Huguette Caland

Huguette Caland (Arabic: أوغيت الخوري; née El Khoury; 19 January 1931 – 23 September 2019)[1] was a Lebanese painter, sculptor[2] and fashion designer[3] known for her erotic abstract paintings and body landscapes. Based out of Los Angeles, her art was displayed in numerous exhibitions and museums around the world.[4]

Huguette Caland
أوغيت الخوري
Born
Huguette El Khoury

(1931-01-19)19 January 1931
Beirut, Lebanon
Died23 September 2019(2019-09-23) (aged 88)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
EducationAmerican University of Beirut
Known forPainting, sculpture, fashion design
SpousePaul Caland

Early life

Caland was born into a Lebanese political family in Beirut, Lebanon on 19 January 1931.[5] Her father, Bechara El Khoury, became the first post-independence president of Lebanon in 1943, serving the country for nine years.[4]

Career

Caland came to art somewhat late in life, beginning her studies at the American University in Beirut in her 30s.[6][7]

In 1970, she moved to Paris where she lived and worked as an artist for 17 years.[8] She became a regular guest at the Feraud studio, meeting many artists, including André Masson, Pierre Schaeffer, and Adalberto Mecarelli.[4] In 1979, Caland collaborated with designer Pierre Cardin, creating a line of caftans that were displayed at Espace Cardin.[9] In 1983, Caland met Romanian sculptor George Apostu. From 1983 to 1986, they worked in Paris and in the Limousin, creating many paintings and sculptures during this time.[4][10]

Caland moved back to Los Angeles in 1987, where she lived and worked.[11]

After moving from one studio to another, in 1997 she finally settled in a studio in Venice where she frequently hosted friends and members of the art community, including Ed Moses, Chris Burden, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, and James Hayward.

In 2013 she returned to Beirut to say goodbye to her dying husband, and remained there until the end of her life.[11]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions
  • Art from Lebanon, Beirut Exhibition Center, 2012[19]
  • Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 2012[20]
  • Prospect 3 Biennale, New Orleans, 2014[21]
  • Frieze Masters, London, 2014[22]
  • Hammer Museum, Made in L.A., 2016[11]
  • 57th Biennale de Venezia, 2017[23]

References
  1. Gronlund, Melissa (24 September 2019). "Lebanese painter Huguette Caland dies at 88". The National.
  2. ""Rebirth", questions de vie et de mort". L'Orient – Le Jour (in French). 27 June 2011.
  3. "The Mannequin Collective: More Than 100 Participants 'Flesh Out' On-Site Art Exhibit for New Santa Monica Place". News Wire. 7 July 2010.
  4. Goodyear, Dana (7 June 2017). "The Playful Provocations (and Erotic Kaftans) of the Lebanese Artist Huguette Caland" – via www.newyorker.com.
  5. Seelye, Katharine Q. (30 September 2019). "Huguette Caland, 88, Dies; Celebrated Freedom in Art and Life". The New York Times.
  6. "Huguette Caland: A Life Coming Into Focus – Art Papers". www.artpapers.org. 6 June 2018.
  7. "Huguette Caland: A Movement of Her Own". ocula.com. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "Exhibition 2 | Huguette Caland". 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  9. "Huguette Caland made Silent Letters as a Transition from Figurative to Abstract Forms". Widewalls.
  10. "Her magical world". 19 June 2003 – via LA Times.
  11. "Huguette Caland - Hammer Museum". The Hammer Museum.
  12. "Expo : Huguette Caland à la Galerie Janine Rubeiz". Agenda Culturel. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  13. "Huguette Caland". Beirut Exhibition Center. 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  14. "Galerie Janine Rubeiz". www.galeriejaninerubeiz.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  15. Bird, Michael (26 May 2019). "Huguette Caland, Tate St Ives, review: joy of sex loses its rosy intimacy". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 July 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  16. "Lebanese modernist master Huguette Caland makes British debut". The National. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  17. Harb, Mohamad Khalil (25 November 2020). "Huguette Caland's Restless Joie de Vivre". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  18. Fenstermaker, William (12 August 2021). "An Artistic Free Spirit Gets Her Due". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  19. "Art From Lebanon". Beirut Exhibition Center. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  20. "Le Corps découvert". Institut du monde arabe. 19 July 2016.
  21. "Prospect.3: Notes for Now". www.domusweb.it.
  22. "Huguette Caland | Frieze". frieze.com.
  23. "Biennale Arte 2017 | 57th International Art Exhibition". La Biennale di Venezia. 26 May 2017.
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