Huguette Caland (Arabic: أوغيت الخوري; née El Khoury; 19 January 1931 – 23 September 2019) was a Lebanese painter, sculptor and fashion designer 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.
Early life
Caland was born into a Lebanese political family in
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of ...
on 19 January 1931. Her father,
Bechara El Khoury, became the first post-independence president of Lebanon in 1943, serving the country for nine years.
Career
Caland came to art somewhat late in life, beginning her studies at the
American University in Beirut
The American University of Beirut (AUB) ( ar, الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, au ...
in her 30s.
In 1970, she moved to
Paris where she lived and worked as an artist for 17 years. She became a regular guest at the Feraud studio, meeting many artists, including
André Masson,
Pierre Schaeffer, and Adalberto Mecarelli.
In 1979, Caland collaborated with designer
Pierre Cardin, creating a line of caftans that were displayed at Espace Cardin. 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.
Caland moved back to Los Angeles in 1987, where she lived and worked.
After moving from one studio to another, in 1997 she finally settled in a studio in
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
where she frequently hosted friends and members of the art community, including
Ed Moses,
Chris Burden,
Larry Bell,
Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston (June 7, 1934 – October 8, 2022) was an American visual artist and sculptor who lived and worked in Venice, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Bengston was probably best known for work he created that reflected California's " ...
, 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.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
* Huguette Caland, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, 2011
* Huguette Caland Retrospective, Beirut Exhibition Center, 2013
*Solo exhibition, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, 2018
*
Tate St Ives, St Ives, UK, 2019
*"Faces and Places,"
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, August to December 2020
*"Huguette Caland: Tête-à-Tête,"
The Drawing Center
The Drawing Center is a Manhattan, New York, museum and a nonprofit exhibition space that focuses on the exhibition of drawings, both historical and contemporary.
History
The Drawing Center was founded by former assistant curator of drawings at ...
, New York City, June 11–September 19, 2021
Group exhibitions
* Art from Lebanon, Beirut Exhibition Center, 2012
* Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 2012
* Prospect 3 Biennale, New Orleans, 2014
* Frieze Masters, London, 2014
* Hammer Museum, Made in L.A., 2016
* 57th Biennale de Venezia, 2017
References
External links
* Anne Mullin Burnham, 1994
Reflections in Women's Eyes ''Saudi Aramco World''
* Fayeq Owis, 2008
Huguette Caland ''Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists''
* Joanne Warfield
, ''The Scream''
* "Huguette Caland: Her Magical World", Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2003
Her magical worldCaland's page at the Levantine Cultural Center
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1931 births
2019 deaths
Lebanese women painters
Lebanese women sculptors
Lebanese fashion designers
Lebanese women fashion designers
20th-century Lebanese women
Lebanese expatriates in the United States
Artists from Beirut
American University of Beirut alumni