Abdullah M. I. Syed
Money Flag: USA (1 US$ Verso), 2020
Machine embroidery on uncirculated 1 US Dollar bill
6.10h x 2.60w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Money Flag: USA (1 US$ Verso) (Detail), 2020
Machine embroidery on uncirculated 1 US Dollar bill
6.10h x 2.60w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Overlapped Realities: 20 US Dollar and 500 Pakistani Rupee (Structures, Verso), 2020
Hand-cut and overlapped uncirculated 20 US Dollar and 500 Pakistani Rupee and archival tape
2.60h x 6.10w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Overlapped Realities: 20 US Dollar and 500 Pakistani Rupee (Structures, Verso) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and overlapped uncirculated 20 US Dollar and 500 Pakistani Rupee and archival tape
2.60h x 6.10w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Overlapped Realities: 50 Pakistani Rupee and 10 Chinese RMB (Portraits, Recto), 2020
Hand-cut and overlapped uncirculated 50 Pakistani Rupee and 10 Chinese RMB and archival tape
3.07h x 5.71w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Overlapped Realities: 50 Pakistani Rupee and 10 Chinese RMB (Portraits, Recto) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and overlapped uncirculated 50 Pakistani Rupee and 10 Chinese RMB and archival tape
3.07h x 5.71w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 50 Pakistani Rupee and 50 Indian Rupee (Structures, Verso), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 50 Pakistani Rupee and 50 Indian Rupee and archival tape
14.70h x 7.30w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 50 Pakistani Rupee and 50 Indian Rupee (Structures, Verso) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 50 Pakistani Rupee and 50 Indian Rupee and archival tape
14.70h x 7.30w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Overlapped Realities: 50 US Dollar and 100 Chinese RMB (Structures, Verso), 2020
Hand-cut and overlapped uncirculated 50 US Dollar and 100 Chinese RMB and archival tape
3.15h x 6.38w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Overlapped Realities: 50 US Dollar and 100 Chinese RMB (Structures, Verso) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and overlapped uncirculated 50 US Dollar and 100 Chinese RMB and archival tape
3.15h x 6.38w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 50 US dollar and 50 Chinese RMB (Portrait, Recto), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 50 US Dollar and 50 Chinese RMB and archival tape
6.60h x 15.50w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 50 US Dollars and 50 Chinese RMB (Portrait, Recto) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 50 US Dollar and 50 Chinese RMB and archival tape
6.60h x 15.50w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 500 Pakistani Rupee and 500 Indian Rupee (Structures, Verso), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 500 Pakistani Rupee and 500 Indian Rupee and archival tape
6.54h x 2.87w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 500 Pakistani Rupee snd 500 Indian Rupee (Structures, Verso) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 500 Pakistani Rupee and 500 Indian Rupee and archival tape
6.54h x 2.87w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 5 US Dollar and 5 Chinese RMB (Structures, Verso), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 5 US Dollar and 5 Chinese RMB and archival tape
2.60h x 6.10w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 5 US Dollar and 5 Chinese RMB (Structures, Verso) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 5 US Dollar and 5 Chinese RMB and archival tape
2.60h x 6.10w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 100 Russian Rubble and 2 US dollar (Structures, Verso), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 100 Russian Rubble and 2 US Dollar and archival tape
2.60h x 6.10w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myth and Realities: 100 Russian Ruble and 2 US Dollar (Structures, Verso) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 100 Russian Rubble and 2 US Dollar and archival tape
2.60h x 6.10w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 5 US Dollar and 5 Chinese RMB (Portrait, Recto) , 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 5 US Dollar and 5 Chinese RMB and archival tape
6.60h x 15.50w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Weaving Myths and Realities: 5 US Dollar and 5 Chinese RMB (Portrait, Recto) (Detail), 2020
Hand-cut and woven uncirculated 5 US Dollar and 5 Chinese RMB and archival tape
6.60h x 15.50w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Nurun 'ala Nur (Light Upon Light), 2015
Hand-stiched white crouched taqiyah (skullcaps), LED light, Perspex dome and mirror
Dimensions variable
Abdullah M.I. Syed
Nurun 'ala Nur (Light Upon Light), (Detail 1) 2015
Hand-stiched white courhced taqiyah (skullcaps), LED Light, Perspex dome and mirror
Dimensions Variable
Abdullah M.I. Syed
Nurun 'ala Nur (Light Upon Light), (Detail 2) 2015
Hand-stiched white courhced taqiyah (skullcaps), LED Light, Perspex dome and mirror
Dimensions Variable
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Heavenly Offerings - I (Assembly Series), 2016
Hand-cut 10 and 20 UAE Dirham banknotes and U.S. $50 and $100 bills in shadow-box
10.75h x 12.50w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Moneyscape VI: Playground of Alternative Economies, 2017
Hand-cut and assembled various uncirculated banknotes in custom light-box vitrine
22h x 22w x 10d in
Moneyscape VI: Playground of Alternative Economies (Detail)
2017
Hand-cut and assembled various uncirculated baknotes in custom light-box vitrine
22 x 22 x 10 in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Moneyscape V: Temenos, 2017
Hand-cut and assembled various uncirculated banknotes in custom light-box vitrine
22h x 22w x 10d in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Moneyscape V: Temenos (Detail)
2017
Hand-cut and assembled various uncirculated banknotes in custom light-box vitrine
22 x 22 x 10 in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Mapping Investment: Iraq, 2017
Hand-cut U.S. $2 banknote sheet and banknote collage with acrylic on wasli
20.25h x 50.25w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Mapping Investment: Saudi Arabia, 2017
Hand-cut U.S. $2 banknote sheet and banknote collage with acrylic on wasli
20.50h x 50.50w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Mapping Investment: Saudi Arabia (Detail 1), 2017
Hand-cut U.S. $2 banknote sheet and banknote collage with acrylic on wasli
20.50h x 50.50w in
Abdullah M. I. Syed
Mapping Investment: Saudi Arabia (Detail 2), 2017
Hand-cut U.S. $2 banknote sheet and banknote collage with acrylic on wasli
20.50h x 50.50w in
Installation View
Installation View 2