Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

Welcome readers to the November 2019 issue of ArtNow, where we weigh in on the … →

Letter from the Editor

  One is not sure how long the institution of biennale would last, but one … →

Without Permission

  In Saadat Hasan Manto’s short story, ‘Beghair Ijaazat’ (Without Permission), the protagonist finds himself … →

The Creation of the Archive: KB as phenomenon

ZS: This is a strange position to be in – and a strangely difficult one … →

Karachi Biennale 2019

Sacha Kagan on art’s role in environmental sustainability

  Sacha Kagan is an independent researcher in the transdisciplinary field of arts and (un) … →

Zain Mustafa: Demanding the Rights of Karachi

Zain Mustafa is an architect and interior designer with a passion for animal rights and … →

In conversation with Mariah Lookman

Mariah Lookman is an artist, researcher and curator, and holds holds a DPhil from the University … →

Percolating the Politics of (Mis)Representation – Nilofur Farrukh

“A cultural interventionist is anyone who comes from a more proactive space and aspires to … →

Highlighting the environment- KB19, Karachi Zoo & VM Art gallery

The Second Karachi Biennale was inaugurated on the 26th of October, 2019 at Bagh Ibne … →

Opinion Knowledge & Truth: Knowing to transform at 12.0 Contemporary

In the last few years, many art galleries in Islamabad have been forced to either … →

Karachi Biennale 2019: Spotlight at the Environmental via Sculptures and Archiving – Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim & IVS gallery

“…I am looking at the public and my curation is in relation to this nuanced … →

Bringing ecology to focus, KB19 – NED and Frere Hall

In the midst of the global climatic catastrophe that is upon us, the Karachi Biennale … →

On a Carousel of Time

When F. Scott Fitzgerald spoke about the human condition, he took its relationship with time … →

Book Review: Consolidating Karachi with Biennale  

  The remarkable success of Karachi Biennale 17, is repeated, again, in the form of … →

Banal Phrases and Lost Meaning

  The act of creating contemporary art has challenged set norms of image making. Indian … →

The BP Portrait Award (London 2019)  

  Portraiture is, without any doubt, one of the most important categories in history of … →

Becoming a Woman

To occupy,  to salivate,  to satiate,      to claim, reclaim, to bequeath, to retain, maintain, … →