- Rashid Rana
Rashid Rana (born 1968) is an artist based in
Lahore andToronto .Rana was born in
Pakistan . He art encompasses a wide variety of media and scales. [ [http://www.freewaves.org/artists/r_rana/ Freewaves.org] ] He uses well-known images frompopular culture , media, art history andMuslim life to create satirical and political work. [ [http://www.gallerychemould.com/artists/rashid_bio.html GalleryChemould.com] ]He received his
MFA fromMassachusetts College of Art ,Boston .elected Exhibitions
2007
"Shanghai Contemporary", Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai
"Contemporary Art from Pakistan", Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
"The Politics of Fear", Albion, London "Mirror Worlds", Two Rooms, Auckland, New Zealand "Art Public", Cabinet P.H., Geneva
Gallery Chemould ,Mumbai
2006
"EX-OTICA", Gallery Vitamin, Turin
"Beyond the Page: Contemporary Art from Pakistan", Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
"Reflected Looking", Nature Morte, New Delhi
2005
"Bit
"Identical Views", Philips Contemporary, Mumbai
2004
"Playing with a Loaded Gun", Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany
"Identical Views", V.M. Gallery, Karachi
2003
"Miniatures Pakistanises", Maison d’Art Contemporarian Chaillioux, Paris
2000
"Non-Sense", Rohtas Gallery, Islamabad
References
External links
*Information from [http://apt5.asiapacifictriennial.com/artists/artists/rashid_rana Asia Pacific Triennial]
*Rashid Rana on [http://www.artnet.com/artist/424466809/rashid-rana.html ArtNet.com]
*More information and texts from the [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/rashid_rana.htm Saatchi Gallery]
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