
Hassan Hajjaj Morocco, b. 1961
Joe Legs, 2012 / 1433
Metallic Lambda on 3mm white dibond
Frame: Wood and coloured tyres (Green outside, red inside) and orange/yellow diamonds plastic mat inside
Frame: Wood and coloured tyres (Green outside, red inside) and orange/yellow diamonds plastic mat inside
82 x 106 cm
32 1/4 x 41 3/4 in
32 1/4 x 41 3/4 in
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Legs presents portraits of legs and feet clad in beautifully clashing colours that become a metaphor for the multicultural existence of global nomads. “In the olden days”, says Hajjaj,“people walked...
Legs presents portraits of legs and feet clad in beautifully clashing colours that become a metaphor for the multicultural existence of global nomads. “In the olden days”, says Hajjaj,“people walked everywhere... your grandparents would tell you stories about how when they went to Algiers, it took them three months walking...”
Exhibitions
2019 - Legs series, part of “Carte Blanche a Hassan Hajjaj”, solo show at M.E.P., Paris, France.2020 - Legs series, part of “VOGUE:The Arab Issue”, solo show at Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden.