Rad Hourani
Rad Hourani | |
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| File:Rad Hourani.jpg Rad Hourani in 2009 | |
| Born | June 15, 1982 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | High school |
| Occupation(s) | artist, designer, film director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Unisex, Neutral, Genderless, Raceless, Ageless, Nationless, Limitless creations |
| Label | Rad Hourani |
Rad Hourani is a Canadian artist, designer, and film director known for his neutral, genderless creations.[1][2]. He created the first UNISEX gender neutral ready to wear collection in fashion history in 2007.
Two years later, he presented his first photo and video exhibition at the Jardins du Palais-Royal in Paris to great acclaim and continues exhibiting his photographic work around the world, in particular a film projection at Centre Pompidou in Paris, an interactive installation at the Tate Modern in London, as well as different installations at the FIT Museum in New York, MU Art Center in the Netherlands and the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art in Denmark. His most recent multidisciplinary exhibitions were presented at Arsenal Contemporary Art Center in Montreal, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York and a film installation at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
In January 2013, Rad Hourani became an invited member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in Paris, marking him both the first Canadian to show during Couture Week, and the first designer to show a unisex collection at this event.[3][4]
His work is an attentive study of the human body that celebrates neutrality as a defining human trait. The Rad Hourani unisex process advocates non-conformity as the essence of individualism. He sees modernity as an odyssey free of limit, gender, age, religion, boundaries, and conditioning. In his own vision, he is sketching a new, freer way to live.
Personal Life
Born in 1982 in Jordan from a Jordanian-Canadian father and a Syrian mother, he moved to Montreal, Quebec at the age of 16 to complete high school. After his graduation, he began working as an art director. At the age of 23, he moved to Paris, where he started photography and shooting videos. He then created his Unisex brand Rad Hourani at just 25.
Career
- October 2007 - Paris - Unisex Collection #0 Debut show / exhibition - The first Unisex Gender Neutral collection in fashion history [5]
- June 2009 - Paris - Jardins du Palais-Royal Transclassic Exhibition
- February 2010 - New York - Yvon Lambert Gallery - Unisex Collection #5 Show
- April 2010 - Antwerp - New York Times [6] Black Is The New Black Diary
- October 2010 - Paris - Joyce Gallery Unisex Transformable Collection #6 film
- January 2011 - Milan - Palazzo Morando Museum Vogue Top 5 Talents Exhibition by Franca Sozzani and Anna Wintour
- June 2011 - Arnhem - Arnhem Biennale Unframed video installation
- Octobrer 2011 - Paris - Mannerheim Gallery Unisex Transformable Collection #8 Exhibition
- October 2011 - Seoul / South Korea 5 YRS OF UNISEX show
- January 2012 - Paris - Rad Hourani Gallery Opening
- June 2012 - Hong Kong - I.T Gallery Earth Video installation
- Novembre 2012 - Paris - Centre Pompidou Vivianne Fauny Film Projection
- November 2012 - Paris - La Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Becoming an " Invited Member " of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in Paris and the first ever designer to present a unisex couture collection in the history of fashion.
- November 2012 - New York - Fit Museum Lecture with historian Valerie Steele
- April 2013 - London - Tate Modern Metaprojection Jacket Live performance by Jacques Greene
- July 2013 - Paris - Chris Garneau live performance Unisex Couture Collection #11 show
- November 2013 - Montreal - Centre Phi SEAMLESS exhibition + 5 YRS OF UNISEX Book Launch
- March 2014 - Dubai - Art Week 5 YRS OF UNISEX exhibition
- April 2014 - Montreal - Rad Hourani gallery opening
- June 2014 - Eindhoven- Mu Art Center GENDERBLENDER Exhibition
- July 2014 - Paris - Chinawomen live performance Unisex Couture Collection #13 show
- November 2014 - Beijing - Artco Gallery Unisex exhibition and lecture
- January 2015 - Paris - Canadian Cultural Centre Unisex Couture Sculpture /Collection #14 exhibition
- March 2015 - Paris - Larry Clark The Smell of Us Film collaboration
- April 2015 - London - Selfridges A GENDER concept ambassador lecture
- September 2015 - Herning - Museum of Contemporary Art Resistance Exhibition
- November 2015 - Montreal - Arsenal Contemporary Art Center NEUTRALITY Exhibition
- February 2016 - New York - The Cooper Hewitt Design Museum BEAUTY Exhibition
- February 2016 - Tbilisi - Georgia Photography Week Portraits Exhibition
- July 2016 - Berlin - L40 Gallery EYE Exhibition
- June 2017 - Bilbao - Guggenheim Museum Film installation in collaboration with Edouard Lock
- November 2017 - Dubai - Innovative Award given by the Arab Fashion Council
- June 2018 - Montreal - RH gallery Self-Titling Exhibition
- October 2018 - Boston - Fine Arts Museum lecture with curator Michelle Finamore
References
- ^ The Daily Beast: The Birth of Unisex Couture - Rad Hourani
- ^ Interview magazine: Rad Hourani: Nighttime Person
- ^ Toronto Star: Montreal’s Rad Hourani first Canadian invited to present collection of haute couture in Paris
- ^ BulletMedia: The First Principles of Rad Hourani
- ^ Self-Styled Article in The Business of Fashion
- ^ Black Is The New Black Article in New York Times
