Hassan Hajjaj

The recorded working language is Arabic and Berber. Places of work recorded in the authority are Marrakech. Work by Hassan Hajjaj is recorded in the collections of National Museum of World Cultures and Studio Museum in Harlem. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of National Merit.

• Name — Hassan Hajjaj • Born — 1961 • Birthplace — Larache, Morocco • Spouse — Vanessa L. Brown (m. 1987) • Children — 2 • Occupation — Contemporary artist, photographer • Known for — Portrait photographs

Hajjaj was born in Larache, Morocco in 1961.

Hajjaj's first feature-length film, Karima: A Day in the Life of a Henna Girl, premiered at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in May 2015. The film takes viewers into the world of one Hajjaj's most iconic series, Kesh Angels, depicting the henna girls of Marrakesh. Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars was exhibited at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in 2016. The film was shown at Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland in June 2015, curated by Cairo-based film curator and lecturer Maxa Zoller. The exhibition Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane opened in London's Somerset House on 5 October 2017, his first solo show in the city in seven years. Hajjaj paid tribute to fellow Moroccan celebrities in "My Maroc Stars". The work featured artists, singers and designers such as Hindi Zahra, Dizzy DROS, Yassine Morabite, and many others. One of Hajjaj’s most famous works include Kesh Angels (2010), a photograph of five veiled women from Marrakesh, Morocco, as they sit on motorbikes stationed in front of the Theatre Royal. In Hajjaj's photograph, the women are adorned with colorful, heart-shaped sunglasses and striped socks, as the edited graphic pattern of repeating upside-down red food cans lines the border. Hajjaj was commissioned by Vogue to shoot a series of photographs of pop singer Billie Eilish for the cover of their March 2020 magazine. In Hajjaj’s cover, the singer sports a Gucci jacket and necklace, as she poses against a colorful patterned backdrop, for which the self-taught photographer is known. The magazine issue also included other photos shot by Hajjaj, including one where Eilish wore a blazer made from the flag of Casablanca football club, Wydad AC. Eilish was dressed in Hajjaj's clothing label Andy Wahloo, and is shown posing in front of a decorative straw rug that is commonly found in North Africa.

Hajjaj's work has featured at the Brooklyn Museum, New York City; the British Museum, London; the Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC; Fotografiska Stockholm, Fotografiska Tallinn, Fotografiska New York, the Newark Museum, New Jersey; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Farjam Collection, Dubai; Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris; the Kamel Lazaar Foundation, Tunisia; and Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA.

Hassan Hajjaj is recorded with the occupation contemporary artist. Recorded with the occupation fashion designer. Recorded as contemporary artist, photographer and fashion designer. Established in Library of Congress under no2014032458. Established in RKDartists under 436466. Established in Discogs under 3196579. Established in FAST under 1947844.

Hajjaj was the winner of the 2011 Sovereign Middle East and African Art Prize and was shortlisted for Victoria & Albert Museum's Jameel Prize in 2009. In 2013, Rose Issa Projects published the monograph By Hassan Hajjaj, Photography, fashion, film, design edited by Katia Hadidian, London (2014) exploring his upbringing in Morocco and London, his experiences in fashion and interior design, and his adventures in the music industry influence the vibrant colours, joyful spirit, and visual rhythm of his highly sought-after images. In 2019 Hassan Hajjaj was published by the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris.

On August 22, 2016, he was decorated as an Officer of the Ouissam Al Moukafâa Al Wataniya — the Order of National Merit — by King Mohammed VI.