Maria Hassabi

Maria Hassabi

BornNationalityBased In
1973CypriotNew York City
Biography

Maria Hassabi (b. Cyprus) is an artist, choreographer and performer, working with live performance, installation, sculpture, photography and video. Since MARIA HASSABI the early 2000s, she has carved a unique practice that concentrates on stillness and the in-betweenness of bodies in motion, highlighting the relation of the live body to the still image and to the sculptural object. Considering Golden conventions, hierarchies and codes existing in theaters, museums, and public spaces, her acclaimed works always reflect the given context of their presentation and are developed in dialogue with a site’s unique architecture both in terms of materiality and function. ...

Selected Artworks
Yellow
Maria Hassabi
Yellow, 2021
171 x 85 x 5cm
Oisín
Maria Hassabi
Oisín, 2021
138 x 93 x 5cm
Maria
Maria Hassabi
Maria, 2021
93 x 138 x 5cm
Alice
Maria Hassabi
Alice, 2021
93 x 138 x 5cm
Headless
Maria Hassabi
Headless, 2021
93 x 138 x 5cm
Elena
Maria Hassabi
Elena, 2021
138 x 93 x 5cm
Still Standing with confidence
Maria Hassabi
Still Standing with confidence, 2024
135 x 90cm
In Humming Gold
Maria Hassabi
In Humming Gold, 2024
135 x 200cm
Man in Gold
Maria Hassabi
Man in Gold, 2024
135 x 90cm
Düsseldorf #3
Maria Hassabi
Düsseldorf #3, 2018
108 x 147.8cm
Still Standing
Maria Hassabi
Still Standing, 2024
135 x 90cm
Untitled
Maria Hassabi
Untitled, 2024
150 x 100cm
Gallery Representation
Awards
Performa Malcolm McClaren Award2019
Performa Malcolm McClaren Award2019
New York Dance and Performance “Bessie'' Award2016
New York Dance and Performance “Bessie'' Award2016
Guggenheim Fellowship2011
Guggenheim Fellowship2011
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