From 7 July - 5 August we will be exhibiting Rasheed Araeen's iconic geometric structures at the gallery in Bury Street. This exhibition compliment's our show of Rasheed's figurative work at Frieze, No. 9 Cork Street (30 June - 15 July).
In these works, geometric structures in which vertical and horizontal lines are held together by a network of diagonals (like the bracing struts used to strengthen latticed engineering constructions) play on the links between Eastern and Western thought and the frameworks of social institutions and aesthetics. The first incarnations of these were created in London in the late 1960s, and have occupied the Artist throughout his career.
Unlike the mid-century miniamlist artists from the US, Rasheed has always used colour in this works, arguing that colour is what helps makes the world a beautiful place.
The exhibition also celebrates Rasheed's monumental installation of Zero to Infinity, at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall as part of their UNIQLO Tate Play series, from 22 July - 30 August 2023. An iteration of his work Shamiyaana will also be on display at Tate Modern*.
Opening Hours
Weekdays: 10 am - 5.30 pm
Saturday: 12 - 4 pm (by appointment)
*Alongside the performance of Zero to Infinity Tate Modern will be staging Shamiyaana IV (Food for Thought: Thought for Change), an installation by Araeen outside Tate Modern comprising four colourful gazebos with tables and chairs inside. This is a public participatory artwork based on the idea that art can be part of everyday life, such as cooking and eating food, playing, and reading. Visitors to Shamiyaana will share free food with all those who have gathered there and be encouraged to chat with one another about art and anything else they like.
The timings for Shamiyaana are as follows:
12 – 13 August, 10 am - 6 pm
Location, Tate Modern
Free
