Imran Qureshi Met Roof

Every year its pastoral bliss high above central park is complemented by.

Imran qureshi met roof.

The roof garden at the metropolitan museum of art is one of the lovelier places to go in new york during the warm seasons. Visitors view pakistani artist imran qureshi s creation painted on the rooftop of the metropolitan museum of art during a preview of the annual met s roof garden commission in new york. Entitled the roof garden commission. Here on the roof garden the blooms also echo the verdant foliage of central park a green space conceived in the nineteenth century to function as a site of respite and tranquility in the midst of the chaotic and cacophonous city.

On friday and saturday. Imran qureshi on view may 14 november 3 2013 weather permitting this video features time lapse photography documenting the installation of the work as well as the artist s commentary about the project. The roof garden commission. Gerald cantor roof garden.

Gerald cantor roof garden. Imran qureshi the project represents the artist s emotional response to violence occurring across the globe in recent decades and his earnest hope for regeneration and lasting peace in the aftermath of man made disasters. Three years ago qureshi began to use red acrylic in his installations in response to brutal bombings in lahore. The pakistani artist imran qureshi who was voted artist of the year in 2013 by the deutsche bank global art advisory council debuted at the metropolitan museum of art with a large scale installation on the museum s roof.

It is presented to complement the artist s painted commission on the iris and b. To 5 30 sunday through thursday and until 9 00 p m. Imran qureshi s roof garden. The met roof garden is open whenever the museum is weather permitting which as of now is seven days a week from 10 00 a m.

Extending and challenging the islamic art traditions in which he trained qureshi incorporates the lessons of abstract painting in his investigations into ornamentation line and. This installation pairs works on paper by imran qureshi born 1972 hyderabad pakistan with historic miniatures from the museum s collection. Using the nearly 8 000 square foot open air space as his canvas qureshi has worked areas of his spilled and splattered red acrylic paint into patterns of lush ornamental leaves that evoke the luxuriant walled gardens that are. Imran qureshi s roof garden commission will be on display through november 3.