“Ephemeral Horizons” a solo presentation by @studiomariumagha curated by @scheherezadejunejo continues @sanat_initiative until 5 Dec.
Marium Agha (b, Karachi, Pakistan) is a distinguished contemporary artist whose work critically engages with the historical narrative of love through the lens of popular culture. Agha holds a BFA from the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (2006) and a master’s in fine art from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (2009), complemented by a short course in Curating Contemporary Art from Chelsea School of Art and Design. Her innovative practice encompasses tapestries, drawings, and installations, utilizing thread, fabric, and found imagery to challenge and deconstruct ideologies surrounding identity and representation in a globalized context. Agha’s significant exhibitions include solo shows like “Forever, they said…” at Antidote Gallery, Dubai (2021), and “An Ephemeral Culture of Love” at Taseer Art Gallery, Lahore (2019), as well as notable group exhibitions across Pakistan, India, and New York. She has been recognized with nominations for the Abraaj Capital Art Prize (2012-2013) and the Sovereign Art Prize (2021), winning the public vote prize for the latter in 2022. Through her work, Agha invites viewers to reflect on the complexities of love and desire, continually rewriting narratives within her artistic explorations.
In the words of the curator, “In her career-long investigation of love in its many forms, Marium Agha addresses the dichotomy between fairytales and life lessons, perceptions and realities of the female state. Her tapestries pulsate with the collective intergenerational knowledge and experiences extracted from the archives of stories, montages and popular culture told over centuries.”
