Abdul Rahman Katanani
Abdul Rahman Katanani (also Abdulrahman Katanani; Arabic: عبد الرحمن قطناني, romanized: ʻAbd al-Raḥmān qṭnāny) is a Palestinian sculptor. He was born and living in Sabra refugee camp near Beirut, Lebanon. Katanani is a third generation Palestinian refugee; his grandparents left Yazour—a small town now called Azor—in Jaffa during the 1948 Palestinian exodus.[1]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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".
In 2012 AbdulRahman Katanani and his work were featured in Christophe Donner's French documentary “Le Lanceur de Pierres رامي الحجارة” (The Stone Thrower).[6]
Collection
[edit]Katanani's piece, "With Her Nephew, Ahmad" is a part of the permanent collection of Barjeel Art Foundation.[7]
Exhibitions
[edit]Katanani has held solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in multiple countries. Some of them include:
Solo exhibitions
[edit]- 2016 "Children, Olive Trees & Barbed Wire", Al Markhiya Gallery; Doha, Qatar[8]
- 2015 "Softness of a Circle, Knife Edge of a Straight Line", Agial Art Gallery; Beirut, Lebanon[9]
- 2014 "Kids, Barbed Wire, and a Dream", Tanit Gallery; Munich, Germany[10]
- 2012 "No Address", French Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.[11]
- 2011 "Zinc, Barbed Wire, and Freedom", Agial Art Gallery; Beirut, Lebanon[12]
Group exhibitions
[edit]- 2016 "Jardin d'Orient", Arab World Institute; Paris, France[13]
- 2014 My Beautiful Laundrette", Cite International des Arts; Paris, France[14]
- 2012 "Together We Connect", Anima Gallery; Doha, Gallery[15]
- 2011 "Rebirth"; Beirut Exhibition Center; Beirut, Lebanon
- 2011 "Isharat", Al Markhiya Gallery; Doha, Qatar[16]
- 2009 Abu Dhabi Art
- 2009 Penang State Museum and Art Gallery; Penang, Malaysia[17]
References
[edit]- ^ 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".
- ^ "FEATURE: PALESTINIAN ARTIST ABDULRAHMAN KATANANI", Isqineeha, feb. 2014, https://isqineeha.tumblr.com/post/75295468939/feature-palestinian-artist-abdulrahman-katanani
- ^ "With Her Nephew Ahmad". Google Arts & Culture.[dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Abdulrahman Katanani". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ ""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".
