Shahzia Sikander

Perilous Order
1997

An intricate artwork featuring a central framed illustration of a bearded man in traditional attire surrounded by three figures, one of which is upside down. The background is a textured beige surface with scattered dark circular marks, overlaid with a grid and red lines at the borders, suggesting a mathematical or architectural design.

An intricate artwork featuring a central framed illustration of a bearded man in traditional attire surrounded by three figures, one of which is upside down. The background is a textured beige surface with scattered dark circular marks, overlaid with a grid and red lines at the borders, suggesting a mathematical or architectural design.

Not on view

Date
1997

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor, tea and charcoal on marbled board

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 8 3/16in. (26.4 × 20.8 cm)

Accession number
97.83.2

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Shahzia Sikander

API
artworks/11451

Exhibitions

Whitney Biennial 1997

Mar 20–June 1, 1997

Shahzia Sikander
8 works in the collection

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