‘Imran Mir’s work challenged boundaries between art and design, form and meaning.
A trained graphic designer and an artist of profound conceptual depth, Mir’s practice extended across painting, sculpture, installation, and design.
‘Born in Karachi, he studied graphic design at the Central Institute of Arts and Crafts in 1971 before earning a master’s degree from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. His career was marked by an embrace of abstraction, influenced by his interest in science, mathematics, philosophy, and art theory. Over time, his practice evolved to incorporate bold experimentation with scale, colour, material, and spatial installation.’
Beatriz Cifuentes Feliciano, 2025
– Imran Mir’s work is included in the 36th Bienal de São Paulo in 2025.
See historical work by Mir in our current exhibition ‘Crossing Borders: Modern Art from South Asia’ at Phillips, 30 Berkeley Square from 10-31 July.
