Amir Hariri

Pronouns: he/him

September 8 – November 28, 2025

Amir Hariri is a New York City-based artist and engineer who deconstructs the world around him to create abstract artwork and interventions that respond to contemporary challenges such as the pandemic and climate change. Inspired by individual and collective memories, and a childhood of exploring abandoned buildings, Hariri uses the language of decomposition and decay to transform the familiar and question our experiences and sense of history.

Hariri earned his Master of Engineering degree from Cornell University. After a decade working on design projects from concert halls and museums to glass designs for Apple, he went on to study painting and printmaking at the Art Students League. His work is in public and private collections in the United States, Italy, Spain, Hong Kong, and Japan. Recent exhibitions of his work include Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice (New York, NY; 2024), PS122 Gallery (New York, NY; 2023), and Wave Hill (Bronx, NY; 2019). Hariri has participated in residencies at NARS Foundation, the Museum of Arts and Design, and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.

During his residency, Hariri will expand his knowledge of handbuilding, wheel-throwing, and casting techniques, and investigate how wood scaffolding and cement can be combined with these ceramic forms to create hybrid sculptures. Hariri will use the residency as a space for experimentation, with the final aim of creating a site-responsive multimedia sculpture.