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Shahzia Sikander

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An Afternoon in the Park With Shahzia Sikander’s Golden Monuments 

by Rhea Nayyar January 24, 2023January 31, 2023

The artist’s three-part commission at Madison Square Park includes a mythical female figure atop the Manhattan Appellate Courthouse.

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Shahzia Sikander’s Radical Take on Traditional Arts

by Rosa Boshier June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

Sikander’s retrospective Extraordinary Realities gathers together themes of female multiplicity, queer desire, capitalist exploitation, and decolonial aesthetics.

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Shahzia Sikander Draws the Immeasurability of Women

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney September 14, 2021September 21, 2021

The artist uses her technical and artistic gifts to render a clear vision of women who defy stereotypes.

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The Morgan Library & Museum Presents Shahzia Sikander: Extraordinary Realities

by The Morgan Library & Museum June 28, 2021September 21, 2021

A new exhibition highlights the first 15 years of the internationally celebrated artist’s career.

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Artist Shahzia Sikander Is Ready for a New Post-Pandemic Reality

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian December 16, 2020February 22, 2022

In this expansive conversation, artist Shahzia Sikander discusses her first solo exhibition in a decade and her hopes for a post-pandemic art world.

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Shahzia Sikander Urges a Rethinking of Art History

Avatar photo by Nageen Shaikh November 3, 2020November 19, 2020

Sikander’s first New York solo show in nine years includes a captivating range of paintings, mosaics, animations, and the artist’s first-ever sculpture.

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Contemporary Visions of Mystical Indo-Persian Miniatures

Avatar photo by Nageen Shaikh December 21, 2018December 27, 2018

The night of “Ascension,” one Islam’s most mystical and striking themes, has inspired Sikander, whose self-portraits are artistic manifestations of this magical journey.

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Imaginary Homelands, Shahzia Sikander in Lahore

by Yasmeen Siddiqui and Alpesh Kantilal Patel September 14, 2018

This photo essay tells the story of an artist’s view of her experience at a new and important biennale.

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What Does It Mean to Make Art in the South Asian Diaspora?

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian August 4, 2017August 6, 2017

This summer exhibition at the Asia Society in New York explores artists of the South Asian diaspora and the ideas and issues that unify their work.

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Binging on Selfies and Regurgitating Money: The Best of Hong Kong’s Art Fair Week

by Ellen Pearlman March 29, 2016March 30, 2016

HONG KONG — Admission to the final days of last week’s Art Basel Hong Kong was sold out, and the fair logged an impressive 70,000 attendees.

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