Baseera Khan

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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][3]

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."[4]

Early life and education[]

Khan grew up in Denton, Texas, raised by working class, Muslim parents who lived in near-isolation due to the threat of deportation.[5] Their parents emigrated from Bangalore, India to the United States before they were born.[4]

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.[6] In 2014, they completed the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture program.[7]

Career[]

Khan is a conceptual artist who uses 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]

In December, 2016 Khan was listed by Artnet, art market website, as one of "14 Emerging Women Artists to Watch for 2017."[8]

Khan’s first solo exhibition in New York occurred at PARTICIPANT INC gallery space in 2017.[9] The exhibition, titled “iamuslima,” was titled after the eponymous term that Khan had Nike stitch on a pair of Nike sneakers as a way of protesting Nike Inc.'s refusal to allow the word “Islam” or “Muslim”  on its customizable sneaker models.[9][10][11]

In 2018 Khan was an artist in residence at Pioneer Works, in Red Hook, Brooklyn.[12] Other recent residencies and fellowships include an artist residency at Abrons Art 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).[13]

Exhibitions[]

  • 2019: snake skin, imone Subal Gallery, New York, 2019 [14][15]
  • 2018: How to see in the dark, curated by Christian Camacho-Light, Cuchifritos, NYC[16]
  • 2018: Not for Everybody, curated by Allie Tepper, Simone Subal Gallery, NYC
  • 2018: Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
  • 2018: SEED, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2018: Carry Over: New Voices from the Global African Diaspora, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2018: Mane n' Tail, Luminary, St. Louis, MO
  • 2018: ROYGBIV, Kate Werble Gallery, NYC
  • 2018: I am no bird..., ltd los angeles, CA
  • 2018: In Practice: Another Echo, SculptureCenter, NYC
  • 2018: Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
  • 2018: LOVE 2018: Purple Hearts, LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University, NY
  • 2018: Hyphen American, Gallery 102, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • 2018: iamuslima, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, CO
  • 2017: Standard Forms, curated by Christian Camacho-Light, Art Galleries at The Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ[17]
  • 2017: Ritual, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
  • 2017: Other Romances, curated by Em Rooney, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY[18]
  • 2017: Sessions, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
  • 2017: Fatal Love, Queens Museum, Queens, NY
  • 2017: Iamuslima, Participant Inc. Gallery, New York, NY[1]
  • 2016: BRIC Biennial, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, NY[1]
  • 2016: SKOWHEGANPerforms, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, NY
  • 2016: Subject to Capital, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
  • 2015: Of Gentle Birth, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2015: Walk with Me, Critical Practices Inc., New York, NY

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Study Sessions: Baseera Khan | Whitney Museum of American Art". whitney.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  2. ^ "A Show That Requires a Different Kind of Looking". Hyperallergic. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  3. ^ "10 Breakout Artists To Watch At Art Basel Miami Beach 2017". Maxim. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  4. ^ a b "Baseera Khan - Art in America". Art in America. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  5. ^ "Baseera Khan – Rema Hort Mann Foundation". www.remahortmannfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  6. ^ "Baseera Khan | Abrons Arts Center". Abrons Arts Center. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  7. ^ "Baseera Khan (A '14)". Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  8. ^ "14 Emerging Women Artists to Watch in 2017". Artnet. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  9. ^ a b "Baseera Khan". Art in America. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  10. ^ "iamuslima". baseera khan. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  11. ^ Kasem, Yasmine Kasem, (2019) Jihad of Bitter Petals: Queering Identity and Material through Unraveling and Struggle, Master Thesis, University Of California San Diego
  12. ^ "Baseera Khan". Pioneer Works. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  13. ^ "bio". baseera khan. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  14. ^ Anania, Billy (2019-12-04). "Baseera Khan's Vivid, Anti-Imperialist Odes". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  15. ^ Gilbert, Alan (2019). "Baseera Khan: snake skin". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  16. ^ How to see in the dark
  17. ^ Standard Forms
  18. ^ Other Romances

See also[]

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