Miryam Haddad
At the exhibition “Nine Eyes — Nine Artists” in the Hikarie Contemporary Art Eye series supervised by gallerist Tomio Koyama, I encountered a captivating work: a painting by Miryam Haddad.
※The price list spelled her name “Miriam Haddad.”
Miryam Haddad is a young female artist born in 1991, originally from Syria, currently based in and working in Paris, France. Her represented gallery is the FrenchGalerie Art Concept.
For recent exhibitions, she held a solo show at Galerie Art Concept in 2018, and in 2019 she exhibited in a group show at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. In Japan, she was also included in the “Taguchi Art Collection: Palette of Spheres” exhibition held at the Sapporo Art Park Museum from November 19, 2019 to January 13, 2020.
The exhibition in “Nine Eyes — Nine Artists” was realized through a recommendation by collector Miwa Taguchi (of the Taguchi Collection). The reason she recommended Miryam Haddad was posted on a caption in the venue.
Haddad’s works are also said to be included in the collection of the France-based art dealer and collector,Yvon Lambert. In addition, within France she won the “Prix Jean-François Prat 2019” in 2019. *Please see the reference video below.
“Nine Eyes — Nine Artists”
Four works were shown in the “Nine Eyes — Nine Artists” exhibition.
*Observation means “observation.” *via Google Translate
*Proche de l’Infini! means “close to infinity!” *via Google Translate
*Des forces à abattre means “forces to bring down.” *via Google Translate
*Épouvantail means “scarecrow.” *via Google Translate
This time, only four small works of about size 1–2 were shown. All are new works painted in 2019.
Haddad’s works are said to be at one of two extremes—either small like the ones exhibited, or very large. I viewed them thinking how interesting it is that an artist puts out such small works to the Western market.
Even in the small works, many paint colors are used, and they cross between the figurative and the abstract. Thick, flat brushwork is central, but flat areas were also consciously placed here and there. The four works each seemed to maintain their own balance, and I felt a sense of unity. At a glance, there was a strong sense of “this is a Miryam Haddad.”
She also appears to have an exhibition history at Art Basel, such as Miami Beach in 2017 and Basel in 2019. It seems there will be chances to encounter her at art fairs going forward. I’d like to keep an eye on her.
https://www.miryamhaddad.com/
Overview
Nine Eyes — Nine Artists
Hikarie Contemporary Art Eye vol.13
Dates: January 2 (Thu) – January 15 (Wed), 2020
Hours: 11:00–20:00
Venue: Shibuya Hikarie, 8/CUBE 1, 2, 3
Admission: free
Participating artists: Junko Ikawa, Kumi Kaguraoka, Asami Shoji, Yu Takamizawa, Kazuyuki Takezaki, Yasuko Toyoshima, Koji Nakano, Ayano Nanakarage, Miryam Haddad
Supervision: Tomio Koyama
