THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Siddhartha Mitter
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| “Alia Ali” from “Vogue: the Arab Issue” (2014). |
“There are two kinds of artist,” Mr. Hajjaj said in the shop’s back area, with its banquettes made of Moroccan Coca-Cola crates topped with flower-print cushions. “There’s the artist that needs space, to be on their own to work, and there’s somebody like myself.” He scanned the scene. “There’s always an ambience.” This fall, Mr. Hajjaj has brought the vibes to Paris, where a
retrospective of his work is taking over the entire Maison Européenne de la Photographie, the photography museum. The city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, attended the opening, which included Moroccan Gnawa musicians performing with Yasiin Bey, the rapper once known as Mos Def.
Hassan Hajjaj
Through Nov. 17 at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris; mep-fr.org.
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| Hassan Hajjaj in his shop and studio on Shoreditch, East London, on Sept. 20. A major retrospective of Mr. Hajjaj’s work is showing at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris. |
