
Born in Bangladesh in 1977, Begum lives and works in London. In 1999, Begum graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design, and in 2002, she earned an MFA in Painting from Slade School of Fine Art. Begum has exhibited in museums and biennials worldwide and created public art commissions in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Notable museum presentations include her participation in Is this Tomorrow at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, as well as her site-specific installation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which remains on permanent view. Her work has also been featured in numerous biennials around the world, including the Taipei Biennial in 2026, Desert X in Coachella Valley in 2023, and the 11th Gwangju Biennial in South Korea in 2016, among others.
Her work is held in numerous international public and private collections, including the Museum ofFine Arts, Boston; the Samdani Art Foundation, Bangladesh; The Farjam Foundation, Dubai; the Ashmolean Museum, UK; Sainsbury’s Visual Art Centre, UK; the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, India; and Wanas Konst, Sweden. She was elected a Royal Academician in 2020.
No. 1272 Chainlink, 2023, powder coated chainlink, 141 3/4 x 141 3/4 x 177 1/8 inches, 360 x 360 x 450 cm. Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London and Kate MacGarry, London. No. 1628, 2026 paint on powder-coated aluminum (20 sections) 78 3/4 x 76 3/4 x 2 inches 200 x 195 x 5 cm Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London and Kate MacGarry, London. No. 1261 T Reflector, 2023, reflectors on aluminum, 98 5/8 x 16 5/8 x 17 1/4 inches, 250.6 x 42.2 x 43.8 cm. Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London and Kate MacGarry, London.More episodes from "Interviews by Brainard Carey"



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