Rasheed Araeen, born in 1935, is a London-based conceptual artist, writer, and curator. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the University of Karachi in the 1950s. In 1964, he left behind his career as a civil engineer to pursue art in London and has been working as a visual artist and writer since. Hailed as one of the pioneers of Minimalism in Britain, his artistic practice includes drawing, painting, photography and performance.
