Hassan hajjaj

Hajjaj’s portraits draw on the work of African luminaries, but they also retain a modern feel.

©Hassan Hajjaj

designboom sat down with the leading lady of the venus bushfires who has performed with sir paul mccartney, and created music for disney and christian dior.

Hailing from the fishing town of Larache on the northwest coast of Morocco, photographer Hassan Hajjaj was born in 1961 — just five years after the country achieved independence. Throughout the ‘60s, the African Independence Movement swept the continent, restoring a feeling of pride to the peoples whose lives and land had been unjustly usurped by foreign […]

View Nikee Rider, 2007/1428 (2007) By Hajjaj Hassan; metallic Lambda on dibond, in the artist's frame with plastic Lego blocks; 33 15/16 x 24 5/16 in.86.2 x 61.8 cm.; Signed; Edition. Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Tumblr. Pure effervescent enrichment. Old internet energy. Home of the Reblogs. All the art you never knew you needed. All the fandoms you could wish for. Enough memes to knock out a moderately-sized mammal. Add to it or simply scroll through and soak it up.

After the tragic disappearance of no less than 43 protesting students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, and the uprising of the people in the area, all wearing masks, the two photographers created this astoni…

“’Kesh Angels,” at the Taymour Grahne gallery, celebrates the biker culture of young women in Marrakesh.

Hassan Hajjaj

Hypeart spoke with the Moroccan visual artist about the concept of home and how he presents new dialogues by fusing North African heritage with Western iconography.