Hassan Hajjaj work from the show- My Rock Stars: Volume 2
Hassan Hajjaj has two great shows (and one piece in a third) currently up in the Los Angeles area.
His show at the Gusford Gallery (pictured above), is filled with brightly colored images surrounded by frames containing Moroccan products.
From their press release:
Through costuming, posturing and mise en scène, Hajjaj blends African, Arabic, European and Western cultural signifiers in a vibrant fusion of contemporary globalized society. The identities of this international collection of musicians, dancers, fashion designers, capoeira masters and restauranteurs have been obscured, and these personal inspirations from Hajjaj’s life have been immortalized as his very own ‘Rock Stars’.
This show closes 2/22/14.
Currently at LACMA is My Rock Stars Experimental, Volume 1, 2012 a video installation composed of nine screens- each with a different musician performing on sets similar to those in the photographs at the Gosford Gallery. As each performer begins their song, the others turn to watch. Located across from the elevators on the fourth floor of the Ahmanson building, it can be a challenge to take it all in.
He also has a piece in the recently opened show Fútbol: The Beautiful Game.
Also check out this interview with Hassan Hajjaj from LACMA’s blog.