Petrit Halilaj

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Petrit Halilaj
Born1986 (age 37–38)[1][2]
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 with reference to the history of Kosovo.[4][5]

Petrit Halilaj represented the Republic of Kosovo at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.[6][7] He received the Mario Merz Prize[3] and the special mention of the jury at the 57th Venice Biennale, both in 2017.[7]

Together with Alvaro Urbano, Petrit Halilaj is a tutor at Beaux-Arts de Paris, in Paris, France.[8]

Collections

His work is included in the collection of the Museo Ettore Fico in Turin, Italy,[9] and the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw.[10]

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. ^ 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)
  7. ^ a b "Hammer Projects: Petrit Halilaj | Hammer Museum". hammer.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  8. ^ "Petrit HALILAJ et Alvaro URBANO". www.beauxartsparis.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Collection". MEF.
  10. ^ "Petrit Halilaj - Do you realise there is a rainbow even if it's night!?". artmuseum.pl.