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Selected Works29

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
House # 38-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 38-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Art Institute of Chicago
House # 40-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 40-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Art Institute of Chicago
House # 39-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 39-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Art Institute of Chicago
House # 43-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 43-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Art Institute of Chicago
House # 41-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 41-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Art Institute of Chicago
House # 46-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 46-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Art Institute of Chicago
House # 44-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 44-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Art Institute of Chicago
House # 47-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 47-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Art Institute of Chicago
House # 47-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
House # 47-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices), 2008
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
MoMA
Security Barrier Type L from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type L from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type K from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type K from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type J from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type J from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type I from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type I from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type H from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type H from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type G from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type G from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type F from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type F from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type E from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type E from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type D from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type D from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type C from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type C from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Securtiy Barrier Type B from Security Barriers A-L
Securtiy Barrier Type B from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Security Barrier Type A from Security Barriers A-L
Security Barrier Type A from Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
MoMA
Reserved
Reserved, 2006
Acquired 2008
Two-channel standard-definition video (color, sound; 9:49 min) and two projection screens
MoMA
Security Barriers A-L
Security Barriers A-L, 2008
Acquired 2008
Portfolio of twelve digital prints
Guggenheim
The Boy Who Got Tired of Posing
The Boy Who Got Tired of Posing
In museum collection
Guggenheim
The Ghost of Mohammed Bin Qasim
The Ghost of Mohammed Bin Qasim
In museum collection

Previous Sales

Christie's
Security Barriers A-L
Security Barriers A-L, 2008
$35,280
Mar 2025
Christie's
Flailing Barriers
Flailing Barriers, 2015
£10,000 ($13k USD)
Jun 2019

For Sale

Guggenheim Museum · Artsy
The Ghost of Mohammed Bin Qasim (from The Boy Who Got Tired of Posing), (details)
The Ghost of Mohammed Bin Qasim (from The Boy Who Got Tired of Posing), (details), 2006
For sale
Nine inkjet prints, six prints
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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House # 38-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151a · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
House # 40-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151c · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
House # 39-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151b · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
House # 43-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151e · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
House # 41-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151d · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
House # 46-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151g · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
House # 44-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151f · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
House # 47-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151i · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
House # 47-13th St, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi (Intercommunication Devices)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151h · Inkjet print
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
Intercommunication Devices
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.151a-i · Inkjet prints (9)
Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma
Security Barrier Type L from Security Barriers A-L
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession 1189.2008.12 · One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
Fund for the Twenty-First Century
Security Barrier Type K from Security Barriers A-L
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession 1189.2008.11 · One from a portfolio of twelve digital prints
Fund for the Twenty-First Century
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Biennial Selections1

documenta — Kassel
2012 · documenta (13) · curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News4

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In post-'revolution' Bangladesh, a photography festival questions how to rebuild after ruin
The Chobi Mela, a Dhaka-based international photography festival, is taking place in Bangladesh amid political upheaval following the 2024 'Monsoon Re…
exhibitionsJan 21, 2026
Sixth Kochi Biennale: what’s on show and who is funding it
The sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) in Kerala, India, titled "For the Time Being," will open on December 12, 2025, and run until Mar…
exhibitionsDec 9, 2025
kochi muziris biennial artist list 1234756480
The Kochi-Muziris Biennial, South Asia's largest contemporary art biennial, has announced the 66 artists from over 20 countries participating in its 2…
exhibitionsOct 10, 2025
Why the inaugural Art Week Riyadh was a fair in everything but name
The inaugural Art Week Riyadh (AWR), organized by Saudi Arabia's Visual Arts Commission, took place from April 6-13 in the Jax district of Diriyah. Th…
exhibitionsApr 22, 2025
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Past Exhibitions0

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Recent Activity6

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News
In post-'revolution' Bangladesh, a photography festival questions how to rebuild after ruin
Jan 21, 2026
newspaper
News
Sixth Kochi Biennale: what’s on show and who is funding it
Dec 9, 2025
newspaper
News
kochi muziris biennial artist list 1234756480
Oct 10, 2025
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Art Fair
documenta 2012
Jun 9, 2012
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documenta 2012
Jun 9, 2012
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Bani Abidi born
Jan 1, 1971