Komail Aijazuddin
Madonna, 2024
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 in
KOMAIL AIJAZUDDIN'S Gathering series feature compositions from gender-segregated Muslim religious gatherings called Majlis, rendered in digitally-inflected aesthetic of memory. The removal of the context and focus on male bodies creates...
KOMAIL AIJAZUDDIN'S Gathering series feature compositions from
gender-segregated Muslim religious gatherings called Majlis, rendered
in digitally-inflected aesthetic of memory. The removal of the context
and focus on male bodies creates a point of ambiguity, evoking the
interior spaces of a gay club and a suggestion of eroticism. The
slippage between desire and spiritual transcendence speaks to the
blurry, often contextually fluid nature of meaning and memory.
KOMAIL AIJAZUDDIN (b. 1984) is a visual artist and writer. He holds degrees in Art & Art History from New York University and an MFA from the Pratt Institute, NY. His debut book "Manboobs: A memoir of Musicals, Visas, Hope & Cake" is coming Fall 2024, published by Abrams Press (US) and Transworld/DoubleDay Books (Internationally). He lives and works in New York City.
gender-segregated Muslim religious gatherings called Majlis, rendered
in digitally-inflected aesthetic of memory. The removal of the context
and focus on male bodies creates a point of ambiguity, evoking the
interior spaces of a gay club and a suggestion of eroticism. The
slippage between desire and spiritual transcendence speaks to the
blurry, often contextually fluid nature of meaning and memory.
KOMAIL AIJAZUDDIN (b. 1984) is a visual artist and writer. He holds degrees in Art & Art History from New York University and an MFA from the Pratt Institute, NY. His debut book "Manboobs: A memoir of Musicals, Visas, Hope & Cake" is coming Fall 2024, published by Abrams Press (US) and Transworld/DoubleDay Books (Internationally). He lives and works in New York City.
Courtesy of Rajiv Menon Contemporary
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