Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Born in 1961
Lives in London, UK and Marrakesh, Morocco
2015
2014
2013
Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars Experimental, Volume 1, 2012, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los
Angeles, California
My Rock Stars, Volume 1, The Third Line, Dubai, UAE
Vogue: The Arab Issue, Middle East Film Festival, Aria Art Gallery, Florence, Italy
Marrakesh Biennale, Marrakesh, Morocco
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, 1:54 Forum, Somerset House, London, UK
2012
2011
2010
2008
2007
Noss Noss: Photographic Works and Other Moroccan Stories, The Third Line, Dubai, UAE
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Pop Art in the Kasbah, Ministero del Gusto Gallery, Marrakesh, Morocco
2015
The Reality of My Surroundings: The Contemporary Collection, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University,
Durham, NC
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London, UK
Triennale de Milano, Art & Food Pavilion, Milan, Italy
Art Basel, The Third Line, Basel, Switzerland
Look at me Now!, Moniquemeloche Gallery, Chicago, IL
Making Africa, Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain
A Curious Blindness, Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY
Meet d3, Andy Wahloo Tent, Hassan Hajjaj + Mourad Mazouz, Dubai Design District, Dubai, UAE
View From Inside, Fotofest, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles,
California
Arts & Foods, Expo Milano, Triennale di Milano, Italy
Making Africa, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
Against Nature, Photo50, London, UK
2014
2013
Chaos Into Clarity: Re-possessing a Funkdioning Utiopia, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE
10 Photographies Contemporains Marocains, MMPVA, Marrakesh, Morocco
My Rockstars, Volume 1, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
2012
Light from the Middle East, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
Re-Orientations, Rose Issa Projects, London, UK
Moroccan Contemporary Art, Doha, Qatar
Le Salon, Daba Maroc, Brussels, Belgium
Between Walls, Matisse Gallery, Morocco
London Twelve, City Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
The Bravery of Being Out of Range II, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mi Casa es tu Casa, Marrakesh Art Biennale, Marrakesh, Morocco
ReUse 5.0, Envearth, Kuwait
Aurs Al Arab, OltreDimore Gallery, Bologna, Italy
#ComeTogether, Edge of Arabia, East London, UK
2011
2010
2009
2007
Social System, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, Penzance, France
2005
Contemporary African Visual Arts, Painting & Furniture, The British Museum, London, UK
Fashion in Motion, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Sounds Africa, Part of the African Year Installation, Starbuck in Camden, London, UK
2004
2003
Graffix from The Souk, 5th Festival of Cultural Diversity, Institute Francaise, London, UK
Graffix from The Souk, Part of Moroccan Cultural Week in Covent Garden, London, UK
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2016
Rosen, Sara. Everyday Heroes Become My Rock Stars, Crave, May 28, 2016.
Leiman, Layla. Meet the Love Child of East and West: Hassan Hajjajs Dazzling Multi-media Work,
Between 10and5, May 2016.
Hakojiecax, Marie Claire Ukraine, May 2016.
Beifuss, John. Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars Bring North African Flavor to Memphis Brooks Museum
of Art, The Commercial Appeal, April, 2016.
Kalsi, Jyoti. Breaking Western Stereotypes About Arab Women, Gulf News, March 23, 2016.
Hassan Hajjajs Rock Stars, Canvas, January February 2016.
Laden, Tanja. East Meets West with this Warholesque Sensual Feast, Vice, January 2, 2016.
2015
McQuaid, Cate. Hajjajs Rollicking Rock Stars Exhibit Pops with Color, The Boston Globe, December
17, 2015.
Hansen, Erin. This Film Documents a Day in the Life of a Moroccan Biker Girl, The Fader, May 21,
2015
Lorch, Danna. The Secret Playlist, Selections, The Playtime Issue, #31, pg. 66
Bekhrad, Joobin. Karima Or A Day in the Life of A Henna Girl, Reorient, May 12, 2015
Petty, Felix. Looking Deeper into the World of Islamic Fashion, I-D UK
Okeke-Agulu, Chika. George Osodi and Hassan Hajjaj at the Newark Museum, Huffington Post,
March 2015
Baird, Nicola. Moroccos Andy Warhol, Harpers Bazaar Art Arabia, September October 2015
Cover: Hassan Hajjaj, Derrire le voile, VH Magazine, August-September, 2015
A Glimpse Into the Life of Hassan Hajjaj, HocTok, September, 2015
Keyte, Matthew. 10 North African Contemporary Artists You Need to Know, The Culture Trip,
September 1, 2015
Lim, Clarissa-Jan. These Female Bikers in Morocco Are the Epitome of Badassery, A Plus, July 16,
2015
Allah Mode, Stylist, France, July 2015
Symonds, Alexandria. Travel Diary: Mickelene Thomass Adventures in Italy, NYT T Magazine, June
17, 2015
Weber, Christopher. Art Basel: Sound and Fury, The Financial Times, June 12, 2015
Cotter, Holland. Review: A Curious Blindness at Wallach Gallery, The New York Times, May 7, 2015
Saeed, Saeed. Usher on his new album, songwriting progress, and whether there will be a UAE stop
on his next tour, The National, June 7, 2015
Mawazine Festival: Usher Hearts Morocco! Yeah, Albawaba, June 7, 2015
Chalbi, Mehdi. Mawazine: While in Rabat, singer Usher reveals his taste for contemporary Moroccan
art, AL Huffington Post, May 5, 2015
Forest, Nicolas. Sneak Peek: What to See in Art Basel in Basel 2015, Blouin ArtInfo, June 3, 2015.
Artist Beautifully Captures Bold Female Bikers in Morocco, Women in World In Association with the
New York Times, May 31, 2015
Lee, Joyce. Photos: The Colorful Female Bike Gangs of Marrakesh, Quartz, May 28, 2015
Insanally, Karenna. Exclusive: Hassan Hajjaj Schools us in Moroccan Street Style, Milk Made, May 4,
2015
Gatens, Katie. Biker Groove, British Airways High Life Magazine, May 2015
Minh Swenson, Eric. Paris Photo LA: Just Pick One, Honey, Huffington Post, May 6, 2015
Cooper, Anneliese. Barbies, Punks, and Astronauts: 7 Must-See Booths as Paris Photo Los Angeles,
Blouin Artinfo, May 1, 2015
Moore, Booth. A Stylish Eye at Paris Photo Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2015
The Editors of ArtNews. Morning Links: Eventually They Introduced Me Edition, ARTnews, April 28,
2015
Cascone, Sarah. Takashi Murakamis Jellyfish Eyes to Headline art, Artnet News, April 28, 2015
Baird, Nicola. Then and Now: Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art,
Reorient, February 16, 2015
Bendtsen, Daniel. Emerging Aesthetics of Globalism at the Heart of Hassan Hajjaj Exhibition, The
Lantern, February 5, 2015
Ononye, Ogonna. Wexner Center for the Arts Highlights Diverse Art Forms to Ring in 25 Years, The
Lantern, January 19, 2015
How to SeeBeyond the Cloth, Mental Floss Magazine, January February 2015
Brooks, Katherine. The 21 Art Exhibitions Youll Be Talking About This Year, The Huffington Post,
January 7, 2015
Bowcock, Simon. Photography in Focus: In Focus? Harpers Bazaar Art, January February 2015
2014
Smith, Alex, Photo: These Moroccan Suits Arent Just Cool, Theyre Political, RYOT, September 2014
Dyone, Jean Gilles, Libre Expressions, LOfficiel Maroc, June 2014, pg. 188-9
Smith, Amelia, MEMO: Fotofest international: view from inside 49 Arab photographers, 21st March,
2014
Mohammad, Arsalan. Hassan Hajjaj on Bringing the Noise, Kitsch, and Joie de Vivre from Morocco to
Miami Beach, Artsy, December 5, 2014
Rao, Mallika. These Portraits of Moroccan Hipsters are More Nuanced than they Look, The
Huffington Post, September 12, 2014
Turner, Jenna. My Rock Stars Experimental: Hassan Hajjaj Creates a Global Stage, National
Geographic, September 2, 2014
Carlos, Marjon. A First Look at Duro Olowus New Pop-Up Art Show, Vogue, June 26, 2014
Holden, Shannon. An Interview with Hassan Hajjaj, Nafas Art Magazine, April, 2014
Smith, Roberta. Review: Hassan Hajjaj Kesh Angels, The New York Times, February 28, 2014, p.
C23
Later, Paul. Hassan Hajjaj, Kesh Angels, Time Out New York, February 19, 2014, p.40.
Tan, Dion. Hassan Hajjaj And His Biker Kesh Angels At Taymour Grahne, Artinfo.com, Web,
February 10, 2014
Herriman, Kat. Moroccan Street Style, W Magazine, Web, February 19, 2014
Sayej, Nadja. The Motorcycle Gang Girls of Moroccco, Vice, Web, February 17, 2014
Jones, Jonathan. The Motorbike Girl Gangs of Morocco in pictures, The Guardian, February 7,
2014
Jones, Jonathan. Image of the week, The Guardian, February 7, 2014
Proctor, Rebecca Anne. Hassan Hajjajs Kesh Angels Shows at Taymour Grahne Gallery in New
York, Haute Living, January 31, 2014
Audeh, Joseph. Kesh Angels: Hassan Hajjaj at Taymour Grahne Gallery, Opening Ceremony, January
29, 2014.
Wender, Jessie. Kesh Angels, The New Yorker, January 28, 2014, p. 49
Cruz, Araceli. 10 Ideas Under $10 for Your Week: Wrestling Mania, Never Have I Ever, and Super
Bowl Fun, The Village Voice, January 28, 2014
Taymour Grahne Gallery Presents Hassan Hajjaj: Kesh Angels, Artdaily.org, Web, January 28, 2014.
Hassan Hajjaj and the Hells Angels of Marrakesh, BBC, January 27, 2014
Scarborough, James. Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars: Volume 2, Gusford Gallery, Los Angeles,
Huffington Post, January 10, 2014
Ford, Tom M. The Look: Mr. Hassan Hajjaj, Mr Porter, The Journal, Web, January 21, 2014
Tudor, Elisabeta. Hassan Hajjajs US Triple Threat, Style.com/Arabia, Web, December 30, 2013.
Khan, Sara. Insiders Guide to Marrakesh The Wall Street Journal, USA, Print and Web, December
14, 2013
Stevens, Tara. Marrakechs new art scene in the funky old medina, The Guardian, November 15,
2013
Highlights from Canvas Guide, Canvas, Vol. 9, Issue 3, November December, 2013, p. 52
Studio Tracks, Modern Painters, December, 2013
Three-channel video installation by Moroccan-born artist Hassan Hajjaj opens at LACMA, Artdaily.org,
Web, December 23, 2013
2012
2011
Hassan Hajjaj, sacr meilleur photographe africain, Diptyk Magazine, December, 2011-January,
2012.
Roy, Hugues. Le Pape de L Arabo-Pop, Lofficiel, September, 2011, p. 66-69
Ractliffe, Joe. Kesh Angels, ZAM, September, 2011, p. 76-81
Betti. Hassan Hajjaj, Zoom, September, 2011, p. 76-81
Brownbook x Hypebeast, Video, February, 2011
2010
2009
Louis, Jury. V&A Donors 25,000 Prize for Islamic Art, Evening Standard, January 26, 2009, p. 17
Buckle, Carrie. Meet the Moroccan Warhol, Harpers Bazaar, May, 2009, p. 147
Contemporary Art including Arab and Iranian Art, Sothebys, London, October, 2009
Bamako Encounters African Photography, Exhibition Catalog, Paris: Actes-Sud, 2009
2008
2007
2005
Ryder, Betham. New Bar and club design, London: Laurence King Publishing ltd., 2005, p. 44-45
2004
2003
2011
2009
2003
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Barjeel Collection, Sharjah, UAE
Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
Farjam Collection, Dubai, UAE
Institut des Cultures dIslam, Paris, France
Kamel Lazaar Foundation, Tunisia
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA
Wedge Collection, Wedge Curatorial Projects, Toronto, Canada