Red Carpet II

Rashid Rana 2007

Chennai Photo Biennale
Chennai, India

Red Carpet II masquerades as a Persian carpet . For those bound to dismiss it as obvious imagery for a Pakistani artist, Rashid has the last laugh on them. The individual pictures are photos of slaughtered animals and the red of the carpet upon closer inspection is blood. Rashid uses subversion to deconstruct cultural stereotypes and preconceived notions.

Details

Title: Red Carpet II
Creator: Rashid Rana
Date Created: 2007
Location: Senate House, Chennai
Type: Photograph
Original Source: Artist Website
External Link: See more at Chennai Photo Biennale's website
Exhibition title: Labyrinths
Exhibition Description: And the world is a complicated irregular network of images and texts in passages and paths.
CPB Edition: 2019
Artist's biography: Rashid Rana is a contemporary Pakistani artist whose works incorporate painting, installation, photography, and collage. Much of Rana’s work has a political edge and often incorporate a dialogue with painting. He now serves as an associate professor at the School of Visual Arts and Design at Beaconhouse National University in Lahore.

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