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==Exhibitions==
==Exhibitions==
During the 2010 [[Berlin Biennale]], Halilaj exhibited a sculptural reconstruction of a house built by his parents to replace the family home that was levelled by bombing during the 1998–199 Kosovo war.<ref>{{cite news |title=Petrit Halilaj “Space Shuttle in the Garden” at HangarBicocca, Milan • |url=http://moussemagazine.it/petrit-halilaj-hangar-bicocca-2016/ |work=Mousse Magazine |date=2 March 2016 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
During the 2010 [[Berlin Biennale]], Halilaj exhibited a sculptural reconstruction of a house built by his parents, to replace the family home that was levelled by bombing during the 1998–199 Kosovo war.<ref>{{cite news |title=Petrit Halilaj “Space Shuttle in the Garden” at HangarBicocca, Milan • |url=http://moussemagazine.it/petrit-halilaj-hangar-bicocca-2016/ |work=Mousse Magazine |date=2 March 2016 |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Berlin Biennale 2010: where art imitates real life {{!}} Skye Sherwin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/jun/15/berlin-biennale-2010-art-real-life |website=the Guardian |language=en |date=15 June 2010}}</ref>


Halilaj represented [[National pavilions at the Venice Biennale#Republic of Kosovo|the Republic of Kosovo at the 55th Venice Biennale]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Editor|first=News|date=2012-12-21|title=Curator Kathrin Rhomberg selected Petrit Halilaj to represent Kosovo at the 55th Venice Biennial 2013.|url=https://www.biennialfoundation.org/2012/12/curator-kathrin-rhomberg-selected-petrit-halilaj-to-represent-kosovo-at-the-55th-venice-biennial-2013/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=Biennial Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Hammer Projects: Petrit Halilaj {{!}} Hammer Museum|url=https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2018/hammer-projects-petrit-halilaj|access-date=2020-07-18|website=hammer.ucla.edu|language=en}}</ref>
Halilaj represented [[National pavilions at the Venice Biennale#Republic of Kosovo|the Republic of Kosovo at the 55th Venice Biennale]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Editor|first=News|date=2012-12-21|title=Curator Kathrin Rhomberg selected Petrit Halilaj to represent Kosovo at the 55th Venice Biennial 2013.|url=https://www.biennialfoundation.org/2012/12/curator-kathrin-rhomberg-selected-petrit-halilaj-to-represent-kosovo-at-the-55th-venice-biennial-2013/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=Biennial Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Hammer Projects: Petrit Halilaj {{!}} Hammer Museum|url=https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2018/hammer-projects-petrit-halilaj|access-date=2020-07-18|website=hammer.ucla.edu|language=en}}</ref>

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Petrit Halilaj
Born1986 (age 37–38)[1][2]
Kostërc, District of Mitrovica, Kosovo[1]
NationalityKosovar
Known forsculpture, installation art

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]

Early life

Born in Kosovo, Halilah left the country with his family during the Yugoslav wars of 1991–2001.[7] Settled in Italy, Hililaj studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan.[8]

Exhibitions

During the 2010 Berlin Biennale, Halilaj exhibited a sculptural reconstruction of a house built by his parents, to replace the family home that was levelled by bombing during the 1998–199 Kosovo war.[9][10]

Halilaj represented the Republic of Kosovo at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.[11][12]

In 2017 Halilaj had a solo exhibition at the New Museum in New York.[13] In 2018 he had a solo show at the Hammer Museum.[14]

Halilaj created a large site-specific installation of giant sculptural flowers in 2020 for Madrid's Palacio de Cristal.[15] In 2020 Halilaj dropped out of the Belgrade Biennale, claiming that the Serbian Biennale would not recognize his Kosovo nationality.[16][17]

Collections

His work is included in the collection of the Museo Ettore Fico in Turin, Italy[18] and the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw.[19]

Awards

He received the Mario Merz Prize[3] and the special mention of the jury at the 57th Venice Biennale, both in 2017.[12]

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. ^ Judah, Hettie. "Artist Petrit Halilaj's Living Archaeology". Frieze.
  8. ^ Cherubini, Laura (18 February 2016). "Petrit Halilaj". Flash Art.
  9. ^ "Petrit Halilaj "Space Shuttle in the Garden" at HangarBicocca, Milan •". Mousse Magazine (in Italian). 2 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Berlin Biennale 2010: where art imitates real life | Skye Sherwin". the Guardian. 15 June 2010.
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ a b "Hammer Projects: Petrit Halilaj | Hammer Museum". hammer.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  13. ^ "Petrit Halilaj: RU". www.newmuseum.org.
  14. ^ "Hammer Projects: Petrit Halilaj | Hammer Museum". hammer.ucla.edu.
  15. ^ "petrit halilaj turns madrid's palacio de cristal into nest of giant flowers". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 24 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Artist Petrit Halilaj Has Pulled Out of the Belgrade Biennial After Its Organizers Refused to Recognize His Nationality". artnet News. 28 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Kosovar Artist Withdraws from Belgrade Biennial over Country of Origin Dispute". Exit - Explaining Albania. 29 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Collection". MEF.
  19. ^ "Petrit Halilaj - Do you realise there is a rainbow even if it's night!?". artmuseum.pl.
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