On the opening day of Khadim Ali: Invisible Border, you’re invited to join the artist and IMA Director Liz Nowell in conversation, followed by opening celebrations. Invisible Border is Khadim Ali’s largest Australian solo exhibition to date, comprising sound installation, miniature painting, and intricately constructed textiles. His masterful works poetically explore the experience of displaced people across the globe. Don’t miss your chance to hear the artist speak and see his existing work alongside newly commissioned work—including a major body of work developed in partnership with the Lahore Biennale Foundation.
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After growing up in Pakistan as a refugee, Khadim Ali now lives and works in Sydney. He trained in classical miniature painting at the National College of Arts in Lahore and in mural painting and calligraphy in Tehran. His exhibitions include the 2018 Dhaka Art Summit, 2017 Lyon Biennale, 2012 Documenta, 2009 Venice Biennale, and 2006 Asia Pacific Triennial, as well as The National at theMuseum of Contemporary Art, Sydney in 2017, and No Country: Contemporary Art for South East Asia at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, at 2013. His work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia and Australian War Memorial, Canberra; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Queensland Art Gallery, Meanjin/Brisbane; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Khadim Ali. Photo: Rhett Hammerton
