Imran Qureshi
18 Feb - 10 Jul 2016
IMRAN QURESHI
Where the Shadows are so Deep
18 February - 10 July 2016
Barbican has commissioned the award-winning Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi to create a new body of work for The Curve.
For his first major London commission, Qureshi presents Where the Shadows are so Deep, a series of exquisite miniature paintings, drawing upon The Curve as a motif in this tradition. Beginning with gentle scenes of nature, the sequence of works gradually introduces darker elements, subtly implying the uncertainty of what lies around the bend. Hung at varying heights along the dramatic 90-metre span of the space, these delicate, jewel-like paintings lure the visitor in, demanding an altogether different kind of looking.
Where the Shadows are so Deep
18 February - 10 July 2016
Barbican has commissioned the award-winning Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi to create a new body of work for The Curve.
For his first major London commission, Qureshi presents Where the Shadows are so Deep, a series of exquisite miniature paintings, drawing upon The Curve as a motif in this tradition. Beginning with gentle scenes of nature, the sequence of works gradually introduces darker elements, subtly implying the uncertainty of what lies around the bend. Hung at varying heights along the dramatic 90-metre span of the space, these delicate, jewel-like paintings lure the visitor in, demanding an altogether different kind of looking.