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Rasheed Araeen

born 1935

Fire! 1975, printed 1984
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Biography

Rasheed Araeen (Urdu: رشید آرائیں; born 15 June 1935) is a Karachi-born, London-based conceptual artist, sculptor, painter, writer, and curator. He graduated in civil engineering from the NED University of Engineering and Technology in 1962, and has been working as a visual artist bridging life, art and activism since his arrival in London from Pakistan in 1964.

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  • Fire!

    Rasheed Araeen
    1975, printed 1984
  • Bismullah

    Rasheed Araeen
    1988
  • 3Y 3B

    Rasheed Araeen
    1969
    On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio
  • Rang Baranga

    Rasheed Araeen
    1969
    On display at Tate Britain part of Modern and Contemporary British Art
  • Zero to Infinity

    Rasheed Araeen
    1968–2007
  • Drawing for Sculpture

    Rasheed Araeen
    1965
  • Drawing for Sculpture

    Rasheed Araeen
    1968
  • Drawing for Sculpture

    Rasheed Araeen
    1966
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