Idris Khan
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Art Medium
Drawing
Photography
Sculpture
Art Style
Abstract
Conceptual
About the Artist
Idris Khan is a prominent British artist whose conceptually rigorous practice spans photography, sculpture, and painting, often characterized by his distinctive layering technique. He is renowned for superimposing multiple photographs or texts—such as every page of a book, every note of a symphony, or numerous images from an archive—into a single, dense composite image. Khan's work explores profound themes of memory, time, human endeavor, and the overwhelming accumulation of information in contemporary society. His art transforms familiar cultural artifacts into abstract, ethereal forms that invite contemplation on history, authorship, and the elusive nature of experience.