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In 2017 Halilaj had a solo exhibition at the [[New Museum]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Petrit Halilaj: RU |url=https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/petrit-halilaj |website=www.newmuseum.org |language=en}}</ref>
In 2017 Halilaj had a solo exhibition at the [[New Museum]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Petrit Halilaj: RU |url=https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/petrit-halilaj |website=www.newmuseum.org |language=en}}</ref>


In 2020 Hiliaj dropped out of the Belgrade Biennale, claiming that the Serbian Biennale would not recognize his Kosovo nationality.<ref name="ArtnewsBiennale">{{cite web |title=Artist Petrit Halilaj Has Pulled Out of the Belgrade Biennial After Its Organizers Refused to Recognize His Nationality |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/petrit-halilaj-withdrawal-belgrade-biennial-1897776 |website=artnet News |date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
In 2020 Hiliaj dropped out of the Belgrade Biennale, claiming that the Serbian Biennale would not recognize his Kosovo nationality.<ref name="ArtnewsBiennale">{{cite web |title=Artist Petrit Halilaj Has Pulled Out of the Belgrade Biennial After Its Organizers Refused to Recognize His Nationality |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/petrit-halilaj-withdrawal-belgrade-biennial-1897776 |website=artnet News |date=28 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kosovar Artist Withdraws from Belgrade Biennial over Country of Origin Dispute |url=https://exit.al/en/2020/07/29/kosovar-artist-withdraws-from-belgrade-biennial-over-country-of-origin-dispute/ |website=Exit - Explaining Albania |date=29 July 2020}}</ref>
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Petrit Halilaj
Born1986 (age 37–38)[1][2]
Kostërc, District of Mitrovica, Kosovo[1]
NationalityKosovar
Known forVisual arts

Petrit Halilaj (born 1986) is a Kosovar visual artist living and working between Germany, Kosovo and Italy.[3] His work is based on documents, stories, and memories related to the history of Kosovo.[4][5]

Halilaj is a tutor at Beaux-Arts de Paris, in Paris, France.[6]

Exhibitions

Halilaj represented the Republic of Kosovo at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.[7][8]

In 2017 Halilaj had a solo exhibition at the New Museum in New York.[9]

In 2020 Hiliaj dropped out of the Belgrade Biennale, claiming that the Serbian Biennale would not recognize his Kosovo nationality.[10][11]

Collections

His work is included in the collection of the Museo Ettore Fico in Turin, Italy,[12] and the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw.[13]

Awards

He received the Mario Merz Prize[3] and the special mention of the jury at the 57th Venice Biennale, both in 2017.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Petrit Halilaj – Exhibition at Tate St Ives". Tate. 1975.
  2. ^ "Petrit Halilaj | Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía". www.museoreinasofia.es.
  3. ^ a b "Mario Merz Prize". www.mariomerzprize.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. ^ WIELS. "Petrit Halilaj: Poisoned by men in need of some love | Exhibitions | WIELS". www.wiels.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. ^ "Petrit Halilaj: RU". www.newmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. ^ "Petrit HALILAJ et Alvaro URBANO". www.beauxartsparis.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Editor, News (2012-12-21). "Curator Kathrin Rhomberg selected Petrit Halilaj to represent Kosovo at the 55th Venice Biennial 2013". Biennial Foundation. Retrieved 2020-07-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ a b "Hammer Projects: Petrit Halilaj | Hammer Museum". hammer.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  9. ^ "Petrit Halilaj: RU". www.newmuseum.org.
  10. ^ "Artist Petrit Halilaj Has Pulled Out of the Belgrade Biennial After Its Organizers Refused to Recognize His Nationality". artnet News. 28 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Kosovar Artist Withdraws from Belgrade Biennial over Country of Origin Dispute". Exit - Explaining Albania. 29 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Collection". MEF.
  13. ^ "Petrit Halilaj - Do you realise there is a rainbow even if it's night!?". artmuseum.pl.
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