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Parallax
2013 · Three-channel video installation, color, sound, 15:30 min.
Whitney Museum of American Art
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Shahzia Sikander
1969
WA-00003044
Painting
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
23
Works in Collection
75
Assets Indexed
3
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0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (2)
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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
- LocationGallery Generic· 72%
Source Registry (2)
- Sean-KellyTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Shahzia Sikander is a Pakistani-American painter and visual artist who works across drawing, painting, printmaking, animation, installation, performance, and video. Her practice engages with South Asian visual traditions, particularly miniature painting, which she interrogates and fragments through contemporary formal strategies. Based in New York City, Sikander's work moves between historical reference and abstraction, dissolving the boundaries between traditional craft and conceptual intervention.
Source: Sean Kelly · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago
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Artworks (23)
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Artwork sources (4)
23 published of 50 catalogued · 41 with image
- MoMA22 publishedof 44 catalogued41 img
- Whitney1 published
- + 2 more sources · 5 catalogued, not yet published
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Representation & Collections
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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Auction History
Range: $1,500 – $325,000
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Mar 2025 | $7,000 – $10,000 | $18,900 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | $30,000 – $50,000 | $32,760 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2024 | $4,000 – $6,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Jul 2021 | $7,000 – $10,000 | $16,250 | |
| Christie's | Jun 2019 | £10,000 – £15,000 | £12,500 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2018 | £3,000 – £5,000 | £3,500 | |
| Christie's | Sep 2017 | £10,000 – £15,000 | £21,250 | |
| Christie's | Dec 2016 | $12,000 – $18,000 | $50,000 | |
| Christie's | Feb 2016 | $7,000 – $10,000 | $6,875 | |
| Christie's | Jun 2014 | £8,000 – £12,000 | £8,125 |
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