Daedalus: Holding Pattern/Problem

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November 01 2018 Daedalus: Holding Pattern/Problem Haseeb Ahmed Haseeb Ahmed Haseeb Ahmed’s practice binds together antagonistic elements from the world they share. Towards this end, he mobilizes historical, technical, and artistic processes to produce site-specific installations, discrete and designed objects. His research-based art practice straddles architecture, curatorial practice, and critical theory. Ahmed is a founding member of the political group Platypus. Currently Ahmed is a research fellow in fine arts at the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands. He holds a Master of Science in Visual Studies from MIT and a BA in Visual and Critical Studies and a BFA in Architecture and Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Ahmed has exhibited work in Germany, Ecuador, Switzerland, Israel, Turkey, and the United States, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Haseeb Ahmed Haseeb Ahmed’s practice binds together antagonistic elements from the world they share. Towards this end, he mobilizes historical, technical, and artistic processes to produce site-specific installations, discrete and designed objects. His research-based art practice straddles architecture, curatorial practice, and critical theory. Ahmed is a founding member of the political group Platypus. Currently Ahmed is a research fellow in fine arts at the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands. He holds a Master of Science in Visual Studies from MIT and a BA in Visual and Critical Studies and a BFA in Architecture and Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Ahmed has exhibited work in Germany, Ecuador, Switzerland, Israel, Turkey, and the United States, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Online Issn: 2572-7338 Print Issn: 1091-711X © 2011 Haseeb Ahmed2011Haseeb Ahmed Thresholds (2011) (39): 90. https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00165 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Haseeb Ahmed; Daedalus: Holding Pattern/Problem. Thresholds 2011; (39): 90. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00165 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThresholds Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2011 Haseeb Ahmed2011Haseeb Ahmed Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.