Hussein Madi
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Hussein Madi | |
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حسين ماضي | |
| Born | 17 January 1938 |
| Died | 17 January 2024 (aged 86) |
| Other names | Ḥusayn Māḍī |
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Hussein Madi (Arabic: حسين ماضي; 17 January 1938–17 January 2024) was a Lebanese painter, sculptor, and printmaker.[1]
Hussein Madi (Arabic: حسين ماضي) was born on 17 January 1938 in Shebaa, Lebanese Republic (present-day Lebanon).[2]
Madi was educated at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts in Beirut.[3] In Italy, Madi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and the l’Académie de San Giacomo.[3]
Career
From 1958 to 1962, he taught sculpture at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts. From 1973 to 1986, he resided in Rome and Beirut, where he researched Arabic cultural heritage.[4] After returning to Lebanon in 1986, he taught sculpture and engraving at the Institute of Fine Arts, Lebanese University.
Madi's artworks are held in private and public collections worldwide, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The British Museum,[5] Institut du Monde Arabe, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar, Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah Art Museum, The Sursock Museum, MACAM, and The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts.
In 2003, he presented his work at the Venice Biennale. He was awarded the Order of the Star of Italy for his contributions.
