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Page 33: Fixed, Fluid, 2022.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Fixed, Fluid, 2022, glass mosaic with patinated brass frame, Dr. Fatima Zuberi, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 36: Elusive Realities, 2000.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Elusive Realities, 2000, vegetable color, dry pigment, watercolor, tea, and collage on wasli paper; The Speyer Family Collection, New York, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 39: Monsters Within, 2001.

CREDIT: Monsters Within, 2001. Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani American, b. 1969). Dry pigment, vegetable color, and tea on hand-prepared wasli paper; 38.1 x 29.4 cm. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund, 2002.535. © Shahzia Sikander, courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly, New York / Los Angeles. Photo: David Stover © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Page 44: Study for the Scroll, 1988.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Study for the Scroll, 1988, collage on paper attached to board, Collection of the Artist, Courtesy of Shahzia Sikander and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 46-47: The Scroll, 1989–1990.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), The Scroll, 1989–1990, vegetable color, dry pigment, watercolor, and tea on wasli paper; Collection of the Artist, Courtesy of Shahzia Sikander and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles, New York, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 58-59: The Illustrated Page Series #1, 2005–2006.

CREDIT: The Illustrated Page Series #1, 2005–2006. Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani American, b. 1969). Opaque watercolor hand painting, gold leaf, and silkscreen pigment on paper; 143.8 x 182.7 x 3.8 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Purchased with the Marion Stroud Fund for Contemporary Art on Paper in honor of Innis Howe Shoemaker, 2006-138-1a, b. © Shahzia Sikander, courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly, New York / Los Angeles. Photo: Philadelphia Museum of Art / Art Resource, NY.

Page 64 right: still from Disruption as Rapture, 2016.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Disruption as Rapture, 2016, HD video animation with 7.1 surround sound, Commissioned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 76: A Slight and Pleasing Dislocation, 1993.

Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), A Slight and Pleasing Dislocation, 1993, gouache and gesso on board, Cincinnati Art Museum, Alice Bimel Endowment for Asian Art, 2019.195, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 80: Havah, 2023.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Havah, 2023, gouache, graphite, and gold leaf on wasli paper, Private Collection, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 90: Arose, 2020.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Arose, 2020, glass mosaic with patinated brass frame, Courtesy of Joel S. Pizzuti, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 117: still from The Last Post, 2010.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), The Last Post, 2010, single channel HD digital animation with 5.1 surround sound, Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 121: Empire Follows Art: States of Agitation 8, 2020.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Empire Follows Art: States of Agitation 8, 2020, mixed media on paper, From the collection of S. Lwin and F. Karim, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 123: Empire Follows Art: States of Agitation 11, 2020.

CREDIT: Empire Follows Art: States of Agitation 11, 2020. Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani American, b. 1969). Color digital printing, watercolor, and gouache on prepared wove paper; 40.6 x 30.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2021.103. © Shahzia Sikander, courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly, New York / Los Angeles.

Page 124-125: Baggage Warrior, 2024.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Baggage Warrior, 2024, pulp painted collagraph and watermarked pellon transfers with printed kozo inclusion and stenciled pulp painting on two color cotton background, Courtesy of Pace Prints, New York, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 127: Segments of Desire Go Wandering Off, 1998.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Segments of Desire Go Wandering Off, 1998, collage with vegetable color, dry pigment, watercolor, graphite, and tea on wasli paper; Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg, New York, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 140: Promiscuous Intimacies, 2020.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Promiscuous Intimacies, 2020, patinated bronze, Courtesy of Joel S. Pizzuti, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 142: Portrait of the Artist (Suite of IV), no. III, 2016.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Portrait of the Artist (Suite of IV), no. III, 2016, etching, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist, 2023.209.3, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 143: Shroud, 2020.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Shroud, 2020, watercolor, ink and gouache on paper; Nicoletta Fiorucci Collection, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 150: Parallax (installation view), 2013.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Parallax (installation view), 2013, 3-channel HD digital animation with 5.1 surround sound, 15 mins., 26 sec., music by Du Yun; Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles, © Shahzia Sikander.

Page 152: Her-Vimana, 2024.

CREDIT: Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani and American, b. 1969), Her-Vimana, 2024, Collection of the Artist, Courtesy of Shahzia Sikander and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles, © Shahzia Sikander.