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.

The Breeder

New York City

Performa Malcolm McClaren Award

New York Dance and Performance “Bessie'' Award

Guggenheim Fellowship

Documenta

Venice Biennial

Nicosia

Athens

Genève

Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève 

Minneapolis

Walker Art Center

Turin

OGR Torino

Vienna

Secession

St. Louis

Pulitzer Arts Foundation

Paris

Centre Pompidou

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Elena

Headless

Alice

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