Hatoum, Mona | T42, 1993-98 — available on Composition Gallery

// T42 by Mona Hatoum is a sculptural object crafted in stone that combines two teacups in a visually striking manner. Created between 1993 and 1998, the piece features two interconnected cups that share a singular, fluid form, suggesting themes of unity, duality, and balance. The minimalist design, with its neutral tone and smooth, organic shape, draws attention to the unconventional fusion of everyday objects. Hatoum, known for exploring themes of displacement, connection, and contradiction, uses this piece to challenge the viewer's perception of functional objects, transforming the familiar into a thought-provoking visual statement.

Mona Hatoum (Lebanon/United Kingdom, 1952) is a British-Palestinian artist renowned for her installations and sculptures that explore themes of displacement, conflict, and the human body. Utilizing materials like steel, glass, and everyday objects, her work often juxtaposes beauty with unsettling elements, challenging viewers' perceptions of familiar spaces and objects.

Mona Hatoum

T42, 1993-98

Name: T42, 1993-98
SKU: 10853

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Sculpture / ObjectA sculpture is a three-dimension object made using any one of the basic sculpting processes. These include carving, casting, constructing or modeling. Carving materials may be bone, ivory, stone or wood. Modeling and casting use clay or wax, while constructions glue materials together.

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Stone

StoneStone is a hard, natural material found in the ground and used for various artistic purposes, such as carving statues, creating jewelry, and assembling mosaics. Artists and rock collectors often seek out interesting stones to cut, polish, and incorporate into their artwork.

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With much of her work inspired by her heritage and life experience, born to Palestinian parents in Beirut before settling in London following her exile from Lebanon during the civil war, Mona Hatoum’s work focuses on exploring conflict, issues around race and gender and politics.

Working across a wide range of mediums, including sculptures, photography and video, performance and more traditional paper-based works, Hatoum’s creations often take everyday objects and subverts them to create unnerving artworks which challenge the viewer to consider the intersection of the individual with the world of politics.

Known for pushing the boundaries of surrealism and minimalism, Mona Hatoum has found success in the different mediums she uses, notably Grater Divide, Hotspot, Measures of Distance and Light Sentence. One theme which is present throughout all of Hatoum’s works are her own personal experience of conflict and the way in which she found herself stranded in London, in the artist’s own words, “that created a kind of dislocation, which manifests itself in my work”.

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What is minimalism?

Minimalism is a style in music and visual arts characterized by pared-down designs and simplicity. It began in Western art after World War II, gaining prominence particularly in American visual arts. Minimalism draws heavily on aspects of modernism and is often viewed as a reaction against Abstract Expressionism, as well as a precursor to post-minimal art practices. Prominent minimalist artists include Agnes Martin, Donald Judd, Robert Morris, Frank Stella, and Dan Flavin.

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