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Prof. Abdul Rahim Nagori (1939 – 14 January 2011) was a Pakistani painter known for his socio-political themes.〔(In the name of peace, Daily Dawn, 2004 )〕 He has held one-man exhibitions since 1958. He taught at the University of Sindh in Jamshoro, Pakistan where he founded and headed the department of Fine Arts. He was honoured with President's Pride of Performance Award announced on 14 August 2010. == Exhibitions == *1982: Anti-militarism and violence exhibition which got censored and banned by the martial law regime.〔〔(Brush with authority, The Chronicle of Pakistan )〕 *1983: Anti martial law exhibition, sponsored by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). *1986: Anti-dictatorship Exhibition held at Indus Gallery, Karachi. Most powerful exhibition of his career where he exposed 62 different awful national events which shook the conscience of the nation.〔(The Art of Protest by Salwat Ali, Newsline, June 2004 )〕 *1988: Anti-dictatorship Exhibition, "Road to Democracy", held at Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan. Reviewed by Mark Fineman of the Los Angeles Times. Painted the evils of society by evolving new alphabet symbols for children, basing them on the events which took place in preceding two years. Bomb blasts, crime, dacoities, guns, heroin, Ojhri, Kalashnikov, rape etc. became new symbols of the alphabet.〔(The Art of Protest by Salwat Ali, Newsline Magazine, June 2004 )〕〔(Bonhams Auction )〕 *1990: "I am you" Anti-violence exhibition, large hoarding for display on road side, sponsored by Deutsche Bank, participated by International Artists. *1990: "Women of Myth and Reality" exhibition at Indus Gallery, Karachi. Repudiated the treatment meted out to the women.〔(The Art of Protest by Salwat Ali, Newsline, June 2004 )〕 *1992: Exhibition on minority, held at Chawkhandi Art Gallery, Karachi. A series of 40 paintings was again a process of social and political protest for the mute, bewildered and confused society which finds itself full of tears, shame, anguish and anger. *1994: Exhibition "Black amongst Blacks" held at Lahore Art Gallery, Lahore. *2004: Exhibition "Return to Sphinx" held at (V.M. Art Gallery ), Karachi.〔(Reality Bites, Herald Magazine, p150, June Issue, 2004 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abdul Rahim Nagori」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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