I started to dislike humans so much that I started to adore animals and made my family of animals. I had one Doberman, one monkey, four rabbits, two dozen ducks, from the series "Myself Mona Ahmed"
Dayanita Singh · 1999, printed 2008
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist; sold through Nature Morte Berlin, Berlin, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Dayanita Singh," March 1–June 1, 2014. (Michal Raz-Russo)
Comparables
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Myself Mona Ahmed
Art Institute of Chicago
File Room
Art Institute of Chicago
When I went to meet Ayesha, Chaman had me tortured by the police. In my pain I ran to Dayanita’s house to make a record of my pain, from the series "Myself Mona Ahmed"
Art Institute of Chicago
I try so hard to please Ayesha, to make jokes. To win her back I even bought a computer, but . . ., from the series "Myself Mona Ahmed"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled, from the series "Dream Villa" (2010)
Art Institute of Chicago
Ayesha fulfilled my dream of becoming a mother, so I celebrated her first birthday for 3 days and 3 nights and invited over 2000 eunuchs from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, from the series "Myself Mona Ahmed"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Art Institute of Chicago
To my left is my Guru Chaman, and to my right is my guru's eunuch brother Dugi, from the series "Myself Mona Ahmed"
Art Institute of Chicago
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