For many, Masterpiece London is an unmissable art fair where visitors can view and buy the finest works of art, design, furniture and jewellery – from antiquity to the present day. The fair offers an opportunity for new and established collectors to discover exceptional works for sale, from international exhibitors spanning every major market discipline. It will run from 30 June to 6 July 2022.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea will be a meeting point for creatives and collectors during Masterpiece London. What is thought to set the event apart is the juxtaposition of art and design from all periods and origins.
Masterpiece Presents provides a platform for innovative, immersive works of art at the entrance to the Fair. This year’s showcase features two monumental light installations by Pakistani-American artist Anila Quayyum Agha, represented by Sundaram Tagore Gallery. The artist is known for her award-winning, immersive light installations, and has been the subject of three solo museum shows in the past year.
For this special presentation, Agha has created an illuminated cube, fabricated from laser-cut steel into which she cuts elaborate patterns. Suspended and lit from within, the work casts lace-like floor-to-ceiling shadows that completely transform the surrounding environment, alluding to the richly ornamented public spaces such as mosques that she was excluded from as a female growing up in Lahore. Agha’s second installation at Masterpiece, This is NOT a Refuge II explores the loss of family and home that stems from displacement and resettlement.
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