Balcony to the World, 2026

Khaled Hourani  

Khaled Hourani is one of the most influential Palestinian multidisciplinary conceptual artists. He is also a curator, writer, and cultural organiser whose practice explores everyday life, movement, borders, and the relationship between art and society. Working across painting, photography, installation, sculpture, and conceptual projects, Hourani often uses familiar objects, situations, and cultural references to consider how political conditions influence everyday experience. His work combines humour, imagination, and critical reflection to question ideas of access, mobility, and cultural exchange.

Born in Hebron in 1965, Hourani studied History at Hebron University in 1987. Alongside his artistic practice, he has held important positions within Palestinian cultural institutions, including the Palestinian Ministry of Culture and the International Academy of Art Palestine. His project Picasso in Palestine, which brought a work by Pablo Picasso to Ramallah in 2011, became an important example of his interest in borders, movement, and access to art. Hourani continues to work as an artist, curator, and cultural organiser across Palestine.