About Artist
Born in 1980 in Gaza, Palestine, Hazem Harb currently lives between Rome and Dubai. He completed an MFA at The European Institute of Design in Rome in 2009.
Harb works in an underlying register. His works are primarily concerned with the historical past of his country and its place in the current day. Harb’s use of collage allows him to construct a discourse that did not previously exist or was at least hidden. He imbeds old photographs and archival objects within his works, often rare pieces of the past that he cuts and inserts into conceptual compositions. Both the result and the approach relay a hidden story: the use of genuine historical sources summoning the past to the present—a solution proposed by Harb to reaffirm and reestablish the cultural and physical existence of his people.
Among his accolades, Harb has been awarded residency at the Delfina Foundation (London, UK); Cite des arts (Paris, France); and Satellite (Dubai). In 2008, he was shortlisted for the A.M. Qattan Foundation Young Artist of the Year Award. His work has been collected by numerous international institutions, including: The British Museum, the Sharjah Art Foundation, Centre Pompidou (Paris), the Oriental Museum, Durham University (UK), the Salsali Private Museum (Dubai), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (CA, US), the Faurschou Foundation (Copenhagen, Denmark), the A.M. Qattan Foundation (Ramallah), and Contemporary Art Platform (Shuwaikh Industrial, Kuwait).
Conditions
The following conditions of sale describe the relationship between the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA and the buyers, prospective buyers, and bidders for the Keyword: Palestine II Art Exhibition and Auction which will begin on March 2nd, 2020, and end on December 31st, 2020. By using this website to buy, bid, or inquire about any artwork, you agree to be bound by these conditions.
When you place a bid on any artwork, you are accepting personal liability for the purchase price, any applicable taxes, any and all shipping and packing costs, and all other applicable charges. Any artwork bought by residents of the District of Columbia will be subjected to a 6% sales tax on the market value of the artwork. All U.S. resident buyers can claim tax deductions on amounts that exceed the market value of the artwork. Market value of artwork is their starting value.
Bid winners can pick up the artwork they bought from the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA or have the Institute arrange for shipment, however, reiterating, that the buyer is responsible for all packing and shipment costs.
There will be ten (10) bidding cycles. Each cycle will close on the last day of the month at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (USA) at which time the highest bidder for the art will be notified of their winning bid.
Please note that all bids are final once submitted and may not be cancelled or modified by you, except with our express written consent under circumstances that we consider appropriate at our sole discretion. Please also note that all sales are final.