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The Artist Project: Shahzia Sikander

Sep 16, 2015 3 MINUTES
"My interest was to understand the social construct of the so-called 'traditional genre.'"

Artist Shahzia Sikander reflects on Persian miniature painting in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Shahzia Sikander, born in 1969, is a Pakistani artist who works in drawing, painting, animation, large-scale installation, performance, and video.

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Color direct gravure entitled

Shahzia Sikander (American, born Lahore, Pakistan, 1969)

Orbit, 2012

Color direct gravure; plate: 27 × 21 1/4 in. (68.6 × 54 cm), sheet: 26 × 29 1/2 in. (66 × 74.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Stewart S. MacDermott Fund, 2013 (2013.154) © Shahzia Sikander

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