Rasheed Araeen

born 1935

Rasheed Araeen, ‘Bismullah’ 1988
Bismullah 1988
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Rasheed Araeen (Urdu: رشید آرائیں‎; born 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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