
Art Institute of Chicago
Five Blues (Punj Neelay)
Rasheed Araeen · 1970
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist; sold through Aicon Gallery, London, to the Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 17, 2015.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- New York, Aicon Gallery, Rasheed Araeen: Minimalism Here and Now, 7 May–6 June 2015, no cat.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica, Dec. 15–Mar. 30, 2025, no cat. no., fig. 141; Barcelona, Museu d'Art Contemporani, Nov. 6, 2025–Apr. 6, 2026; London, Barbican Centre for Arts and Conferences, June 11–Sept. 6, 2026; Brussels, KANAL – Centre Pompidou, Nov. 2026–Mar. 2027 (Brussels cancelled)
Literature
Published references
- Antawan I. Byrd, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Adom Getachew, and Matthew S. Witkovsky, eds., Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2024), 111, fig. 141 (color ill.), 255-256.
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