín Murphy, Amber Mark, Caribou, Ebo Taylor, Kaytranada, Jessie Ware and Nao, authors Yaa Gyasi, Elif Shafak, Saidiya Hartman, Sayaka Murata & Valeria Luiselli, lawyer & campaigner Gina Miller, politician Bobi Wine, poets Fatimah Asghar, John Cooper Clarke & Kae Tempest, actor Riz Ahmed, Me Too founder Tarana Burke, playwrights Inua Ellams & Natasha Gordon, writer and activist Janet Mock, choreographers Akram Khan, Deborah Colker and Hofesh Shechter, fashion designer Duro Olowu, Philosophers Kwame Anthony Appiah & Angie Hobbs, and visual artists Shirin Neshat, Larry Achiampong, The Singh Twins, Hassan Hajjaj, JR & Juliana Huxtable. Topics covered include Is This for Real?, Black in the Time of Corona, Manchesters LGBTQ+ Story, On Beauty, The Class Ceiling in the Arts, Modern Mumbai, Sex, The Female Prison Experience, Revolutionary Mothering, Demystifying Yoga & Donald Glover’s Atlanta. Stance loves to explore and has visited locations including Mumbai in India, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Bergen in Norway, Kingston in Jamaica, Paris in France and New York, LA, SF & Philadelphia in the US in search of original stories and fresh perspectives. Stance won Bronze for Best Current Affairs at The British Podcast Awards 2020. Stance won Best Arts & Culture Show and Rising Star in the Mixcloud Online Radio Awards 2018, nominated for Best Arts and Culture and Best Current Affairs as part of the British Podcast Awards 2019, included in The Observer and The Times annual Best Podcasts list, and has been Podcast of the Week in publications including The FT, Grazia, The Guardian and The Independent. Visit stancepodcast.com for more info and @stancepodcast on socials.

Episode 52: Take a trip down memory lane with us through the work of photographer James Van Der Zee working in Harlem in the 1920s, the rich @myanmarphotoarchive, and 'Rediscovering Forgotten Masters of Thai Photography', a project by Manit Sriwanichpoom. We also discuss the important matchmaking work of Sanjeev Photo Studio in Singapore and the provocative images of contemporary artist Hassan Hajjaj.

In this episode of Stance, Chrystal Genesis covers the creatives and change-makers on the African continent through music, visual art, politics and film. We speak with the iconic Ghanian musician and father of Highlife and Afrobeat, Ebo Taylor, and his son Kweku about his life's work. We head to Morocco to discuss the continent’s dynamic and evolving art scene with 1-54 International African Contemporary art fair founder, Touria El Glaoui. The Morrocan-British visual artist and photographer Hassan Hajjaj shares his journey and striking art works. We speak with actors Jesesi Mungoshi and Tendaiishe Chitima and producer Joe Njagu, of Zimbabwean feature film Cook Off to discuss the country's cinema industry and cultural scene past and present. We head to Nigeria to report on the End SARS movement, speaking to filmmaker Ifeoma Chukwuogo about the ongoing protests against police brutality. Finally, we highlight the mood in New York City amidst the upcoming Presidential election and COVID-19, speaking to voters at a Manhattan polling station.  Join the conversation at stancepodcast.com and all podcasting apps @stancepodcast @chrystalgenesis

This week, in our last episode of this series, we look at the top exhibitions you can see this summer in the UK, Europe and the US, with Anna Brady and Gareth Harris joining Ben Luke in London, and Helen Stoilas, Nancy Kenney and Jillian Steinhauer in New York. We also reflect on the anxieties and ethics of visiting galleries as Covid-19 remains widespread.And we have our usual Work of the Week, this time chosen by the artist Hassan Hajjaj, who looks at an album cover, Doctor Alimantado’s 1978 debut The Best Dressed Chicken in Town, and discusses how it influenced his own photography. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From his London studio, the prolific Moroccan-born artist talks to Danielle Radojcin about moving to London in the 1970s, and how music and film have influenced him and his work, from his famous ‘Kesh Angels' image of henna girls on motorbikes, to photographing Billie Eilish for Vogue.

La dernière création du groupe Acrobatique de Tanger en collaboration avec Hassan Hajjaj part en tournée mondiale ..retour prévu au Maroc en 2021

Ni Une ni deux, c'est l'émission des oubliés de l'actualité de Radio Germaine. Tous les mois, nous abordons l'actualité qui passe inaperçue dans les médias traditionnels et nos chroniqueurs dénichent les thématiques culturelles les plus insolites, les événements historiques les plus fascinants et les innovations technologiques les plus folles. Au programme de ce deuxième épisode de Ni Une ni deux : - La condition des sans-abris au Japon (Héloïse Guillamon) - L'instauration d'un label qualité dans les maternités françaises (Mathilde Piqué) - La présentation de l'exposition Hassan Hajjaj à la Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Jade Berre) - Le récit de l'effondrement de la start-up Theranos dans la Silicon Valley (Henry Chen) Présenté par Mathilde Piqué, chroniques de Héloïse Guillamon, Jade Berre et Henry Chen.

Au sommaire : Rachid Taha, « Je suis Africain » Le chanteur algérien Rachid Taha nous a quittés le 18 septembre 20l8, à l'âge de 59 ans. Inlassablement, il avait lutté contre le racisme, d'abord avec son groupe Carte de séjour puis en solo. Écrit et chanté en arabe, français, anglais, l'album posthume qui vient de sortir s'intitule « Je suis Africain ». Charly Delwart « Databiographie » Dans « Databiographie », l'écrivain belge Charly Delwart ouvre la porte à un genre littéraire propre au XXIe siècle. Une sorte de biographie où il se raconte en chiffres, illustrant ses données personnelles d'histoires et de souvenirs. Hassan Hajjaj La Maison européenne de la photographie est transformée, jusqu'au 17 novembre 2019, en Maison marocaine de la photographie. L'occasion de découvrir la carte blanche consacrée à l'artiste anglo-marocain Hassan Hajjaj qui a investi l'ensemble du lieu. Invitée : Laurie Hurwitz, commissaire de l'exposition « Maison marocaine de la photographie : carte blanche à Hassan Hajjaj ». Présentation : Guillaume Durand. Avec la participation de Michel Cerutti (RTS), Sylvestre Defontaine (RTBF), Myriam Fehmiu (Radio-Canada), Laura Tenoudji (France Télévisions). Depuis la Maison européenne de la photographie à Paris.

La mi-temps c'est un condensé de l'actu photo à retrouver tous les mois avec notre journaliste Manon Michel.  Expositions Pascal Bastien, Belle Lurette, du 15 juin au 22 septembre, Maison Doisneau, Paris http://www.maisondoisneau.agglo-valdebievre.fr/fr/page/exposition-en-cours-0 Sally Mann, Mille et un passages, du 18 juin au 22 septembre 2019, Jeu de Paume, Paris http://www.jeudepaume.org/?page=article&idArt=3285 Marc Pataut, de proche en proche, du 18 juin au 22 septembre 2019, Jeu de Paume, Paris http://www.jeudepaume.org/?page=article&idArt=3286 Wright Morris, L’essence du visible, du 18 juin au 29 septembre 2019, Fondation HCB https://www.henricartierbresson.org/expositions/wright-morris-lessence-visible/ Carte blanche à Hassan Hajjaj du 11 septembre au 17 novembre, MEP, Paris https://www.mep-fr.org/event/maison-marocaine-de-la-photographie/ Ernst Haas, La couleur visionnaire, du 6 septembre au 9 novembre, galerie Les Douches, Paris http://www.lesdoucheslagalerie.com/fr/expositions/presentation/87/la-couleur-visionnaire Livres Lowlife, de Reda https://www.fisheyemagazine.fr/rdv/livre/lowlife-la-west-coast-sur-les-routes-deurope/ Le temps des grenadines, de Marc Aucante https://www.fisheyemagazine.fr/rdv/livre/lenfance-en-trois-temps/ Si l’on nous voyait, Martin Bertrand https://www.fisheyemagazine.fr/rdv/livre/trois-annees-de-fete/ Unretouched women, femmes à l’œuvre, femmes à l’épreuve, avec Abigail  Heyman, Eve Arnold et Susan Meiselas (conçu par la commissaire de  l’exposition du même nom à Arles, Clara Bouveresse) https://www.fisheyemagazine.fr/rdv/livre/unretouched-women-femmes-protagonistes/ Last Call, Harry Gruyaert https://www.editionstextuel.com/livre/last_call News Photo G7 : https://twitter.com/G7/status/1165552136496848896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1165552136496848896&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.francetvinfo.fr%2Fmonde%2Fsommet-du-g7%2Fcette-photo-en-plongee-des-dirigeants-du-g7-a-beaucoup-amuse-les-internautes_3591137.html Prix bourse ADAGP-Villa Vassilieff remis à Euridice Zaituna Kala : http://www.villavassilieff.net/?Euridice-Zaituna-Kala

On this week’s episode I met with pop artist Hassan Hajjaj at one of my favourite art galleries in Marrakech where he was preparing an installation in… Read more "Why Morocco 012 – Pop artist and photographer Hassan Hajjaj on his art and identity"

Hassan Hajjaj is a contemporary artist who lives and works between London and Marrakech. In his body of work, Hajjaj celebrates his nomadic lifestyle and the diverse people he meets - from musicians, to athletes, artists and performers. Hajjaj is influenced by his love for music - the hip-hop, reggae scenes of London - and popular music of Marrakech. His work has been collected by the Brooklyn Museum, the Nasher Museum of Art, the Newark Museum, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Victoria & Albert museum and Kamel Lazaar Foundation. In 2017, Hassan Hajjaj photographed Cardi B for the November issue of New York magazine. Hassan invited me to his studio and we had a chat about his journey as an artist. IN STUDIO with Sharon Obuobi is a series about the stories of art makers, curators and influencers who inspire thoughtful perspectives on the world around us. To see more from our interview, visit our Instagram page @InStudiowithSO. Learn more about us at www.instudiowithso.com. -- All views and opinions expressed by guests are their own.

Art curator Touria El Glaoui is on a mission to showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora. She shares beautiful, inspiring, thrilling contemporary art that tells powerful stories of African identity and history -- including works by Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj and Zimbabwean painter Kudzanai-Violet Hwami. "It is really through art that we can regain our sense of agency and empowerment," El Glaoui says. "It is through art that we can really tell our own story." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Art fair curator Touria El Glaoui is on a mission to showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora. She shares beautiful, inspiring, thrilling contemporary art that tells powerful stories of African identity and history -- including works by Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj and Zimbabwean painter Kudzanai-Violet Hwami. "It is really through art that we can regain our sense of agency and empowerment," El Glaoui says. "It is through art that we can really tell our own story."

Kunstkuratorin Touria El Glaoui hat eine Mission: Sie möchte die essentielle Kunst afrikanischer Nationen und ihrer Diaspora präsentieren. Sie zeigt uns wunderschöne, inspirierende und aufregende Beispiele einer Gegenwartskunst, die kraftvolle Geschichten über die afrikanische Identität und Vergangenheit erzählt. El Glaoui präsentiert uns unter anderem Werke des senegalesischen Fotografen Omar Victor Diop, des marokkanischen Künstlers Hassan Hajjaj und der Malerin Kudzanai-Violet Hwami aus Zimbabwe. „Durch Kunst erinnern wir uns daran, dass wir mitwirken können und etwas zu sagen haben“, sagt El Glaoui. „Durch Kunst können wir unsere eigene Geschichte erzählen.“

Curadora de feiras de arte, Touria El Glaoui colocou para si mesma a missão de divulgar a arte nova e fundamental de nações africanas e da diáspora. Ela nos mostra obras lindas, inspiradoras e eletrizantes, que contam histórias poderosas da identidade e da história africana, incluindo trabalhos do fotógrafo senegalês Omar Victor Diop, do artista marroquino Hassan Hajjaj e da pintora zimbabuense Kudzanai-Violet Hwami. "É através da arte que podemos retomar nosso papel e nosso empoderamento", afirma El Glaoui. "É através da arte que podemos realmente contar nossa história."

Como curadora de feria de arte, Touria El Glaoui tiene la misión de exhibir el nuevo y vital arte de las naciones africanas y de la diáspora. Ella comparte un arte contemporáneo bello, inspirador y emocionante que cuenta historias impactantes sobre la identidad y la historia africanas, incluyendo obras del fotógrafo senegalés Omar Victor Diop, el artista marroquí Hassan Hajjaj y la pintora zimbabuense Kudzanai-Violet Hwami. "Es realmente a través del arte que podemos recuperar nuestro sentido de acción y empoderamiento", dice El Glaoui. "Es a través del arte que realmente podemos contar nuestra propia historia".

1-54 Forum London 6- 9 October 2016 Why Design Matters How objects and post design ideals formulate contemporaneity of the pan African Aesthetic in a globalised world. Chaired by Azu Nwagbogu (Founding Director, African Artists' Foundation, Lagos and LagosPhoto Festival) with Amelie Klein (Curator, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein) and artists Karo Akpokiere and Hassan Hajjaj. www.1-54.com

1-54 Forum London 6 - 9 October 2016 Opening Remarks & Dandyism and Black Masculinity Opening Remarks by Koyo Kouoh (Curator of 1-54 Forum) on Material Propositions Ekow Eshun (Cultural Commentator and Curator of the exhibition, Made You Look: Dandyism and Black Masculinity) looks at themes of race, identity and style as radical personal politics in the work of artists such as Samuel Fosso, Malick Sidibé and Hassan Hajjaj. www.1-54.com

In this week's episode, OT visited The Third Line at Al Serkal Avenue and attended Hassan Hajjaj's show for the year. During which, OT caught up with Hassan and chopped it up, Dukkan style, sitting on one of Hassan's art installations. They discussed his inspirations, career, journey, mind blocks, downtime, and upcoming projects. A very interesting session into the world of the Moroccan pop-culture artist. Grab a seat and join the conversation. From Dubai to the world. --- Dukkan Show Links:www.dukkanshow.comFacebook | Instagram | Twitter ---- The Hosts:OT: Instagram | Twitter Irshad: Instagram | TwitterToofless: SoundCloud ---- Hassan Hajjaj: Born in Larache, Morocco in 1961, Hajjaj arrived in London in his teens and grew up amid the emerging club culture in the UK. Known as the “Andy Warhol of Marrakech” Hajjaj is very much a child of the pop art generation. His work encompass many techniques and fields, from designing and producing furniture including lamps, stools, poufs made from recycled North African objects such as upturned Coca-Cola crates as stools, road signs turned into tables tops as well as custom made clothes and photography. Hajjaj is best known for designing the ‘Andy Wahloo' bar-restaurant in Paris in 2003, for which he decked out the entire establishment in his trademark style of recycled North Africa objects. ‘Andy Wahloo' acknowledges one of his favourite artists, Andy Warhol, but also at the same time refers to a Parisian slang term meaning ‘I have nothing' adopted by Hajjaj as a way of describing his work.  Hajjaj's most recent solo shows include: Hassan Hajjaj, My Rock Stars Experimental, Vol.1, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, USA (2015); Kesh Angels, Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York, USA (2014); My Rock Stars: Volume 2, Gusford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2014); My Rock Stars: Volume 1, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA (2014, travelled from The Third Line, Dubai, and Virginia Commonwealth University, USA). Hajjaj's work has been exhibited internationally in many high profile exhibitions including London, Paris and Morocco, notably Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East, LACMA, Los Angeles, USA (2015); True to Life?-New Photography from the Middle East, Birmingham of Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (2014). Hassan Hajjaj's works have been acquired by Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the British Museum, London and the Farjam Collection, Dubai. The artist lives and works between London, England and Marrakech, Morocco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, OT visited The Third Line at Al Serkal Avenue and attended Hassan Hajjaj's show for the year. During which, OT caught up with Hassan and chopped it up, Dukkan style, sitting on one of Hassan's art installations. They discussed his inspirations, career, journey, mind blocks, downtime, and upcoming projects. A very interesting session into the world of the Moroccan pop-culture artist. Grab a seat and join the conversation. From Dubai to the world. --- Dukkan Show Links:www.dukkanshow.comFacebook | Instagram | Twitter ---- The Hosts:OT: Instagram | Twitter Irshad: Instagram | TwitterToofless: SoundCloud ---- Hassan Hajjaj: Born in Larache, Morocco in 1961, Hajjaj arrived in London in his teens and grew up amid the emerging club culture in the UK. Known as the “Andy Warhol of Marrakech” Hajjaj is very much a child of the pop art generation. His work encompass many techniques and fields, from designing and producing furniture including lamps, stools, poufs made from recycled North African objects such as upturned Coca-Cola crates as stools, road signs turned into tables tops as well as custom made clothes and photography. Hajjaj is best known for designing the ‘Andy Wahloo’ bar-restaurant in Paris in 2003, for which he decked out the entire establishment in his trademark style of recycled North Africa objects. ‘Andy Wahloo’ acknowledges one of his favourite artists, Andy Warhol, but also at the same time refers to a Parisian slang term meaning ‘I have nothing’ adopted by Hajjaj as a way of describing his work.  Hajjaj’s most recent solo shows include: Hassan Hajjaj, My Rock Stars Experimental, Vol.1, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, USA (2015); Kesh Angels, Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York, USA (2014); My Rock Stars: Volume 2, Gusford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2014); My Rock Stars: Volume 1, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA (2014, travelled from The Third Line, Dubai, and Virginia Commonwealth University, USA). Hajjaj’s work has been exhibited internationally in many high profile exhibitions including London, Paris and Morocco, notably Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East, LACMA, Los Angeles, USA (2015); True to Life?-New Photography from the Middle East, Birmingham of Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (2014). Hassan Hajjaj’s works have been acquired by Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the British Museum, London and the Farjam Collection, Dubai. The artist lives and works between London, England and Marrakech, Morocco.