Monia Ben Hamouda
Monia Ben Hamouda, photo: Michele Gabriele\n\nMonia Ben Hamouda (b. 1991, Milan) lives and works between al-Qayrawan and Milan.\xa0She graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan.\xa0Previous positions include a visiting professorship at the Hochschule f\xfcr Bildende K\xfcnste in Dresden and a Master of Curating at Istituto Marangoni, Florence, and a seat in the jury at the Filmmaker Festival, Milan.\xa0\n\n\nHer work has been presented in various venues including ChertL\xfcdde, Berlin; ASHES/ASHES, New York; Ar/Ge kunst Kunstverein, Bozen; Jevouspropose, Zurich; Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, Florence; Et.Al, San Francisco; Ada, Rome; Galerie Valeria Cetraro, Paris; Universit\xe4tssammlungen Kunst, Dresden; Alios 16me Biennale d\u2019Art Contemporain, La Teste de Buch; Marselleria Permanent Exhibition, Milan. Awards include: Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (winner); VI Club Gamec Prize (finalist); TSI Art Award x Artissima (winner); Art Business Accelerator Grant, Artwork Archive and Redline Contemporary Art Center (winner); DUCATO Contemporary Art Prize\xa0\xa0(special prize winner).\n\n\nAdditional information for Monia can be found on her\xa0artist page.\n\n\nThe book she discussed in the interview is The Big Something by Ron Padgett.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonia Ben Hamouda Denial of a Red-Winged Blackbird (Aniconism As Figurative Urgency), 2022 laser-cut steel, spice powders, charcoal 86 1/4 x 76 3/8 x 3/64 inches (219 x 194 x 0.3 centimeters). \xa9 Monia Ben Hamouda, courtesy ASHES/ASHES, New York and ChertL\xfcdde, Berlin.\n\n\n\n\nMonia Ben Hamouda Denial of a Red-Winged Blackbird (Aniconism As Figurative Urgency), 2022 laser-cut steel, spice powders, charcoal 86 1/4 x 76 3/8 x 3/64 inches (219 x 194 x 0.3 centimeters). \xa9 Monia Ben Hamouda, courtesy ASHES/ASHES, New York and ChertL\xfcdde, Berlin.