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The 10th Hiroshima Art Prize
Mona Hatoum

2017.7.29(Sat) — 10.15(Sun)

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Established in 1989 by the City of Hiroshima, site of the first atomic bombing in human history, the Hiroshima Art Prize aims to appeal to a wider world about the “Spirit of Hiroshima,” which seeks everlasting world peace, through contemporary art. The prize is awarded once every three years, and this year we present an exhibition by Mona Hatoum, winner of the 10th Hiroshima Art Prize, at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art.

Mona Hatoum was born in Beirut to an exiled Palestinian family in 1952. While on a short visit to London in 1975, she was forced to remain in England after civil war broke out in Lebanon. Since then, Hatoum has created performances, videos, installations and sculptures that deal with a variety of social contradictions, such as the hardships of displaced people, political oppression, and gender issues based on her experience of double exile as a Palestinian.
This exhibition, Hatoum’s first comprehensive solo show in Japan, will introduce both important works from the past as well as new works that the artist created after accepting the prize and visiting Hiroshima. With new works that make reference to Hiroshima, this exhibition promises to inspire further universal concern over one of the most tragic events in human history.

Mona Hatoum
Ms. Mona Hatoum was born in Beirut to an exiled Palestinian family. While on a short visit to London in 1975 she was forced to remain in England after civil war broke out in Lebanon. Her experience of double exile as well as references to gender issues and current political affairs are articulated in her work through the use of multiple media of performance, video, sculpture and installation.

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Exhibition Period

2017.7.29(Sat) — 10.15(Sun)

Opening Hours

10:00–17:00

No admittance 30 minutes before closing

Closed

Mondays *unless Monday is a national holiday, in which case the museum will be closed on the next non-holiday.

Admission

Adults 1,030 (820) yen, University Students 720 (620) yen, High School Students and Seniors [65 and over] 510 (410) yen
*Price in parentheses is that of advance ticket and a group of 30 or more
*Free for children under Junior High School age

Organized by

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, The Asahi Shimbun

Supported by

Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima Municipal Board of Education,RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Hiroshima Television Co., Ltd.,Hiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd., TSS-TV Co., Ltd.,Hiroshima FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd.,and Onomichi FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd.