It was announced on August 31 in a joint statement issued by the Lahore Biennale Foundation and Rashid Rana that the Pakistani artist will be stepping down from his position of artistic director of the biennial’s inaugural edition. Courtesy Asia Society Hong Kong Center.
On August 31, the Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF) issued a joint statement together with Rashid Rana on LBF’s Instagram account to publicly announce the withdrawal of the Pakistani artist from the position of artistic director of the inaugural Lahore Biennale. The biennial was slated to take place in November this year as the largest contemporary art event to occur in Pakistan. Rana’s departure stemmed from the fact that he and the foundation “were not able to reach a formal agreement on their proposed collaborative relationship,” according to the post. Rana was first announced as the artistic director back in March 2016.
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