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    View works. Idris Khan, The cut tree, unaware of its state, 2022
    The cut tree, unaware of its state, 2022
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    Drawing inspiration from the history of art and music as well as key philosophical and theological texts, Idris Khan investigates memory, creativity and the layering of experience. Khan's works – in media including sculpture, painting and photography – rely on a continuous process of creation and erasure, or the adding of new layers while retaining traces of what has gone before. He is celebrated for works in which techniques of layering are used to arrive at what might be considered the essence of an image, whereby something entirely new is created through repetition and superimposition.

    While earlier works drew on pre-existing cultural artefacts and were about creating a totality from discrete parts, more recent series introduce another layer of mediation and are resolutely hand-made. Often taking many weeks to create, the results consist of many strands of text drawn from the artist's own writings in response to classic art historical, philosophical and religious tracts. These texts have profound resonance for the artist and describe his approach to creating work. However, for the viewer their full meaning is elusive. Khan suggests that our linear experience of time and place has a more shadowy relationship with memory and the subconscious, one that cannot be so easily grasped.

    It is in this contemplative space that both the processes of Minimalist art and allusions to the role of repetition in the world’s major religions are brought into focus – as a vehicle for transcendence and a conduit of the sublime. 

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  • Selected Works

    Idris Khan, The answer steps soundless, 2025 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, After The Breakfast, 2024 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, The cut tree, unaware of its state, 2022 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, Shrugged to a Standstill, 2020 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, A Fundamental Pause, 2019 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan 65,000 Photographs, 2019 Permanent installation, One Blackfriars, London 65,000 Photographs was originally commissioned by London Borough of Southwark as part of the One Blackfriars Public Art Programme on behalf of St George City Limited Photography © Stephen White. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, Absorbing Light, 46, 2017 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan Wahat al Karama, 2016 The artist’s major commission for a permanent public monument, forming the centrepiece of the new Memorial Park in Abu Dhabi, was unveiled in November 2016. In 2017, it received an American Architecture Prize. Idris Khan with bureau^proberts and UAP (Urban Art Projects). Image courtesy the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, Wild Horses... After Twombly, 2012 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, Seven Times, 2010 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, Homage to Bernd Becher, 2007 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, Bach.... Six Suites for the Solo Cello, 2006 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, A Memory... After Bach's Cello Suites, 2006 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, every... William Turner postcard from Tate Britain, 2004 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Khan, The answer steps soundless, 2025
  • Biography
    View works. Idris Khan, The cut tree, unaware of its state, 2022
    The cut tree, unaware of its state, 2022
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    Born in Birmingham in 1978, Idris Khan completed his Master’s Degree at the Royal College of Art and lives and works in London. He was appointed OBE for services to Art in the Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours List. Khan’s first career survey exhibition in the United States, Idris Khan: Repeat After Me, was held at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA, in 2024.  

    Further survey exhibitions include Idris Khan: A World Within, held at The New Art Gallery Walsall in 2017, with solo presentations of the artist’s work previously staged at national and international institutional venues including the British Museum, London, UK (2018); Whitworth Gallery, University of Manchester, UK (2016–17, 2012); Sadler’s Wells, London, UK (2011); Gothenburg Konsthall, Sweden (2011); Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Canada (2010); Kunsthaus Murz, Mürzzuschlag, Austria (2010) and K20, Düsseldorf, Germany (2008). His work has also been included in group shows at the Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, London, UK (2023); Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, UK (2023); Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany (2021); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (2020); Royal Academy, London, UK (2019, 2018); The Whitworth, Manchester (2019); Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (2018); New Art Gallery Walsall, UK (2017); Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (2017); Musée de L'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland (2016); National Gallery of Art, Washington, US (2015); Bass Museum of Art, Miami, US (2014–15); Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel (2014); Jeu de Paume, Paris, France (2013); Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, Florida, US (2013); The British Museum, London, UK (2012); National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway (2012); Fundament Foundation, Tilburg, The Netherlands (2011); Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York, US (2010); and Martin-Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany (2009).

    A major public sculpture for London by Khan, commissioned by St George’s Plc with London Borough of Southwark as part of the development of One Blackfriars, was unveiled in autumn 2019. In 2016, Khan was commissioned to make a permanent public monument, forming the centrepiece of the new Memorial Park in Abu Dhabi, which was unveiled on the UAE Commemoration Day. In 2017, it received an American Architecture Prize, a World Architecture News Award and a German Design Award. Further commissions include a wall drawing commissioned by the British Museum in 2012 for its exhibition Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam. In addition, for the duration of the exhibition, Khan’s monumental floor installation, Seven Times, was installed in the museum’s Great Court. Also in 2012, The New York Times Magazine commissioned Khan to create a new body of work for its London issue. Focusing on the capital’s most iconic buildings and structures, Khan’s image of the London Eye featured on the cover. Created in 2018 for The Albukhary Foundation Islamic Gallery, Khan's 21 Stones was the British Museum's first site-specific artwork.

    Khan has also worked on significant collaborations across art forms. In 2014 he worked with choreographer Wayne McGregor and composer Max Richter on Richter’s recomposition of The Four Seasons, producing sets for the production which premiered at Zurich Opera House. Lying in Wait, 2009, a collaboration by Khan and choreographer Sarah Warsop in association with Victoria Miro and Siobhan Davies Dance, is formed of layered movement that travels between three screens.   

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  • News
    • New publication – Idris Khan: Repeat After Me

      New publication – Idris Khan: Repeat After Me

      December 10, 2024
      Published by Hatje Cantz with texts by David Carrier and Marcelle Polednik , this new book is a comprehensive journey through two decades of artistic...
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    • Idris Khan is interviewed by BOMB Magazine

      Idris Khan is interviewed by BOMB Magazine

      July 31, 2024
      The artist reflects on themes that unite the works in his first US solo museum exhibition, on view at Milwaukee Art Museum until 11 August 2024.
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    • Idris Khan: Repeat After Me is reviewed by The Brooklyn Rail

      Idris Khan: Repeat After Me is reviewed by The Brooklyn Rail

      May 29, 2024
      ‘There’s a meditative atmosphere enveloping the assembled works.’ – Tom McGlynn
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    • Idris Khan talks to The New York Times for its Museums special section

      Idris Khan talks to The New York Times for its Museums special section

      April 26, 2024
      The artist discusses his first solo US museum exhibition, on view at Milwaukee Art Museum until 11 August 2024. Read more Image: Idris Khan, After...
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    • Idris Khan: Repeat After Me at the Milwaukee Art Museum

      Idris Khan: Repeat After Me at the Milwaukee Art Museum

      March 28, 2024
      The exhibition (5 April–11 August 2024) chronicles the development of the artist’s practice across more than two decades, from early monochromatic photographic works that capture...
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    • María Berrío, Idris Khan, John Kørner and Tal R create new works for From the Ashes

      María Berrío, Idris Khan, John Kørner and Tal R create new works for From the Ashes

      February 21, 2024
      Organised by Migrate Art, this fundraising exhibition and auction supports the Xingu Indigenous communities of the Amazon Rainforest. All works have been created using ink,...
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    • Idris Khan and Annie Morris speak to the Evening Standard

      Idris Khan and Annie Morris speak to the Evening Standard

      October 4, 2023
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    • Idris Khan & Annie Morris: When Loss Makes Melodies at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery

      Idris Khan & Annie Morris: When Loss Makes Melodies at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery

      September 28, 2023
      On view from 4 October 2023, a two-person exhibition engaging in a poignant dialogue with the Manor's neo-classical architecture, designed by Sir John Soane. Showcasing...
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    • The World of Interiors reviews Two Worlds Entwined: Annie Morris and Idris Khan

      The World of Interiors reviews Two Worlds Entwined: Annie Morris and Idris Khan

      February 23, 2023
      ‘This configuration captures the harmony between their lives, while also revealing points of conflict in their artistic relationship.’ Donna Salek looks at the exhibition on...
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    • Now extended – Two Worlds Entwined: Annie Morris and Idris Khan at Newlands House

      Now extended – Two Worlds Entwined: Annie Morris and Idris Khan at Newlands House

      February 9, 2023
      The exhibition (now on view until 4 June 2023), featuring the artist couple’s work side by side for the first time in the UK, explores...
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    • Just opened: Islamic Arts Biennale 2023, featuring Idris Khan

      Just opened: Islamic Arts Biennale 2023, featuring Idris Khan

      January 23, 2023
      In its inaugural edition (23 January–23 April 2023) the Islamic Arts Biennale brings together centuries of faith and artistic expression. The Biennale is organised around...
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    • Chantal Joffe, Idris Khan and Conrad Shawcross create works for Cure Parkinson’s exhibition

      Chantal Joffe, Idris Khan and Conrad Shawcross create works for Cure Parkinson’s exhibition

      January 10, 2023
      Works by Chantal Joffe, Idris Khan and Conrad Shawcross are included in Cure3 to raise funds for the charity Cure Parkinson’s . Curated by Artwise...
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    • Idris Khan at Château La Coste

      Idris Khan at Château La Coste

      July 1, 2022
      Unveiled in the Richard Rogers Drawing Gallery, Idris Khan's exhibition (1 July–September 2022) brings together 24 new watercolours and three large paintings on the theme...
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    • FAD Magazine reports on Idris Khan at Château La Coste

      FAD Magazine reports on Idris Khan at Château La Coste

      June 22, 2022
      This Summer Château La Coste will be exhibiting the first solo exhibitions in France by British artists Mary McCartney, Idris Khan and Annie Morris (opening...
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    • I Thought We Had More Time..., a ten-day timed edition by Idris Khan to raise funds for Ukrainian humanitarian causes

      I Thought We Had More Time..., a ten-day timed edition by Idris Khan to raise funds for Ukrainian humanitarian causes

      March 21, 2022
      Having first collaborated in 2019 to raise money for refugees in Europe, Idris Khan and Migrate Art are working together to raise funds for the...
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    • Frieze reviews Idris Khan’s recent exhibition The Seasons Turn

      Frieze reviews Idris Khan’s recent exhibition The Seasons Turn

      May 24, 2021
      Conceived as two distinct installations at Victoria Miro, ‘The Seasons Turn’ sees Khan’s continued engagement with the devotionality of repetition, while venturing tentatively into colour....
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    • Now available: Idris Khan The Season’s Turn – an artist’s book

      Now available: Idris Khan The Season’s Turn – an artist’s book

      May 10, 2021
      This beautifully designed artist's book, with a cloth-bound double cover, concertinas to reveal Idris Khan's work The Seasons Turn, with spring and summer on one...
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    • Apollo: In the studio with… Idris Khan

      Apollo: In the studio with… Idris Khan

      April 20, 2021
      From his early composite photographs to more recent paintings and sculptures, Idris Khan’s work frequently employs techniques of layering and repetition – of images, texts,...
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    • Listen to Idris Khan on How to be an artist

      Listen to Idris Khan on How to be an artist

      April 12, 2021
      Idris Khan joins Kate Bryan on How to be an artist , the new podcast by Soho House. How To Be An Artist features some...
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    • Idris Khan on BBC Front Row: The Blue Edition

      Idris Khan on BBC Front Row: The Blue Edition

      April 2, 2021
      This edition of Front Row is a blue odyssey led by John Wilson as he talks to, among others, Idris Khan, who discusses his work...
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    • House & Garden take a look inside Idris Khan’s London studio

      House & Garden take a look inside Idris Khan’s London studio

      February 3, 2021
      ‘I was a suburban lad from Birmingham who moved to London,’ says Idris Khan, explaining how spending six months in the Sussex countryside during lockdown...
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    • Wallpaper* selects Victoria Miro’s Idris Khan presentation as one of its Frieze LA highlights

      Wallpaper* selects Victoria Miro’s Idris Khan presentation as one of its Frieze LA highlights

      February 13, 2020
      At Victoria Miro’s booth (B11) , British artist Idris Khan is intent on hitting all the high notes at Frieze with a meditative display of...
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    • Victoria Miro participates in Frieze LA with a solo presentation by Idris Khan

      Victoria Miro participates in Frieze LA with a solo presentation by Idris Khan

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    • Idris Khan creates a unique work for Fine Cell Work’s Human Touch exhibition and sale

      Idris Khan creates a unique work for Fine Cell Work’s Human Touch exhibition and sale

      February 7, 2020
      This exhibition (Sotheby's, London, 26 February-3 March 2020; bidding from 12 February 2020) and sale of works a ground-breaking collaboration between international contemporary artists and...
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    • Idris Khan is profiled in the Financial Times ahead of his solo presentation with Victoria Miro at Frieze LA

      Idris Khan is profiled in the Financial Times ahead of his solo presentation with Victoria Miro at Frieze LA

      February 7, 2020
      Idris Khan is riding the crest of a wave. Still only 41, the British contemporary artist has been displayed in institutions including the British Museum...
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    • Coming soon – Time Present: Photography from the Deutsche Bank Collection, featuring Idris Khan

      Coming soon – Time Present: Photography from the Deutsche Bank Collection, featuring Idris Khan

      February 5, 2020
      The exhibition (21 March 2020–8 February 2021) presents a broad spectrum of international photography collected by Deutsche Bank over the course of four decades. Read...
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    • Idris Khan’s public sculpture 65,0000 Photographs is officially unveiled at One Blackfriars

      Idris Khan’s public sculpture 65,0000 Photographs is officially unveiled at One Blackfriars

      November 21, 2019
      For this towering sculpture and major public work, Khan has drawn from his personal archive of images from the past six years – some 65,000...
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    • Idris Khan talks to the British Journal of Photography as his new public sculpture, 65,000 Photographs, goes on view in London

      Idris Khan talks to the British Journal of Photography as his new public sculpture, 65,000 Photographs, goes on view in London

      November 18, 2019
      Every day, more than 1.8 billion photographs are uploaded online. This works out to just over 1.25 million images per minute or 20,000 per second....
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    • Idris Khan talks to Robert Elms for Listed Londoner

      Idris Khan talks to Robert Elms for Listed Londoner

      November 11, 2019 Read More
    • Idris Khan talks to Wallpaper* about 65,0000 Photographs, a new public sculpture for London

      Idris Khan talks to Wallpaper* about 65,0000 Photographs, a new public sculpture for London

      November 4, 2019
      Idris Khan’s first UK public sculpture addresses our photo-obsessed culture Referring to his personal archive of some 65,000 photographs, the London-based artist has created a...
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    • Chantal Joffe, Idris Khan, Grayson Perry and Conrad Shawcross donate works to Willow Foundation’s The Extraordinary Collection

      Chantal Joffe, Idris Khan, Grayson Perry and Conrad Shawcross donate works to Willow Foundation’s The Extraordinary Collection

      August 7, 2019
      Works are available to view at a public exhibition at Coutts, The Strand (23-27 September 2019) and will be sold on behalf of Willow, a...
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    • A major new public sculpture for London by Idris Khan

      A major new public sculpture for London by Idris Khan

      May 3, 2019
      Commissioned by St George's Plc with London Borough of Southwark as part of the development of One Blackfriars, the work titled 65,000 Photographs will be...
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    • Works by Idris Khan feature in The New York Times Magazine

      Works by Idris Khan feature in The New York Times Magazine

      January 3, 2019 Read More
    • Press for Idris Khan: 21 Stones, the British Museum’s first site-specific artwork

      Press for Idris Khan: 21 Stones, the British Museum’s first site-specific artwork

      October 17, 2018
      The work forms part of the new Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World (from 18 October 2018). Khan’s 21 drawings are based on The...
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    • Idris Khan creates the British Museum’s first site-specific work as part of the new Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World

      Idris Khan creates the British Museum’s first site-specific work as part of the new Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World

      October 16, 2018
      Opening on 18 October 2018, the new gallery is a new exploration of the Islamic world through art and material culture. In response to the...
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    • Idris Khan creates the first ever artwork for the Evening Standard’s Comment section

      Idris Khan creates the first ever artwork for the Evening Standard’s Comment section

      October 4, 2018
      For the first time in its history, the Evening Standard has commissioned an artwork for its Comment section. Khan has responded with a work that...
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    • Idris Khan talks about his work as part of Art Out Loud at Chatsworth

      Idris Khan talks about his work as part of Art Out Loud at Chatsworth

      September 18, 2018
      On Friday 21 September, 2:30pm–3:30pm, as part of the 2018 Art Out Loud festival, Idris Khan talks about his practice, exploring the influences and the...
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    • Idris Khan talks to The National about creating the award-winning UAE memorial Wahat Al Karama

      Idris Khan talks to The National about creating the award-winning UAE memorial Wahat Al Karama

      September 10, 2018
      By Melissa Gronlund Opposite Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, a series of heavy grey slabs lean against each other, as if arrested in the...
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    • A Wayne McGregor triple bill, featuring Kairos with set design by Idris Khan, at Nationaltheater, Munich

      A Wayne McGregor triple bill, featuring Kairos with set design by Idris Khan, at Nationaltheater, Munich

      April 11, 2018
      Performances by Munich's Bayerisches Staatsballett (14, 15, 18, 28 April, 11, 18 May, 12, 23 June, 10 July 2018 and dates throughout 2019) include Kairos...
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    • Idris Khan creates a new work to mark the re-opening of Kettle’s Yard

      Idris Khan creates a new work to mark the re-opening of Kettle’s Yard

      February 6, 2018
      The exhibition (10 February – 6 May 2018), with work by thirty-eight artists, marks the opening of the new Kettle’s Yard and seeks to reassert...
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    • Idris Khan creates photo illustrations for The New York Times Magazine’s Olympics issue

      Idris Khan creates photo illustrations for The New York Times Magazine’s Olympics issue

      February 5, 2018
      Khan's photo illustrations featured on the cover of the Olympics Issue of The New York Times Magazine, accompanying a piece by acclaimed Norwegian writer Karl...
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    • Tate Britain Salon, featuring Idris Khan

      Tate Britain Salon, featuring Idris Khan

      January 23, 2018
      16 February 2018, 6.45-8.45pm Tickets £22 Inspired by The EY Exhibition: Impressionists in London, which tells the story of artists who fled to Britain to...
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    • Idris Khan receives his OBE for services to Art

      Idris Khan receives his OBE for services to Art

      November 23, 2017
      The artist was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to Art in the Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours List. He...
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    • Studio International reviews Idris Khan: Absorbing Light

      Studio International reviews Idris Khan: Absorbing Light

      October 30, 2017
      Reflections on the horrors of one of Syria’s most famous prisons have driven Idris Khan to new forms of expression, including bronze sculptures and abstract...
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    • Idris Khan, Conrad Shawcross and Grayson Perry are among the Evening Standard’s Progress 1000 celebration of London’s most influential people

      Idris Khan, Conrad Shawcross and Grayson Perry are among the Evening Standard’s Progress 1000 celebration of London’s most influential people

      October 23, 2017
      The artists are featured among London's Top Visualisers: Artists & Curators Idris Khan Khan, a London resident since studying at the Royal College of Art,...
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    • The Evening Standard recommends Idris Khan: Absorbing Light in the London Art Gallery Guide

      The Evening Standard recommends Idris Khan: Absorbing Light in the London Art Gallery Guide

      October 17, 2017
      By Jessie Thompson What’s the show? Absorbing Light marks an important departure for Idris Khan, who is showing works in bronze for the first time....
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    • The National reports on Idris Khan’s receipt of a 2017 American Architecture Prize

      The National reports on Idris Khan’s receipt of a 2017 American Architecture Prize

      October 11, 2017
      Abu Dhabi's Wahat Al Karama wins 2017 American Architecture Prize The brainchild of the British artist Idris Khan, the capital's Oasis of Dignity has been...
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    • Idris Khan’s Monument and Pavilion of Honour for Wahat Al Karama, UAE’s Memorial Park, receives an American Architecture Prize

      Idris Khan’s Monument and Pavilion of Honour for Wahat Al Karama, UAE’s Memorial Park, receives an American Architecture Prize

      October 11, 2017
      The American Architecture Prize recognises individuals and teams who have made a substantial contribution to all areas of architecture Wahat Al Karama (Oasis of Dignity)...
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    • Idris Khan and Isaac Julien donate works to Art For Grenfell

      Idris Khan and Isaac Julien donate works to Art For Grenfell

      October 9, 2017
      The auction (which took place on 16 October 2017) to raise money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire raised £1.9million in total. Isaac...
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    • Idris Khan interviewed in ES Magazine’s Art Issue

      Idris Khan interviewed in ES Magazine’s Art Issue

      October 5, 2017
      By Patricia Nicol It is an urban adventure finding the north London studio of artist Idris Khan and his wife, Annie Morris. At Newington Green,...
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    • Nick Compton writes about Idris Khan: Absorbing Light in Wallpaper*

      Nick Compton writes about Idris Khan: Absorbing Light in Wallpaper*

      October 4, 2017
      Idris Khan has built his reputation in multiple layers. He repeatedly scrawls or stacks images, creating hypnotic haunting palimpsests, buzzing and charged, dense with history...
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    • Ben Luke selects Idris Khan and Tal R exhibitions for his Frieze Week highlights

      Ben Luke selects Idris Khan and Tal R exhibitions for his Frieze Week highlights

      September 29, 2017
      Tal R: Sexshops The Danish artist has depicted the façades of massage parlours and so on, whose seedy connotations are belied by the beauty of...
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    • Idris Khan in Legacies: JMW Turner and Contemporary Art Practice at The New Art Gallery Walsall

      Idris Khan in Legacies: JMW Turner and Contemporary Art Practice at The New Art Gallery Walsall

      September 22, 2017
      22 September 2017 – 14 January 2018 A master of history, landscape and marine painting, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) challenged accepted conventions in art,...
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    • Idris Khan speaks to Artsy about his new work for Make-A-Wish UK’s fundraising gala

      Idris Khan speaks to Artsy about his new work for Make-A-Wish UK’s fundraising gala

      September 19, 2017
      Children's Make-A-Wish Dreams Inspire New Artworks by Leading Artists By Casey Lesser Six-year-old Grace yearned to go on holiday in Wales with her pony; nine-year-old...
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    • Idris Khan included in Apollo 40 Under 40 Global

      Idris Khan included in Apollo 40 Under 40 Global

      September 8, 2017
      Idris Khan’s works – which draw on a wide range of sources, from literature and philosophy to theology and music – often overlay multiple texts...
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    • Idris Khan’s monument for UAE Memorial Park is shortlisted for a World Architecture Festival award

      Idris Khan’s monument for UAE Memorial Park is shortlisted for a World Architecture Festival award

      August 8, 2017
      Khan has been shortlisted in the Civic and Community category of the World Architectural Festival, which will be held in Berlin (15-17 November 2017). Read...
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    • Idris Khan appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours List

      Idris Khan appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours List

      June 16, 2017
      Artist Idris Khan has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to Art in the Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours...
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    • Idris Khan receives a Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2017 award

      Idris Khan receives a Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2017 award

      April 10, 2017
      Khan is one of nine winners, including former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, selected for their contributions to cultural diplomacy and promoting positive change....
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    • Architectural Digest talks to Idris Khan about his monument for UAE Memorial Park

      Architectural Digest talks to Idris Khan about his monument for UAE Memorial Park

      April 7, 2017
      British artist Idris Khan designs first memorial dedicated to Emirati soldiers. By Devanshi Shah Symbolically located between Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the General Headquarters...
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    • Last chance to see Idris Khan at The Whitworth

      Last chance to see Idris Khan at The Whitworth

      March 13, 2017
      Idris Khan 14 October 2016 – 19 March 2017 British contemporary artist Idris Khan opens a solo exhibition this October. Idris Khan draws inspiration from...
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    • Idris Khan in conversation

      Idris Khan in conversation

      March 9, 2017
      Thursday 23 March 18:30 — 19:30 £3 booking essential Join the artist for a talk about his work. To book, please call the Gallery on...
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    • Chantal Joffe, Grayson Perry, Idris Khan and Conrad Shawcross create work for Ash to Art

      Chantal Joffe, Grayson Perry, Idris Khan and Conrad Shawcross create work for Ash to Art

      February 15, 2017
      The four artists are among international names who have used materials recovered from The Glasgow School of Art fire to create new works of art...
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    • The Apollo Podcast: Idris Khan

      The Apollo Podcast: Idris Khan

      February 3, 2017
      In this Apollo podcast, Thomas Marks is joined by artist Idris Khan on the eve of his survey exhibition at the New Art Gallery in...
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    • Idris Khan: A World Within at The New Art Gallery Walsall

      Idris Khan: A World Within at The New Art Gallery Walsall

      February 2, 2017
      The New Art Gallery Walsall stages a major survey exhibition (3 February - 7 May 2017) by Walsall-native artist Idris Khan. The exhibition will bring...
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    • Idris Khan: FT Everything Else Podcast

      Idris Khan: FT Everything Else Podcast

      January 26, 2017
      The artist talks to the FT about his life, work and influences ahead of his major survey exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall. Listen...
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    • Idris Khan talks to Aesthetica Magazine about his monument for UAE Memorial Park

      Idris Khan talks to Aesthetica Magazine about his monument for UAE Memorial Park

      January 4, 2017
      Idris Khan: Monument and Memory Residing right across Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque – the UAE capital’s most prominent landmark, Wahat Al Karama pays tribute to...
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    • The Art Newspaper reports on Idris Khan's monument for UAE Memorial Park

      The Art Newspaper reports on Idris Khan's monument for UAE Memorial Park

      November 30, 2016
      By Anna Somers Cocks Which artist won the world’s largest, most prestigious and probably most valuable commission this year, taking it from concept to finish...
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    • Idris Khan creates monument for UAE Memorial Park

      Idris Khan creates monument for UAE Memorial Park

      November 24, 2016
      High tribute to UAE’s heroes By The National staff A 90-metre long sculpture made from 31 aluminium-clad steel tablets will grab the attention on Commemoration...
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    • Idris Khan in Ludwig van: The Beethoven Myth at Philharmonie de Paris

      Idris Khan in Ludwig van: The Beethoven Myth at Philharmonie de Paris

      October 14, 2016
      Following its recent exhibitions dedicated to figures as diverse as David Bowie, Pierre Boulez and Marc Chagall, the Philharmonie de Paris now offers us a...
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    • Idris Khan major public art commission for the new Memorial Park in Abu Dhabi

      Idris Khan major public art commission for the new Memorial Park in Abu Dhabi

      September 30, 2016
      The values of patriotism, loyalty and selflessness displayed by the sacrifice of the UAE’s national heroes have immortalized them in the collective memory of all...
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    • Idris Khan interviewed in Deutsche Bank ArtMag

      Idris Khan interviewed in Deutsche Bank ArtMag

      July 8, 2015
      Lost in Language, Idris Khan’s contradictory worlds. By Eddy Frankel Whether it’s the gasometers by Bernd and Hilla Becher, stamp poems, or Turner’s sea pieces—everything...
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    • Idris Khan is interviewed in the Guardian

      Idris Khan is interviewed in the Guardian

      May 4, 2015
      Idris Khan: blurred lines. By Justin Cartwright. Idris Khan takes photographs of photographs and sandblasts hundreds of minute lines of text on to marble and...
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    • Idris Khan: Beyond the Black reviewed in Artforum

      Idris Khan: Beyond the Black reviewed in Artforum

      January 2, 2014
      Idris Khan. By Zehra Jumabhoy. This season, black is the new black. Despite—or, possibly, because of—its racial connotations, it’s been the noncolor of choice for...
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    • Idris Khan: New York Times Magazine cover

      Idris Khan: New York Times Magazine cover

      March 1, 2012
      Idris Khan was commissioned by The New York Times Magazine to produce five photographs for their London issue on Sunday 4 March, 2012. 'London Eye'...
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  • Books
    • Idris Khan: The Seasons Turn

      Idris Khan: The Seasons Turn

      Idris Khan, 2021
      Softcover
      Publisher: Victoria Miro
      ISBN: 978-1-914506-00-0
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  • Gallery Exhibitions
    • Idris Khan: The Seasons Turn

      Idris Khan: The Seasons Turn

      13 Apr – 15 May 2021 London Gallery I
      Click here to book your timed reservation slot Victoria Miro is delighted to announce an exhibition of new works by Idris Khan. Conceived of as two distinct installations, each a...
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    • Idris Khan: Words Beneath Words

      Idris Khan: Words Beneath Words

      26 Oct – 14 Dec 2019 Venice
      For this latest body of work, Khan uses wood blocks, stamping oil-based ink on to the surface of panes of glass to create images of intense power and presence.
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    • Idris Khan: Absorbing Light

      Idris Khan: Absorbing Light

      3 Oct – 20 Dec 2017 London Gallery II
      The exhibition marks an important departure for Khan, who will show works in bronze for the first time along with an entirely abstract painting. Uniting aesthetic and metaphysical questions, Khan...
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    • Idris Khan: Conflicting Lines

      Idris Khan: Conflicting Lines

      1 May – 6 Jun 2015 Victoria Miro Mayfair
      An exhibition of new work in the artist's fourth solo presentation with the gallery. Working across mediums including sculpture, painting and photography, Khan is well known for his large-scale works,...
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    • Idris Khan: Beyond the Black

      Idris Khan: Beyond the Black

      20 Sep – 9 Nov 2013 London Gallery I
      A new body of work by the artist, for his third solo presentation with the gallery. This exhibition marks an important departure from Khan's photographic based works and comprises a...
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    • Idris Khan

      Idris Khan

      17 Mar – 24 Apr 2010 London Gallery I
      Victoria Miro is delighted to announce an exhibition of new work by Idris Khan. Idris Khan's second solo show with the gallery, will consist of two major sculptural installations and...
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    • The Collection

      The Collection

      24 Mar – 9 Apr 2009 London Gallery I
      Victoria Miro collaborates with Siobhan Davies to present The Collection . For three weeks, performers and artists present specially commissioned dance and artworks at Victoria Miro Gallery in North London...
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    • Idris Khan

      Idris Khan

      2 – 30 Sep 2006 London Gallery I
      In this new body of work, Khan re-photographs and digitally layers a sequence or series of pictures in an enigmatic play of appropriation and re-creation. His photographs possess characteristics more...
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    • Photography 2005

      Photography 2005

      Group Exhibition 18 Jan – 12 Feb 2005 London Gallery I
      Florian Maier-Aichen, Idris Khan, Brandon Lattu, Stephen Gill, Dan Holdsworth, Bettina von Zwehl Photography 2005 reveals a dynamic range of artistic practices. Some of the photographers are digital virtuosos working...
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