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

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".

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

Katanani's piece, "With Her Nephew, Ahmad" is a part of the permanent collection of Barjeel Art Foundation.[7]

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[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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ayad, Myrna (2015-09-14). "Migrant Crisis Finds Resonance in Palestinian Refugee Abdel Rahman Katanani's Work". Artsy. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  3. ^ "Abdul Rahman Katanani".
  4. ^ "A Refugee Artist, Interview with Abdulrahman Katanani". Archived from the original on 2016-05-01.
  5. ^ "La fabuleuse histoire d'un artiste palestinien à Paris".
  6. ^ "FEATURE: PALESTINIAN ARTIST ABDULRAHMAN KATANANI", Isqineeha, feb. 2014, https://isqineeha.tumblr.com/post/75295468939/feature-palestinian-artist-abdulrahman-katanani
  7. ^ "With Her Nephew Ahmad". Google Arts & Culture.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Children and the olive trees". Gulf-Times. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  9. ^ "Repurposing displacement as art". The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  10. ^ "Kids, Barbed Wire and a Dream - Galerie Tanit". www.galerietanit.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  11. ^ "Abdulrahman Katanani". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  12. ^ Tohme, Nicolas. "Multiple Exhibitions- Beirut Artistic Visions".
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ ""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.
  15. ^ "New Gallery at The Pearl-Qatar". www.animagallerylounge.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ Faruqi, Daanish. "Art and the Arab Spring". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  17. ^ "Art, Peace and the Global Village - Against Violence".