Abdul Rahman Katanani
Abdul Rahman Katanani is a Palestinian artist born and living in Sabra refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Katanani is a third generation Palestinian refugee; his grandparents left Yazour—a small town now called Azor—in Jaffa in 1948.[1]
Early life[]
Abdul Rahman Katanani was born in 1983, nine months after the Sabra & Shatila massacre.[2] His first works of art were political cartoons, much inspired by Palestinian cartoonist and political critic, Naji al-Ali. In 2008 he received a Special Mention and in 2009 he received the Young Artist Prize during Salon d'Automne held by Sursock Museum in Beirut.[3]
Education[]
Katanani attended the Lebanese University in Beirut where he received a Diploma and Masters of Fine Arts. He has been a resident artist at Cité internationale des arts in Paris, France.[4] In 2016, he was a resident artist at Centre d'Art de Nanterre in Paris, France.
Work[]
Katanani makes his art out of various materials such as scrap metal and barbed wire that he sources from within the camp. His artwork has sold in auctions by Christie's.[5]
In 2016, Artnet News called Katanani one of "the strongest mid-career artists in the Arab world".
Collection[]
Katanani's piece, "With Her Nephew, Ahmad" is a part of the permanent collection of Barjeel Art Foundation.[6]
Exhibitions[]
Katanani has held solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in multiple countries. Some of them include:
Solo exhibitions
2016 "Children, Olive Trees & Barbed Wire", Al Markhiya Gallery; Doha, Qatar[7]
2015 "Softness of a Circle, Knife Edge of a Straight Line", Agial Art Gallery; Beirut, Lebanon[8]
2014 "Kids, Barbed Wire, and a Dream", Tanit Gallery; Munich, Germany[9]
2012 "No Address", French Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.[10]
2011 "Zinc, Barbed Wire, and Freedom", Agial Art Gallery; Beirut, Lebanon[11]
Group exhibitions and participation
2016 "Jardin d'Orient", Arab World Institute; Paris, France[12]
2014 My Beautiful Laundrette", Cite International des Arts; Paris, France[13]
2012 "Together We Connect", Anima Gallery; Doha, Gallery[14]
2011 "Rebirth"; Beirut Exhibition Center; Beirut, Lebanon
2011 "Isharat", Al Markhiya Gallery; Doha, Qatar[15]
2009 Abu Dhabi Art
2009 Penang State Museum and Art Gallery; Penang, Malaysia[16]
On Katanani's work[]
In 2012 AbdulRahman Katanani and his work were featured in Christophe Donner's French documentary “Le Lanceur de Pierres رامي الحجارة” (The Stone Thrower).[17]
References[]
- ^ Square, Palestine (2015-05-27). "A Refugee Artist, Interview With Abdulrahman Katanani". Palestine Square | ميدان فلسطين. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ Ayad, Myrna (2015-09-14). "Migrant Crisis Finds Resonance in Palestinian Refugee Abdel Rahman Katanani's Work". Artsy. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Abdul Rahman Katanani".
- ^ "A Refugee Artist, Interview with Abdulrahman Katanani". Archived from the original on 2016-05-01.
- ^ "La fabuleuse histoire d'un artiste palestinien à Paris".
- ^ "With Her Nephew Ahmad". Google Arts & Culture.
- ^ "Children and the olive trees". Gulf-Times. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Repurposing displacement as art". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Kids, Barbed Wire and a Dream - Galerie Tanit". www.galerietanit.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ http://institut-icfp.org/page.php?id=2045dy132189Y2045d
- ^ Tohme, Nicolas. "Multiple Exhibitions- Beirut Artistic Visions".
- ^ JARDIN, PARIS, de Philippine (2016-05-22). "Une histoire de verts paradis d'Orient à l'Ima... - PARIS, de Philippine JARDIN". Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ ""My Beautiful Laundrette" à la Cité internationale des arts, 18 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville 75004 Paris". www.institut-icfp.info. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "New Gallery at The Pearl-Qatar". www.animagallerylounge.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Faruqi, Daanish. "Art and the Arab Spring". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Art, Peace and the Global Village - Against Violence".
- ^ "FEATURE: PALESTINIAN ARTIST ABDULRAHMAN KATANANI", Isqineeha, feb. 2014, https://isqineeha.tumblr.com/post/75295468939/feature-palestinian-artist-abdulrahman-katanani
- Palestinian artists
- 1984 births
- Lebanese University alumni
- Living people
- Palestinian contemporary artists