Ode to the Country without a Post Office
Artist
Raqib Shaw(Indian, born 1974)Indian, born 1974
Titles
- Ode to the Country without a Post Office
Date2019–2020
MediumAcrylic liner and enamel on birch wood
DimensionsCanvas or panel: 31 1/2 × 33 7/16 × 15/16 in. (80 × 85 × 2.4 cm)
Frame (outer): 32 7/8 × 34 13/16 × 2 13/16 in. (83.5 × 88.5 × 7.1 cm)
Frame (outer): 32 7/8 × 34 13/16 × 2 13/16 in. (83.5 × 88.5 × 7.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2025.916
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Atrium Floor 2
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryRaqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West, Nashville: Frist Art Museum, September 15–December 31, 2023; Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; February 15–May 12, 2024; Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–September 2, 2024; San Marino, CA: The Huntington, November 16, 2024–March 3, 2025.
Published References Jumabhoy, Zehra, Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2023. Exhibition reviews: Elliot, Amber, “Glitter, sapphires and violence? Raqib Shaw's new show at MFAH is a mystery of glamour and gore,” Houston Chronicle (June 23, 2024): https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/raqib-shaw-mfah-19517220.php Yu, Emily, “Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West,” The California Tech (December 3, 2024): https://tech.caltech.edu/2024/12/03/ballads-of-east-and-west/. Zastudil, Nancy, “Beyond East West Opposition: Raqib Shaw at the MFAH,” Arts and Culture Texas (April 14, 2024): https://artsandculturetx.com/beyond-east-west-opposition-raqib-shaw-at-the-mfah/. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed with ink marker on the reverse: RS 64 1 / “Ode to the country without a post office” / Raqib Shaw 2019–2020
A second signature, Raqib Shaw 2019–2020 also appears on the reverse next to the artist’s stamp, showing the face of a screaming ape surrounded by a garland and the monogram RS.
A second signature, Raqib Shaw 2019–2020 also appears on the reverse next to the artist’s stamp, showing the face of a screaming ape surrounded by a garland and the monogram RS.
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