Michael Hakimi
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hakimi, Michael / Szymczyk, Adam / Dziewior, Yilmaz, PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz Publishers, <strong><strong>Thestrong>strong> murals, computer images, paper <strong>worksstrong>, drawings and objects <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> Berlin-based Michael Hakimi are combined in site-specific installations to form intricate net<strong>worksstrong> <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> meaning. Hakimi expands <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> function <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> his formally reduced, two-dimensional images by means <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> his interventions, emphasizing <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> semantic divide between object and sign. <strong><strong>Thestrong>strong> artist examines <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> narrative potential <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> symbols and basic geometric shapes through <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> collagelike interaction <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> his <strong>worksstrong> with readymades <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> simplest materials. His installation "Large Oven" (), for example, realized for <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> Kunstverein Hamburg, and <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> spatial project "Ro<strong><strong>ofstrong>strong>" (), produced for <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> Kunsthalle Basel, both <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> which are comprehensively documented for <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> first time in <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> present publication, create walk-in scenarios reflecting social, political and urban realities. Beyond <strong><strong>thestrong>strong>se <strong>worksstrong>, this retrospective monograph presents all <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> Hakimi's work since .