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Nov 27 - Dec 20
Nov 27 - Dec 20
09:30 - 17:00
Location
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
Faceless figures engaged in lyrical activity, the work of Rabia Farooqui is mysterious, dreamlike, and yet direct enough that we can happily avoid that ubiquitous adjective ‘ethereal’. There is a presence here that describes circumstances and lived experience. This exhibition will probably sell out so it’ll be the only chance to see Farooqui’s works, at this electric stage of her career, before they head into private hands. Recommended.
Biography notes:
Rabia Farooqui (b. 1992) is a visual artist based in Karachi, Pakistan. She received her BFA from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi in 2015. Working mainly with the technique of gouache on wasli, Rabia Farooqui’s practice explores the complexities of human relationships through playful, theatrical and colourful compositions. By anonymising her subjects, the artist purposefully draws our attention not only to the physical interactions taking place, but also to wider notions of performance, authority and vulnerability, blurring the distinctions between emotional states, movement and stillness, conscious and unconscious worlds.
Solo Exhibitions include (Upcoming) Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Wandsworth, London, UK (2025); Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, West Palm Beach, USA (2024); Internal Landscapes, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2023); Two Adults and an Attachment, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2021); Baby, You’re A Metaphor, O Art Space, Lahore, (2018); Clap Clap- I Approve!, Sanat Art Gallery, Karachi, (2017).
