Sa’dia Rehman

Bio
Sa’dia Rehman was born in Queens, New York. Her works have been exhibited both internationally and nationally at venues such as the National Gallery of Art Islamabad, Queens Museum of Art, Abrons Arts Center, and Exit Art. She has participated in residencies at the Bronx Museum of Art (New York, 2008) and National Gallery of Art (Islamabad, 2006). She lives, works, and drinks tea in Brooklyn, New York.

Artist Statement
Sa’dia Rehman’s work focuses on social and cultural customs. Her work uses humor to criticize serious subjects she has experienced such as arranged marriage, cultural assimilation, and the division of gender roles in her family and Pakistani-Muslim community. Using materials like hair and paper, she proposes hypothetical narratives and references personal experiences and observations fused with historical knowledge. She retraces and recollects memories that physically and socially have been erased.

Work Details:
Coming
Paper, artist’s hair, table
Dimensions variable
2008–09