This richly illustrated monograph - which includes a number of full-page illustrations - explores Hatoum's unique visual aesthetic and brings other influences to the surface, notably Surrealism (the first Western art Hatoum discovered as a young girl) and Minimalism (the dominant aesthetic she encountered in art school in London). In exploring these seemingly contradictory impulses, this volume uncovers artistic and personal concerns that go beyond a simple journalistic reading of Hatoum's artistic practice.
Author: Catherine Grenier
Published by Rennie Collection on the occasion of her solo exhibition, October 24, 2009 - January 28, 2010,
Hardback, 21,6 x 27,9 cm, 68 p., 47 color and b&w illustrations
Bilingual: English / French