Simone Subal Gallery

Installation view, Radical Love, Ford Foundation Gallery, New York, 2019.

Mother, 2019. Two way mirror film, acrylic, chromatic prints. 30 × 24 inches (76.20 × 60.96 cm).

Mother, 2019 (side view). Two way mirror film, acrylic, chromatic prints. 30 × 24 inches (76.20 × 60.96 cm).

Acoustic Sound Blanket 7, 2019. Silk, felt, industrial sound insulation, gold custom embroidering. 94 × 85 inches (238.76 × 215.90 cm).

Reflection, 2019. Two way mirror film, acrylic, chromatic prints. 24 × 18 inches (60.96 × 45.72 cm).

Privacy Control, 2018. Acrylic sheets, two-way mirror film, steel poles, vinyl.
98 × 96 × 18 inches (248.92 × 243.84 × 45.72 cm). — Privacy Control, 2018. Acrylic sheets, two-way mirror film, steel poles, vinyl. 98 × 96 × 18 inches (248.92 × 243.84 × 45.72 cm).

Text from Privacy Control, 2018. Acrylic sheets, two-way mirror film, steel poles, vinyl.
98 × 96 × 18 inches (248.92 × 243.84 × 45.72 cm). — Text from Privacy Control, 2018. Acrylic sheets, two-way mirror film, steel poles, vinyl. 98 × 96 × 18 inches (248.92 × 243.84 × 45.72 cm).

Installation view of Not for everybody, curated by Allie Tepper, Simone Subal Gallery, New York, 2018.

Kneeling, 2018. Acrylic, vinyl decal, chromatic prints. 24 × 18 inches (60.96 × 45.72 cm).

The Unknown, 2018. Two way mirror film, acrylic, chromatic prints. 24 × 18 inches (60.96 × 45.72 cm).

Installation view of Rituals, curated by Courtenay Finn, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado, 2018.

Installation view of Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition, curated by Elizabeth Rooklidge,
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, 2018. — Installation view of Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition, curated by Elizabeth Rooklidge, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, 2018.

Nike ID #2, 2018 (detail). Nike ID Tag customized Nike Air Force One mid-top shoes.

Installation view of precious not precious, OSMOS Address, New York, 2018.

Seat #7 [Feat.], 2018. Prayer rugs, artist’s underwear, pleather. 42 x 45 x 3.5 inches.

Seat #10 [Feat.], 2018. Pleather, artist’s underwear, prayer rugs, synthetic hair, 52 x 54 x 3 inches.

Seat #11, 2018. Prayer rugs, artist’s underwear, textiles, pleather, metal chain. 57 x 49 x 3.5 inches.

Installation view of iamuslima, Participant INC., New York, 2017.

Performance documentation, Braidrage, 2017.

99 Holds, 2017. Indoor rock-climbing wall made from 99 unique poured dyed resin casts of the corners of the artist’s body. Embedded with wearable Cuban chains, hair, and hypothermia blankets.
Dimensions variable. — 99 Holds, 2017. Indoor rock-climbing wall made from 99 unique poured dyed resin casts of the corners of the artist’s body. Embedded with wearable Cuban chains, hair, and hypothermia blankets. Dimensions variable.

99 Holds, 2017 (detail). Indoor rock-climbing wall made from 99 unique poured dyed resin casts of the corners of the artist’s body. Embedded with wearable Cuban chains, hair, and hypothermia blankets.
Dimensions variable. — 99 Holds, 2017 (detail). Indoor rock-climbing wall made from 99 unique poured dyed resin casts of the corners of the artist’s body. Embedded with wearable Cuban chains, hair, and hypothermia blankets. Dimensions variable.

Handmade wool rugs custom designed by artist, made in Kashmir, India, 48 × 30 inches, 2017.

Handmade wool rugs (detail) custom designed by artist, made in Kashmir, India, 48 × 30 inches, 2017.

Fasting (30-day fast by the lunar calendar), 2017. Monotone screen-print, 59 × 50 inches.

Pilgrimage (visiting the Kaaba, which is adorned in black cloth as are so many practicing women), 2017. Monotone screen-print. 59 × 50 inches.

Acoustic Sound Blankets, 2017. Silk, felt, industrial sound insulation, gold custom embroidering. 90 × 85 inches.

Acoustic Sound Blankets, 2017 (detail). Silk, felt, industrial sound insulation, gold custom embroidering. 90 × 85 inches.

Acoustic Sound Blankets (performance), 2017. Sessions, Whitney Museum of American Art,
New York. — Acoustic Sound Blankets (performance), 2017. Sessions, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

Acoustic Sound Blankets (performance documentation), 2018. Fort Worth, Texas.

Baseera Khan was born in 1980 in Denton, Texas and lives and works in New York City. Selected solo and two-person exhibitions include: Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH (forthcoming, 2021); The Kitchen, New York, NY (forthcoming, 2020); Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA (forthcoming, 2020); Simone Subal Gallery, New York, NY (2019); Jenkins Johnson, New York, NY (2019); Colorado Springs Fine Art Centers, CO (2018); OSMOSaddress, New York, NY (2018); Texas Christian University College of Fine Arts, Fort Worth, TX (2017); Participant Inc. Gallery, New York, NY (2017); and Critical Practices Inc., New York, NY (2015). Selected group exhibitions include: Gracie Mansion Conservancy, New York, NY (2020); Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism, Germany (2019); BRIC, New York, NY (2019); Albany Museum, Albany, NY (2019); Ford Foundation Gallery, New York, NY (2019); Helena Anrather, New York, NY (2019); St. John the Divine Church, New York, NY (2019); Simone Subal Gallery, New York, NY (2018); MoCA Tucson, AZ (2018); Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY (2018); 47 Canal, New York, NY (2018); Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY (2018); Smack Mellon, New York, NY (2018); The Kitchen, New York, NY (2018); Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY (2018); Sculpture Center, New York, NY (2018); Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO (2018); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (2017); Queens Museum, New York, NY (2017); Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, NY (2017); and Abrons Art Center, New York, NY (2017). Baseera Khan has been awarded numerous grants and fellowships including BRIC Colene Brown Art Prize (2019); Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant (2019); Artist in Residence, Pioneer Works, New York, NY (2018); Artist in Residence, AIRspace, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY (2016); and Artist in Residence, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Program, ME (2014). Baseera Khan’s work is part of the following public collections: Kadist, Paris and San Francisco, CA; and The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY.