Meet the Artist—Petrit Halilaj: The Roof Garden Commission, Abetare | Met Exhibitions

Go behind the scenes with artist Petrit Halilaj, who discusses with curator Iria Candela the inspiration and making of his 2024 Roof Garden Commission: Abetare. Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj (born 1986, Kostërc, former Yugoslavia) has transformed The Met’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden with a sprawling sculptural installation, the artist's first major project in the United States. Halilaj's work is deeply connected to the recent history of his native country, Kosovo, and the consequences of cultural and political tensions in the region. After a formative period in Italy, where he studied art at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, he moved to Berlin in 2008, where he still lives and works. Abetare reflects the artist’s personal experience as a refugee of war and the universal hopes and fears captured in children’s drawings. Learn more about the exhibition: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions... Production Credits: Interviewer: Iria Candela, Estrellita B. Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art Director and Managing Producer: Kate Farrell Editor: Lucas Groth Producer: Melissa Bell Cinematography: Jeffrey Johnson 2nd Camera/AC: Jon Jenkins Sound: Matthew Modula Jib Camera: Kelly Richardson Berlin Footage: Oscar Michal Production Coordinator: Lela Jenkins Production Assistants: Tess Solot-Kehl, Brian Berman Music: Austin Fisher Timelapse Photography: Wilson Santiago, Heather Johnson Exhibition Project manager: Zoe Tippl Buildings Manager: Taylor Miller 81st Studio: Kate Swanson Special thanks to: Petrit Halilaj and Iria Candela; Studio Petrit Halilaj: Serena Rota (studio manager), Ferdinand Pechmann (production manager), Hugo Larquè (workshop manager), Vanina Saracino (research and editorial advisor), Rosario Moran and Christina Stathakopoulou (visualizations, 3D models), Veronica Paredes (accounting), Mirjam Khera (studio assistant), Martina Pelacchi (production); collaborators: Christina Werner (research advisor), Juan Echavarria, Mattia Bertolo, Toni Flügel, Anka Mirkin, Max Negrelli, Samuel von Düffel, Hagar Ophir, Nathan Stone, Joe Highton, and Fritz Rahne; Bernd Euler, Senta Hoppe, and the team at Euler GmbH, and Skulpturengießerei Knaak (artwork production); and Will Laufs and Kirill Kiselev (engineering); Abetare research in the Balkans: Amy Zion (research advisor), Leutrim Fishekqiu, Vatra Abrashi, Adrian Berisha, Arjon Kajtazi, Rrahim Dervishi, Hava Dako, Nikola Uzunovski, Olsi Lelaj, Amar Agić, Armin Ličina, Lushi Ismailaj, Valmira Morina, Lea Vene, Adela Železnik, Dzeni Rostohar, Zdenka Badovinac, Natalija Veselič Martinjak, Shaha Hyseni, Sofija Balać, Dzeni Rostohar, and Matej Jurčevoć. Subscribe for new content from The Met:    / metmuseum   #TheMet #Art #TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt #Museum © 2024 The Metropolitan Museum of Art