
LB01-the Lahore Biennale

Letter from the Editor
Cities are metaphors – or like metaphors; you can make any meanings out of them. …

Letter from the Guest Editor
On the face of it, Karachi is not an attractive city. What is appealing, …

Morning Conversations over Tea: LB01 through the eyes of Karachiites
Covering a Biennale, especially in an unfamiliar city, is as challenging as it probably sounds. …

Lahore: art, place and discourse
It is interesting to note that the great Mughals never got their sculptures …

The Matrix of Biennales and Pakistan
Currently, there are about one hundred and fifty to two hundred Art Biennials and …

IN CONVERSATION WITH IFTIKHAR DADI
Artist and academic scholar Iftikhar Dadi received his PhD from Cornell University. He is an …

“FOUR ROOMS”: ENCOUNTERING NEW SPATIAL ARENAS
It is ironic that in overcrowded cities, despite such physical proximity to each other, we …

My Family and Other Animals
It is said that your past, social standing, financial ranks, nothing defines your future other …

The Making of Identity
The question of national identity is a tricky one; what determines that we belong …

Tracing Cities
The city has an infallible permanence rendered in concrete and other visceral matter. Like the …

Big Men Wear Really Big Shoes
The heart cannot help but gladden nostalgically at the initial sight of the …

THE QUEST- CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ART AND EDUCATION
Modern Art research is where the thinkers and doers combine their methodologies to find …

‘A Desensitization of Stereotypes’ – Reviewing Works by Mohsen Keiany
In literal dictionary terms, ‘desensitizing’ relates to the loss of shock or feeling that …

Abid Hasan – An inquisitive artist empowering medium
He [Hasan] is gifted with an inquisitive mind and painterly sensibilities, which nature …

Everyday Glamour
Over the course of the Lahore Biennale 2018, various collateral events took place one …