"Disegni sector, solo project by Waqas Khan : Booth DS5"
Waqas Khan
Artissima 2019
OVAL Lingotto Fiere via Giacomo Mattè Trucco 70 – Torino – Italia
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SABRINA AMRANI
Calle Madera 23. 28004 Madrid, Spain
T: +34 627 539 884 e-mail:
31 October > 3 November, 2019
Disegni sector
For the gallery's sixth participation in a row in Artissima, Sabrina Amrani is bringing to Turin a presentation by Pakistani artist Waqas Khan for the Disegni sector of the fair.
The presentation begins with a selection of works from Khan's Forming Spaces series that the artist has executed in the last year, using white ink on white paper. This choice of color is not arbitrary: the white on white makes it a lot more difficult for the viewer to see, comprehend and finally behold the intricate designs painstakingly drawn, line by line, dot by dot by the artist. Khan is intentionally forcing the viewers to take their time, slow down their pace and actually spend some time to interact with the works -the more you look at them the more you actually see the ink deposited on the surface-.
The context of the presentation is not arbitrary either: art fairs are increasingly visually and intellectually overwhelming for visitors, with a very small attention span to each work they are confronted with. Waqas is creating a sanctuary for meditation, a space where you ought to breath in and out in synchronization to the artists' meditative practice, and dancing with his strokes and forms.
The presentation is completed with two works from Khan's Alphabet series, a new body of work recently presented for the first time at Khan's second solo show in a museum, at the MUSAC (Spain), and with a poliptych work from his Symphony and a trio series.
Waqas Khan's work is already in very prominent public collections like The British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, Deutsche Bank Collection, The Whitworth, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and Manchester Museum, to name a few. This year he showed his work at the Asia Pacific Triennale at the QAGOMA in Brisbane.
For the gallery's sixth participation in a row in Artissima, Sabrina Amrani is bringing to Turin a presentation by Pakistani artist Waqas Khan for the Disegni sector of the fair.
The presentation begins with a selection of works from Khan's Forming Spaces series that the artist has executed in the last year, using white ink on white paper. This choice of color is not arbitrary: the white on white makes it a lot more difficult for the viewer to see, comprehend and finally behold the intricate designs painstakingly drawn, line by line, dot by dot by the artist. Khan is intentionally forcing the viewers to take their time, slow down their pace and actually spend some time to interact with the works -the more you look at them the more you actually see the ink deposited on the surface-.
The context of the presentation is not arbitrary either: art fairs are increasingly visually and intellectually overwhelming for visitors, with a very small attention span to each work they are confronted with. Waqas is creating a sanctuary for meditation, a space where you ought to breath in and out in synchronization to the artists' meditative practice, and dancing with his strokes and forms.
The presentation is completed with two works from Khan's Alphabet series, a new body of work recently presented for the first time at Khan's second solo show in a museum, at the MUSAC (Spain), and with a poliptych work from his Symphony and a trio series.
Waqas Khan's work is already in very prominent public collections like The British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, Deutsche Bank Collection, The Whitworth, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and Manchester Museum, to name a few. This year he showed his work at the Asia Pacific Triennale at the QAGOMA in Brisbane.
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Waqas Khan |
preview and vernissage :
Vernissage (upon invitation): 31 October
open to the public :
1 – 2 – 3 November 12 – 8pm
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Ticket:
Artissima Full: € 18,00
Artissima Reduced: € 13,00 *
Artissima three-days-ticket (1,2,3 November 2019): € 36,00
Artissima Sound (at the OGR): free entrance
Tickets can be purchased in advance on vivaticket.it **
one day ticket
three days ticket
* Ages 12–18 and over 65; university students presenting their university card; members of the military, in uniform. Read all the reductions here
** Tickets purchased online offer fast-track entry into the fair, without queuing or turning in vouchers at the ticket office
Important information:
– Given the nature of the event and with due respect for the exhibited artworks, only small dogs kept on a leash and service dogs can access the fair pavilion.
– Due to changes in relation to the security procedures, large bags will not be allowed in the exhibition hall. Please do not bring suitcases or large items bigger than an handbag or laptop bag. Please store all your large items at the Artissima wardrobe, located at the entrance of the pavilion (Cost 3 Euro per item).
Artissima Full: € 18,00
Artissima Reduced: € 13,00 *
Artissima three-days-ticket (1,2,3 November 2019): € 36,00
Artissima Sound (at the OGR): free entrance
Tickets can be purchased in advance on vivaticket.it **
one day ticket
three days ticket
* Ages 12–18 and over 65; university students presenting their university card; members of the military, in uniform. Read all the reductions here
** Tickets purchased online offer fast-track entry into the fair, without queuing or turning in vouchers at the ticket office
Important information:
– Given the nature of the event and with due respect for the exhibited artworks, only small dogs kept on a leash and service dogs can access the fair pavilion.
– Due to changes in relation to the security procedures, large bags will not be allowed in the exhibition hall. Please do not bring suitcases or large items bigger than an handbag or laptop bag. Please store all your large items at the Artissima wardrobe, located at the entrance of the pavilion (Cost 3 Euro per item).
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