Bonn
Mona Hatoum
Kunstmuseum Bonn
Museumsmeile
Helmut-Kohl-Allee 2
June 17–August 29, 2004
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Glockengiesserwall
March 26–May 31, 2004
Magasin III
Frihamnsgatan 28
June 17–August 29, 2004
Curated by Christoph Heinrich
Most commentators on Mona Hatoum (Edward Said among them) invoke figures of exile and displacement, and not without reason: Explorations of national and cultural identity preoccupy the work of this London-based Palestinian artist. Over the past decade the dispossession she has charted has been of a more intimate and corporeal sort, such as endoscopic video footage of her own body. This midcareer survey—Hatoum’s largest solo show to date and her first in Germany—features over sixty works from the past thirteen years: video, performance, photography, sculpture, and posters. The catalogue includes essays by curator Christoph Heinrich and others. Look for the new installation created specifically for the Kunsthalle’s massive central dome.