Edited with text by José Esparza Chong Cuy. Text by Magalí Arriola, Filipa Ramos, Petrit Halilaj.
Dancing stars, floating flowers, a flying chicken on an airplane—Halilaj's installations transport viewers to the symbols of his war-stricken childhood, sent "from Runik with love"
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Published by Silvana Editoriale. Edited by Sam Bardaouil, Till Fellrath. Introduction by Catherine Nichols. Text by Lura Limani. Interview by Amy Zion.
Berlin-based artist Petrit Halilaj (born 1986) remains deeply connected to Kosovo, his home country, through his sculptures, installations and videos. His debut opera, documented here during its premiere at the Hamburger Bahnhof, is inspired by the ancient site Syrigana.
Published by Inventory Press. Edited with text by José Esparza Chong Cuy. Text by Magalí Arriola, Filipa Ramos, Petrit Halilaj.
Published with Museo Tamayo.
Kosovan artist Petrit Halilaj (born 1986) overruns the Museo Tamayo with large-scale installations—canopies bunched in flower petals, an airplane with a chicken painted on the side—that represent his fraught childhood, having fled his titular village upon the outbreak of the Kosovan War.
Published by Walther König, Köln. Text by Giovanni Carmine, Elena Filipovic, Kathrin Rhomberg, Rein Wolfs, Moritz Wesseler.
Kosovan artist Petrit Halilaj (born 1986) creates sculptural installations relating to the Kosovo War of 1998-99 and attendant themes of displacement and home. This volume surveys his highly autobiographical works.