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 Shezad Dawood
 Francesca Grilli
 Talia Keinan
 Shin Il Kim
 Maria Laet
 Søren Lose
 Marcelo Moscheta
 Stéphanie Nava
 Maddalena Sisto
 Veronica Smirnoff
 Lisi Raskin
 Roee Rosen
 Eugenia Vanni
 Gal Weinstein
 
 
 

Shezad
Dawood

Immagini Biografia

Biografia

Nato nel 1974 in Pakistan.
Vive e lavora a Londra.

Formazione

2000-2003 Royal College of Art
MPhil Fine Art (Photography)
Thesis: ‘Cowboys & Indians – Duality & Difference in the contemporary empire of signs’

1998-2000 Royal College of Art
MA Fine Art (Photography)

1994-1997 Central St Martin's College of Art & Design, London
BA (Hons) Critical Fine Art Practice (First Class)


Esibizioni


Mostre personali

2010
Intensive Surfaces, Aarhus Kunstbygning, Aarhus, Denmark

2009
‘I Knew I Should Have Taken that Right Turn at Albuquerque’, Washington Garcia, Glasgow
‘MONTANA’ Gabriel Rolt Gallery, Amsterdam

2008
‘Feature: Architecture – Shezad Dawood’, film project/touring exhibition, East Side Projects, Birmingham; Leeds Met Gallery; Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
‘Viaggio al termine della notte’, Riccardo Crespi gallery, Milan
‘Until the End of the World’, Third Line, Dubai

2007
‘If I Should Fall From Grace With God’, Paradise Row, London
‘The End of Civilisation’, Axel Lapp Projects, Berlin

2006
‘Shezad Dawood & Friends’, Artists’ Studio, London

2005
‘Paradise Row’, London (curated by Chris Hammond)

2003
‘Shrine’, 1,000,000 mph, Old Bethnal Green Road, London

2002
‘Multiplicity’, Osterwalder's Art Office, Hamburg
‘Shez 360‘, Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham

2001
‘Karma Cola’, Osterwalder's Art Office, Hamburg and Tablet, Tabernacle, London


Mostre collettive

2010
Living in Evolution - Busan Biennale 2010, curated by Takashi Azumaya , Busan Museum of Art, Korea
Rude Britannia: British Comic Art, curated by Martin Myrone, Tate Britain, London
Wonderland. Arte nuova da Londra, curated by James Putnam, ASSAB ONE, Milano
Grand National, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium - Vestfossen, Norway
Karen Russo, "The Remote Viewing Project", Center for Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today, Saatchi Gallery, London

2009
‘Disorientation II’, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi
‘Play’, Paradise Row, London
‘Il Faut être Absolument Moderne’, Paradise Row, Istanbul
AiM International Biennale 3rd Edition, Marrakech, Morocco
‘The Artist’s Studio’, Compton Verney, Warwickshire
Venice Biennale 2009 - 53rd International Art Exhibition, collateral event: East-West Divan, Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, Scuola Grande della Misericordia
Altermodern - Tate Triennial, (curated by Nicolas Bourriaud), Tate Britain, London
Re-Imagining Asia, The New Art Gallery Walsall
Stedelijk Buro & Gabriel Rolt gallery, Amsterdam
Gallery Chemould, Prescott Road, Mumbai
Untold: The Rise of Schisms - Indian Popular Culture and Beyond, Sala de Exposiciones Alcala 31, Madrid

2008
‘ReAsia’ , HKW, Berlin
‘Indian Highway – as Dawood/Deora collaboration, Serpentine Gallery, London
‘Lightness of Being’, Initial Access, Frank Cohen Collection

2007
‘Hobbyhorse’, Arndt & Partner, Zurich, October 2007 (curated by Elaine Ng)
‘Toffee Armistice’, Lemon Sky, Miami

2006
‘Bubble & Squeak’ (curated by Shay Oahyon), PM Gallery, Toronto
‘East Wing Collection’, Courtauld Institute, London
Lila/Play, Span Gallery, Melbourne
Very Funny: Humour in Video Art, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai

2005
‘Yabba Dabba Do’, Cell Project Space, with Hilary Koob-Sassen
‘London in Six Easy Steps’, ICA, London (curated by B+B)
‘Go Between’, Kunstverein, Bregenz, Austria (www.bregenzerkunstverein.at)
Belluard Bollwerk International, Fribourg Switzerland
‘The Condition of England’, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
‘We Have Met the Enemy & He Is Us’, Redux, 116 Commercial Street London E1 (conceived and curated by Shezad Dawood - go to www.reduxprojects.org.uk)

‘Gigolo’, Trailer, Trafalgar Hilton, London curated by Juan Bolivar
‘Showcase’, City Art Centre, Edinburgh
‘Sci-Fi’, MOT, Regent’s Studios, Andrews Rd, London
2004 ‘Showcase Preview’, South London Gallery London
‘Pilot:1’, Limehouse Town Hall, London
‘Vinyl#2 Taste’, Redux, 116 Commercial Street London (curated by Peter Lewis)
‘Plaza Suite’, Union, Ewer Street London ‘Homes With No Walls’, Mumbai, India, exhibited as part of the World Social Forum (curated by Open Circle)

2003
‘Intervention’, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
‘Indians & Cowboys’, Gallery 4a, Sydney, Australia
‘Presence’, Leighton House Museum, London
‘Chockerfuckingblocked’, Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London

2002
‘Message to India’, New Delhi, Mumbai and tour, organised by the British Council, India
‘More Loving’, 323 Old St, London
Neon Gallery, Commercial St, London
‘Site + Sight’, Earl-Lu Gallery, Singapore
‘Ausgang’, Studio Voltaire, London
‘Location:UK’, Gimpel Fils, Davies Street, London ‘Fame & Promise’, 14 Wharf Road, London

2001 ‘Century City’, Tate Modern, London
‘The Tender Trap’, 15c St. Charles Sq., London
‘Camouflage’, Nehru Centre, Indian High Commission, London (curated by Arshiya Lokhandwala with talks by Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Sarat Maharaj)
‘selbst | porträt’, Schloss Agathenburg, Agathenburg, Germany

2000
‘Crush’, Hoax, London
‘Loving’, London
‘Point of View’, Richard Salmon Gallery, London
‘HOAX @ Lux’, Lux Centre, London
‘Through A Glass Darkly’, Kunstlerhaus Mösentürm, Frankfurt

1999
‘000zerozerozero’, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
‘Crown Jewels’, Kampnagel (K3) Hamburg and NGBK (Neue Gesselschaft der Bildende Kunst) Berlin, with
the support of the British Council
Off-Site - Progetti pubblici

2005
‘The World as Will & Idea’, Platform for Art, commission for Piccadilly Circus underground station, London
‘Truth Machine’, performances at Port Eliot Lit Festival, St Germans, Cornwall
‘Lecture In Conversation’, Performance at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds with Peter Lewis and ‘Crazy Horse Following’, Leeds City Centre with David Medalla, both as part of Situation Leeds, Artists & The Public Realm

2004
Weltbelkannt’, Specially commissioned display panels for U-Bahn platforms, Hauptbahnhof Hamburg

2003
‘Long Live The Candy Floss Mavericks’, Debenhams Windows, in association with CommeÇa Art, Mancheste

2002
‘Aar Paar 2’, Poster Project, simultaneously in Karachi, Pakistan & Mumbai, India

2001
‘Project Wax’, show and auction for Cancer Research at the Metropolitan Hotel, London W1, featuring
Mona Hatoum, Keith Tyson, Bob & Roberta Smith amongst others
‘art tube 01’, Piccadilly Line, London Underground, featuring Damien Hirst, Gavin Turk, Vivienne Westwood, Yoko Ono and others

2000
‘Rocky Mountains & Tired Indians’, Commission for the Royal College of Art Façade, sponsored by Playmobil gmbh
‘Tower Hamlets Billboard Project’, in association with the Whitechapel Art Gallery and the Millennium Commission


Bibliografia

Art in America, April 2008,p. 176 – 177, text by Matthias Harder Art Review, March 2008, Issue 20, p. 150, text by Richard Dyer Time Out Dubai, 21 – 28 February 2008, Volume 8, Issue 8, p. 54 Metro, 29 November 2007, text by Fisun Gruner Cambridge News, 18 September 2007, p.1, 3, text by Katherine Paterman Arts Asia Pacific, August 2007, p.199, Volume 2 Artist’s Studio, published by Culture Shock Media, 2007 Miser & Now Eleven, p. 7 -11, text by Brook McGowan, Art Asia Pacific, July/August 2007, No. 54, pp.58-59, text by Deeksha Nath Time Out London, May 9 – 15 2007, p.41, Text by Sandra Relme Art Review, April 2007, pp.139, text by Peter Suchin, The Times, 13 March 2007, p. 14, 15, text by Joanna Pitman Dazed & Confused, January 2007, pp.44-48, text by Isabel Stevens Untitled, 39, Autumn 2006, pp.12-13, text by Vanessa Desclaux Art Monthly Australia, Number 187, p.46, March 2006 by Naomi Cass Interior Design, “Matters of Design”, pp.136-138, August 2005 by B. Sunshine Paradise Row, exhibition catalogue, 2005, texts by Lisa Le Feuvre and Chris Hammond Time Out, “Shezad Dawood”, p.59, June 29-July 6 2005 by Sarah Kent The Sunday Review, Independent on Sunday, “Welcome to Paradise”, 19 June 2005, pp.45-47, text by C. Grimshaw ABC, Independent on Sunday, “Who Lives in a House Like This?”, 22 May 2005, p.13, text by H. Eyre Art Newspaper (vol. 14), “Polish up your dancing shoes for Venice”, p. 42, 2005, text by Louisa Buck Dazed & Confused, Vol II, No 22, January 2005, “Show & tell: Shezad Dawood”, text by Nick Hackworth Wideshut, November 2005, pp.42-50, curated by Yuen Fong Ling Bidoun – Arts And Culture from The Middle East Winter 2005, p.20, text by Sara Raza Go Between, exhibition catalogue, Kunstverein Bregenz, August 2005 (Revolver Books) Art Asia Pacific, Spring 2005, No 44, pp 54-61, text by Sara Raza Art Monthly, No 284, March 2005, pp.36-37, text by Richard Hylton Flux, Issue 46, January/February 2005, Flux Space Commission, with text by Jane Chavez-Dawson After Criticism – New Responses to Art and Performance, Ed. Gavin Butt, Blackwell Publishing, 2004 Sleaze, February 2004, 6 page artist’s commission, plus text by Juliet Bingham Guide to Ecstacity – Nigel Coates, Lawrence King Publishing 2003, pp.88-9 Site + Sight, exhibition catalogue, Earl–Lu Gallery, Singapore, 2002 AA Files 44, Autumn 2001, pp.62-67, published by the Architectural Association, with text by Niru Ratnam


Stampa

Alcune opere sono state riprodotte, tra gli altri, su Art Asia Pacific, Art Monthly, Chandigarh Times, Creative Review, Dazed & Confused, The FACE, The Guardian Weekend, The Independent on Sunday Review, Kunstforum, The Observer, Time Out & Die Welt. Un documentario sui lavori dell’artista ispirati alla pubblicità è stato trasmesso E4, June 2001, introduced by David Bowie. The artist has also been interviewed on MTV & for the Open University.

Works have been reproduced in Art Asia Pacific, Art Monthly, Chandigarh Times, Creative Review, Dazed & Confused, The FACE, The Guardian Weekend, The Independent on Sunday Review, Kunstforum, The Observer, Time Out & Die Welt amongst others. A documentary on the artist’s advertising-inspired works was screened on E4, June 2001, introduced by David Bowie. The artist has also been interviewed on MTV & for the Open University.


Collezioni pubbliche e private

Contemporary Art Society, London Channel 4 Television, London Oldham Gallery, Manchester Saatchi Gallery, London University of the Arts, London Nigel Coates Harald Falckenberg And various other national and international collectors

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