Huguette Caland (Arabic: أوغيت الخوري; née El Khoury; 19 January 1931 – 23 September 2019)[1] was a Lebanese painter, sculptor[2] and fashion designer[3] known for her erotic abstract paintings and body landscapes. Based out of Los Angeles, her art was displayed in numerous exhibitions and museums around the world.[4]
Huguette Caland | |
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أوغيت الخوري | |
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| Born | Huguette El Khoury 19 January 1931 |
| Died | 23 September 2019 (aged 88) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education | American University of Beirut |
| Known for | Painting, sculpture, fashion design |
| Spouse | Paul Caland |
Early life
editCaland was born into a Lebanese political family in Beirut, Lebanon on 19 January 1931.[5] Her father, Bechara El Khoury, became the first post-independence president of Lebanon in 1943, serving the country for nine years.[4]
Career
editCaland came to art somewhat late in life, beginning her studies at the American University in Beirut in her 30s.[6][7]
In 1970, she moved to Paris where she lived and worked as an artist for 17 years.[8] She became a regular guest at the Feraud studio, meeting many artists, including André Masson, Pierre Schaeffer, and Adalberto Mecarelli.[4] In 1979, Caland collaborated with designer Pierre Cardin, creating a line of caftans that were displayed at Espace Cardin.[9] In 1983, Caland met Romanian sculptor George Apostu. From 1983 to 1986, they worked in Paris and in the Limousin, creating many paintings and sculptures during this time.[4][10]
Caland moved back to Los Angeles in 1987, where she lived and worked.[11]
In 2013 she returned to Beirut to say goodbye to her dying husband, and remained there until the end of her life.[11]
Caland's work was included in the 2021 exhibition Women in Abstraction at the Centre Pompidou.[12]
Exhibitions
editSolo exhibitions
edit- Huguette Caland, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, 2011[13]
- Huguette Caland Retrospective, Beirut Exhibition Center, 2013[14]
- Solo exhibition, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, 2018[15]
- Tate St Ives, St Ives, UK, 2019[16][17]
- "Faces and Places," Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, August to December 2020[18]
- "Huguette Caland: Tête-à-Tête," The Drawing Center, New York City, June 11–September 19, 2021[19]
Group exhibitions
editReferences
edit- ^ Gronlund, Melissa (24 September 2019). "Lebanese painter Huguette Caland dies at 88". The National.
- ^ ""Rebirth", questions de vie et de mort". L'Orient – Le Jour (in French). 27 June 2011.
- ^ "The Mannequin Collective: More Than 100 Participants 'Flesh Out' On-Site Art Exhibit for New Santa Monica Place". News Wire. 7 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d Goodyear, Dana (7 June 2017). "The Playful Provocations (and Erotic Kaftans) of the Lebanese Artist Huguette Caland" – via www.newyorker.com.
- ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (30 September 2019). "Huguette Caland, 88, Dies; Celebrated Freedom in Art and Life". The New York Times.
- ^ "Huguette Caland: A Life Coming Into Focus – Art Papers". www.artpapers.org. 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Huguette Caland: A Movement of Her Own". ocula.com. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Exhibition 2 | Huguette Caland". 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Huguette Caland made Silent Letters as a Transition from Figurative to Abstract Forms". Widewalls.
- ^ "Her magical world". 19 June 2003 – via LA Times.
- ^ a b c "Huguette Caland - Hammer Museum". The Hammer Museum.
- ^ Women in abstraction. London : New York, New York: Thames & Hudson Ltd. ; Thames & Hudson Inc. 2021. p. 170. ISBN 978-0500094372.
- ^ "Expo : Huguette Caland à la Galerie Janine Rubeiz". Agenda Culturel. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Huguette Caland". Beirut Exhibition Center. 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Galerie Janine Rubeiz". www.galeriejaninerubeiz.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Bird, Michael (26 May 2019). "Huguette Caland, Tate St Ives, review: joy of sex loses its rosy intimacy". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 July 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Lebanese modernist master Huguette Caland makes British debut". The National. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Harb, Mohamad Khalil (25 November 2020). "Huguette Caland's Restless Joie de Vivre". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Fenstermaker, William (12 August 2021). "An Artistic Free Spirit Gets Her Due". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Art From Lebanon". Beirut Exhibition Center. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Le Corps découvert". Institut du monde arabe. 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Prospect.3: Notes for Now". www.domusweb.it.
- ^ "Huguette Caland | Frieze". frieze.com.
- ^ "Biennale Arte 2017 | 57th International Art Exhibition". La Biennale di Venezia. 26 May 2017.
External links
edit- Anne Mullin Burnham, 1994, Reflections in Women's Eyes Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Saudi Aramco World
- Fayeq Owis, 2008, Huguette Caland, Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists
- Joanne Warfield, Byzantium in Venice: A Visit with Huguette Caland Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Scream
- "Huguette Caland: Her Magical World", Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2003, Her magical world
- Caland's page at the Levantine Cultural Center Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine