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Mona Hatoum — Routes III
Mona Hatoum

Routes III

Routes III by Mona Hatoum is a multi-part work in which the artist intervenes on printed maps using pen and pencil, tracing and disrupting the cartographic language of borders, territories, and pathways. The use of existing maps as a foundation references systems of power and geographic control, while Hatoum's hand-drawn marks introduce a personal, fragmented, and uncertain navigation across these defined spaces. As a artist of Palestinian origin who has lived in displacement, Hatoum transforms the map — a tool of fixed authority — into a site of instability, memory, and restless movement.

Medium
pen, pencil on printed maps, in 4 parts

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Mona Hatoum, Routes III

Routes III by Mona Hatoum is a multi-part work in which the artist intervenes on printed maps using pen and pencil, tracing and disrupting the cartographic language of borders, territories, and pathways. The use of existing maps as a foundation references systems of power and geographic control, while Hatoum's hand-drawn marks introduce a personal, fragmented, and uncertain navigation across these defined spaces. As a artist of Palestinian origin who has lived in displacement, Hatoum transforms the map — a tool of fixed authority — into a site of instability, memory, and restless movement.

Medium
pen, pencil on printed maps, in 4 parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Muted Earth Tones, Multi-Panel Format, Mixed Media, Diaspora And Displacement, Maps And Cartography, Conceptual Art, Maps, Contemporary Artist, Diptych And Polyptych, Cartography, Lebanese-British Artist, Postcolonial Art, Late 20th Century, Works on Paper, Political Art, Identity And Displacement, Monochromatic, Neutral Tones, Polyptych, Female Artist, Palestinian-British Artist

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