Use Only as Intended II

Details

TAZEEN QAYYUM (b. 1973)
Use Only as Intended II
signed in Urdu and dated '05' (lower right)
opaque watercolour and photo transfer on wasli paper
9 x 16¼ in. (23.8 x 42.4 cm.)
Executed in 2005

Provenance

Canvas Gallery, Karachi
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2005

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Please note that the provenance in the printed catalogue should state that this work was acquired by the present owner in 2005 and not 2000.

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Lot Essay

In this work, Tazeen has used an image of a US visa form on wasli with a stylised painting of a "flit pump" an insecticide dispenser used commonly in the Sub-continent. The artist plays with the notion of the alluring qualities of the United States to aspiring immigrants and conversely the repellence that is fostered through politics and prejudice.

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