ISTANBUL, 10
June 2016: Pakistani artist Ghulam Mohammad has won the prestigious Jameel
Prize 4 for his works in contemporary Islamic art. The Prize was awarded to
Ghulam Mohammad at a ceremony held at Pera Museum in Istanbul.
The Jameel
Prize is an international award for contemporary art and design inspired by
Islamic tradition. According to the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum,
London, which organizes the Jameel Prize and exhibition in partnership with Art
Jameel every two years, “its aim is to explore the relationship between Islamic
traditions of art, craft and design and contemporary work as part of a wider
debate about Islamic culture and its role today.”
This is the
first time an artist from Pakistan has won the Jameel Prize.
The Prize is open
to artists and designers from any ethnic, religious or cultural background. The
first Prize was awarded in 2009. The subsequent Prizes and exhibition of work
of finalists were held at V&A, London. This is the first time the Prize and
exhibition have been held at an external venue, i.e. Pera Museum in Istanbul,
Turkey.
The
announcement about Jameel Prize 4 notes that over 280 nominations were received
from around the world, while works of 11 artists were short-listed by a panel
of judges, chaired by V&A Director, Martin Roth. According to the judges,
Ghulam Mohammad’s work “stood out for its excellence of concept and execution.”
“Using
second-hand books, Ghulam Mohammad’s intricate collages of paper cuttings of
Urdu script pasted on Wasli paper create new meanings and celebrate the great
heritage of Islamic art, craft and design,” the announcement by V&A noted.
The eleven short-listed
artists and designers included David Chalmers Alesworth, Rasheed Araeen, Lara
Assouad, CANAN, Cevdet Erek, Sahand Hesamiyan, Lucia Koch, Ghulam Mohammad,
Shahpour Pouyan, Wael Shawky and Bahia Shehab.
Asye and Ece
Ege, founders of Turkish fashion label Dice Kayek and winners of Jameel Prize
3, presented the Prize to Ghulam Mohammad.
Extremely
delighted to hear the announcement, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkey Sohail Mahmood
said this was “great news for Ghulam Mohammad, for Pakistan’s young artists,
and for the broader art community in Pakistan.” “The fact that this took place
in brotherly Turkey makes it even more special,” he said.
Ambassador
Sohail commended both V&A and Pera Museum for their collaboration in this
edition of Jameel Award, adding that it would further showcase the creative
genius of Pakistani artists, and especially of young artists whose works were
being increasingly recognized internationally and adorned the best art
galleries and museums of the world.
Five art works
of Ghulam Mohammad as well as those of other 10 short-listed artists are now on
display at Pera Museum (Istanbul) from 8 June to 14 August 2016.
The V&A
houses one of the world's notable collections of Islamic art in its Jameel
Gallery of Islamic Art. The late Zaha Hadid, award-winning architect, was
Patron of the Jameel Prize.
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