Aisha Khalid: Larger Than Life
| Dates: | 6 October 2012 - 27 January 2013 |
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| Times: | All day |
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| What is it: | Exhibitions |
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| Organiser: | The Whitworth |
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| Venue opening hours: | Mon to Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm-4pm |
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| How much: | FREE |
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| Who is it for: | Current University students, General public, Post 16, Secondary schools, University staff |
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EXHIBITION
Aisha Khalid: Larger Than Life.
Exhibition runs until 27 January 2013.
Lahore-based Aisha Khalid is one of Pakistan’s leading contemporary artists. She is part of a generation that has revitalised the traditional medium of miniature painting by juxtaposing decorative surfaces with deep socio-political subtexts around ideas about cultural expectations and stereotyping, the oppression of women and global politics in the aftermath of 9/11.
Embroidery is also a recurring theme in Khalid’s work, reflecting her familiarity with the embroidery traditions of regions such as Sind and Punjab. At the Whitworth the artist will be working on a large site-specific project examining the relationship between hand and machine embroidery. She will ‘embroider’ the bricks and mortar of one of the Gallery’s double height walls with a repeating pattern of roses, and display a new body of large paintings that explore the artist’s experiences of life and spirituality.
Image credits:
Aisha Khalid, Larger Than Life (detail), 2012. Courtesy: Corvi-Mora, London.
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