Waqas Khan

Pakistani | 1982

Waqas Khan is a Pakistani Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1982. Their work is currently being shown at IMMA, Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Sabrina Amrani, Madrid (Madera 23) have featured Waqas Khan's work in the past.Waqas Khan's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 7,548 USD to 50,891 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2019 the record price for this artist at auction is 50,891 USD for Closer, sold at Christie's London in 2019. Waqas Khan has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, e-flux and Art Asia Pacific. The most recent article is ‘They Loved the Beauty Around Them’: The Exquisite Taste That Made the Mughals Great written for The Guardian in November 2024.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Sans titre ,2017

By Waqas Khan

+181%

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Closer

By Waqas Khan

+33%

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Recent Auction Results

Sans titre ,2017

By Waqas Khan

+181%

above mid-estimate

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr, Brussels

Closer

By Waqas Khan

+33%

above mid-estimate

Christie's London

Current Exhibitions

Take A Breath

IMMA, Irish Museum of Modern Art

Dublin | Ireland

Jun 14,2024 - Mar 17,2025

Past Exhibitions

With views to the garden

Sabrina Amrani, Madrid (Madera 23)

Madrid | Spain

Jan 22,2025 - Feb 22,2025

Time Future

Purdy Hicks Gallery

London | UK

Oct 11,2024 - Nov 09,2024

VIEW 23 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

‘They Loved the Beauty Around Them’: The Exquisite Taste That Made the Mughals Great

The Guardian 01/11/2024

Ahead of a major V&A exhibition, artist Waqas Khan celebrates the majesty of the Mughal empire – from the towering Taj Mahal down to the labyrinthine detail of their miniatures

Major Exhibition Provides an Historical, Social, Political, and Personal Examination of Breathing

ArtDaily 15/06/2024

IMMA presents Take a Breath, a major exhibition that provides an historical, social, political, and personal examination of breathing, exploring themes of decolonisation, environmental racism, indigenous language, the impact of war on the environment and breath as meditation.