In this week's episode, OT visited The Third Line at Al Serkal Avenue and attended Hassan Hajjaj's show for the year. During which, OT caught up with Hassan and chopped it up, Dukkan style, sitting on one of Hassan's art installations. They discussed his inspirations, career, journey, mind blocks, downtime, and upcoming projects. A very interesting session into the world of the Moroccan pop-culture artist.

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From Dubai to the world.

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Hassan Hajjaj:

Born in Larache, Morocco in 1961, Hajjaj arrived in London in his teens and grew up amid the emerging club culture in the UK.

Known as the “Andy Warhol of Marrakech” Hajjaj is very much a child of the pop art generation. His work encompass many techniques and fields, from designing and producing furniture including lamps, stools, poufs made from recycled North African objects such as upturned Coca-Cola crates as stools, road signs turned into tables tops as well as custom made clothes and photography. Hajjaj is best known for designing the ‘Andy Wahloo’ bar-restaurant in Paris in 2003, for which he decked out the entire establishment in his trademark style of recycled North Africa objects. ‘Andy Wahloo’ acknowledges one of his favourite artists, Andy Warhol, but also at the same time refers to a Parisian slang term meaning ‘I have nothing’ adopted by Hajjaj as a way of describing his work. 

Hajjaj’s most recent solo shows include: Hassan Hajjaj, My Rock Stars Experimental, Vol.1, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, USA (2015); Kesh Angels, Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York, USA (2014); My Rock Stars: Volume 2, Gusford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2014); My Rock Stars: Volume 1, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA (2014, travelled from The Third Line, Dubai, and Virginia Commonwealth University, USA).

Hajjaj’s work has been exhibited internationally in many high profile exhibitions including London, Paris and Morocco, notably Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East, LACMA, Los Angeles, USA (2015); True to Life?-New Photography from the Middle East, Birmingham of Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (2014).

Hassan Hajjaj’s works have been acquired by Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the British Museum, London and the Farjam Collection, Dubai.

The artist lives and works between London, England and Marrakech, Morocco.