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Baseera Khan is a New York-based artist. They use a variety of mediums in their practice to "visualize patterns and repetitions of exile and kinship shaped by economic, social, and political changes in local and global environments, with special interests in decolonization processes".[1][2]

Their work navigates the political circumstances of their identity as a self-identified queer femme Muslim and "as a feminist, and as a brown Indian-Afghani".[3]

Early life and education

Khan grew up in Denton, Texas, raised by working class, Muslim parents who lived in near-isolation because of the threat of deportation.[4] Their parents emigrated from Bangalore, India to the United States before they were born.[3]

They received a B.F.A. in drawing/painting and sociology from the University of North Texas in 2005, and an M.F.A. from the Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning in 2012.[5] In 2014, they completed the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture program.[6]

Career

Khan is a conceptual artist who uses a variety of mediums to "visualize patterns and repetitions of exile and kinship shaped by economic, social, and political changes in local and global environments, with special interests in decolonization processes".[1]

Khan's first solo exhibition in New York was at the Participant Inc gallery space in 2017.[7] The exhibition, titled "iamuslima", was named after the eponymous term that Khan had Nike stitch on a pair of sneakers as a way of protesting Nike Inc.'s refusal to allow the words "Islam" or "Muslim" on its customizable sneaker models.[7][8]

In 2018, Khan was an artist in residence at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn.[9] Other residencies and fellowships include an artist residency at Abrons Arts Center (2016–17), an International Travel Fellowship to Jerusalem/Ramallah through Apexart (2015) and a Process Space artist residency at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (2015).[10]

In 2022, Khan was commissioned to create a series of sculptures based on the form of a Corinthian column – albeit one that seems to have been toppled and wrapped in handmade silk rugs from Kashmir – for Meta’s Manhattan office complex in the historic James A. Farley Building.[11]

Exhibitions

  • 2015: Walk with Me, Critical Practices Inc., New York, New York
  • 2015: Of Gentle Birth, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, New York
  • 2016: BRIC Biennial, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, New York[1]
  • 2016: SKOWHEGANPerforms, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, New York
  • 2016: Subject to Capital, Abrons Art Center, New York, New York
  • 2017: Standard Forms, curated by Christian Camacho-Light, Art Galleries at The Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, Ramapo College of New Jersey, New Jersey[12]
  • 2017: Ritual, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
  • 2017: Other Romances, curated by Em Rooney, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY[13]
  • 2017: Sessions, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
  • 2017: Fatal Love, Queens Museum, Queens, New York
  • 2017: Iamuslima, Participant Inc. Gallery, New York, New York[1]
  • 2018: How to see in the dark, curated by Christian Camacho-Light, Cuchifritos, New York, New York[14]
  • 2018: Not for Everybody, curated by Allie Tepper, Simone Subal Gallery, New York, New York
  • 2018: Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York
  • 2018: SEED, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, New York
  • 2018: Carry Over: New Voices from the Global African Diaspora, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, New York
  • 2018: Mane n' Tail, Luminary, St. Louis, MO
  • 2018: ROYGBIV, Kate Werble Gallery, New York, New York
  • 2018: I am no bird..., ltd Los Angeles, California
  • 2018: In Practice: Another Echo, SculptureCenter, New York, New York
  • 2018: Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York
  • 2018: LOVE 2018: Purple Hearts, LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University, New York
  • 2018: Hyphen American, Gallery 102, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • 2018: iamuslima, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Colorado
  • 2019: snake skin, imone Subal Gallery, New York, 2019 [15]

Recognition

In December 2016, Khan was listed by Artnet, the art market website, as one of "14 Emerging Women Artists to Watch for 2017".[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Study Sessions: Baseera Khan". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ John Yau (14 January 2018). "A Show That Requires a Different Kind of Looking". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
    - Chris Wilson (8 December 2018). "10 Breakout Artists To Watch At Art Basel Miami Beach 2017". Maxim. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jane Ursula Harris (26 May 2017). "Baseera Khan". Art in America. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Baseera Khan". Rema Hort Mann Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Baseera Khan". Abrons Arts Center. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Baseera Khan (A '14)". Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Baseera Khan". Art in America. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ "iamuslima". Baseera Khan Studios. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
    - Kasem, Yasmine Kasem, (2019) "Jihad of Bitter Petals: Queering Identity and Material through Unraveling and Struggle", masters thesis, University Of California San Diego
  9. ^ "Baseera Khan". Pioneer Works. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Baseera Khan". Baseera Khan. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  11. ^ Benjamin Sutton (24 August 2022), https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/08/24/meta-new-york-office-art-commissions [Meta puts analogue art front and centre in sprawling new Manhattan office] The Art Newspaper.
  12. ^ Standard Forms
  13. ^ Other Romances
  14. ^ How to see in the dark
  15. ^ Anania, Billy (4 December 2019). "Baseera Khan's Vivid, Anti-Imperialist Odes". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
    - Gilbert, Alan (2019). "Baseera Khan: snake skin". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  16. ^ Sarah Cascone (21 December 2016). "14 Emerging Women Artists to Watch in 2017". Artnet. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

See also

  • Blacklock, Naomi (2019). "Baseera Khan" (PDF). Conjuring Alterity: Refiguring The Witch and the Female Scream in Contemporary Art (PhD). Faculty of Creative Industries Queensland University of Technology. pp. 78–84. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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