Rashid Rana
(1968)
Ommatidia III (Shah Rukh Khan)
Rashid Rana was born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1968. He received his Bachelor's degree from the National College of Arts, Lahore, in 1992; and in 1994 received his Master's degree from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. Although trained as a painter, Rana has recently turned his attention to various genres of new media art, including digital photography, installation, and video. Nevertheless, the artist dislikes being defined only as a painter...
Rashid Rana was born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1968. He received his Bachelor's degree from the National College of Arts, Lahore, in 1992; and in 1994 received his Master's degree from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. Although trained as a painter, Rana has recently turned his attention to various genres of new media art, including digital photography, installation, and video. Nevertheless, the artist dislikes being defined only as a painter or photographer. Not fond of hard boundaries, he prefers the liberty to choose for himself.
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WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND COLLECTIBLES
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$5,000 - 7,000
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$9,000
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Rashid Rana Ommatidia III (Shah Rukh Khan)
2004-2005
From a limited edition of twenty
PROVENANCE
EXHIBITEDRashid Rana: Identical Views , New Delhi: Nature Morte, 10 - 31 July 2004; Mumbai: Chatterjee & Lal, 12 - 26 February and New York: Bose Pacia, 19 July - 20 August 2005 (another from the edition)Subodh Gupta, Rashid Rana and L.N. Tallur , New York: Bose Pacia, 2005 (another from the edition)Desi Pop , Lille: Green Cardamom at Maison Folie Wazemmes, 2006-07 (another from the edition)The 5th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art , Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, 2006-07 (another from the edition)Face East: Contemporary Asian Portraiture , London: Wedel Fine Art, 2008 (another from the edition)The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today , London: Saatchi Gallery, 29 January - 8 May 2010Rashid Rana: Identical Views , New York: Bose Pacia, Mumbai: Chatterjee & Lal, and New Delhi: Nature Morte, 2004-05 (illustrated, another from the edition)The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today , London: Jonathan Cape, 2009, p. 26 (illustrated)
Category: Painting
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