Artist Monograph

Mona Hatoum, British

British of Palestinian origin, born in Beirut, Lebanon 1952

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	14	48.3%
Etching	11	37.9%
Textile	1	3.4%
Video	1	3.4%
Lithography	1	3.4%
Drawing	1	3.4%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	24	82.8%
Painting & Sculpture	4	13.8%
Media and Performance	1	3.4%

Production by Decade

1980s

1990s

2000s

Classification Types

Print — 15
Drawing — 6
Sculpture — 3
Multiple — 2
Video — 1
Illustrated Book — 1
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	16	59.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	7	25.9%
Large (1–3 m)	4	14.8%

Range: 13.5 cm → 139.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1995	1
1997	1
1999	2
2000	1
2001	2
2002	2
2004	12
2005	5
2006	1
2011	1
2024	1

British Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 29 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Measures of Distance Video Acc. 1670.2000	1988	Standard-definition video (color, sound)	15:26 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Purchase
Keffieh Painting Acc. 1125.2011	1993-99	Human hair on cotton fabric	45 1/4 x 45 1/4" (114.9 x 114.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Gwen and Peter Norton
+ and – Sculpture Acc. 971.2005	1994-2004	Sand, steel, aluminum, and electric motor	10 5/8" (27 cm) high x 13' 1 ½" (400.1 cm) diameter ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 400.05 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Jerry Speyer and Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds
Silence Sculpture Acc. 126.1995	1994	Glass	49 7/8 x 36 7/8 x 23 1/8" (126.6 x 93.7 x 58.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Robert B. and Emilie W. Betts Foundation Fund
Rubber Mat Multiple Acc. 45.1999	1996	Multiple of rubber silicone	overall: 1 × 31 5/16 × 23 7/16" (2.5 × 79.5 × 59.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with proceeds from the 1998 "Clue" event, sponsored by the Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Untitled (grater) Print Acc. 118.1997	1996	Rubbing on wax paper	sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 7/8" (27.3 x 37.8 cm); frame: 13 5/16 x 17 5/16" (33.8 x 43.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Marian and James H. Cohen in memory of their son Michael Harrison Cohen
Over my dead body from the Museum in Progress project Interventions Illustrated Book Acc. 514.2006.448	(newspaper published January 21, 1998)	Lithograph, offset printed	page (two-page spread): 18 1/4 x 12" (46.4 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Linda Barth Goldstein Fund
Pin Rug Sculpture Acc. 319.2004	1999	Stainless steel pins, canvas, and glue	1 1/4" x 49" x 6' 2" (3 x 124.5 x 188 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Agnes Gund
Untitled (Brain) Multiple Acc. 162.1999	1999	Multiple of silicone rubber	overall (irreg.): 3 5/8 x 5 5/16 x 6 1/2" (9.2 x 13.5 x 16.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist in memory of Penny McCall
Untitled (panhandled colander) Print Acc. 1132.2001	2000	Rubbing on wax paper	composition: 16 15/16 x 21 1/4" (43 x 54 cm); frame: 19 1/2 x 23 15/16" (49.5 x 60.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Virginia Cowles Schroth Fund
Untitled (Thiers knives III) Print Acc. 1131.2001	2000	Rubbing on wax paper	sheet: 15 3/4 x 21 1/4" (40 x 54 cm); frame: 18 7/16 x 23 7/8" (46.8 x 60.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Virgina Cowles Schroth Fund
Untitled (hair grid with knots 3) Drawing Acc. 301.2002	(2001)	Human hair with hair spray tied to transparentized paper	14 1/8 x 11" (35.9 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Routes II Drawing Acc. 1832.2005.a-e	2002	Gel pen and colored ink on five maps a: Gel pen on map b: Gel pen on map c: Colored ink on map d: Gel pen on map e: Colored ink on map	Installation: 35 1/2 x 42 x 1" (90.2 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled (grey hair grid with knots 3) Drawing Acc. 399.2002	2002	Human hair with hair spray tied to black paper	13 1/4 x 10 3/4" (33.7 x 27.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Hair Drawing Drawing Acc. 1833.2005	(2003)	Human hair on handmade paper	5 x 7" (12.7 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Hair Drawing Drawing Acc. 1834.2005	(2003)	Human hair and fingernail on handmade paper	5 1/2 x 7 3/4" (14 x 19.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Hair Drawing Drawing Acc. 1835.2005	(2003)	Human hair on handmade paper	6 x 8 1/2" (15.2 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
hair there and every where Print Acc. 280.2004.1-10	2004	Portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate (each): 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet (each): 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and every where Print Acc. 280.2004.3	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and every where Print Acc. 280.2004.8	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and every where Print Acc. 280.2004.10	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and everywhere Print Acc. 280.2004.1	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and everywhere Print Acc. 280.2004.2	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and everywhere Print Acc. 280.2004.4	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and everywhere Print Acc. 280.2004.5	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and everywhere Print Acc. 280.2004.6	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and everywhere Print Acc. 280.2004.7	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Untitled from hair there and everywhere Print Acc. 280.2004.9	2004	One from a portfolio of ten etchings with chine collé	plate: 7 7/8 x 6 7/8" (20 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 16 x 14" (40.6 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Carol and Morton H. Rapp Fund
Projection Print Acc. 247.2023	2006	Paper	35 × 55" (88.9 × 139.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carolyn Alexander and the artist in memory of Ted Bonin