Book Review: Digital Art
It is always interesting to read of the conception and progression of an art form. In Sylvia Martin’s, Video Art it becomes evident that the genre of [...]
Words, Shapes, and Color
Words, Shapes, and Color
I once wrote a poem called “The Fate of Seeming.” Simeen Farhat turned it into two sculptures, two word-bubbles, one called [...]
Letter from the Editor in Chief
In our image-saturated age, it seems inevitable that high art would eventually bring within its folds mediums once considered wholly commercial – phot [...]
Imagine This
-An essay on art in the age of mechanical reproduction… imagine that. What can be said that’s new about this age- except that its already gone?
-An [...]
Editorial
Anwar Jalal Shemza, like any other artist, can be remembered for many aspects of his life and art. His association with writers and language, along wi [...]
Book Review: Naiza Khan Monograph
ArtAsiaPacific recently published a book on Naiza Khan, one of Pakistan’s most influential contemporary artists. The book, which is the first major mo [...]
Beyond the Superstructure
In The German Ideology (1846), Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels distill human society into two components: the base and the superstructure. The base con [...]
Salima Hashmi: Multiple Views
In our art world, Salima Hashmi has moved from being a person to a phenomenon. Art educator, artist, writer and curator are just a few aspects of her [...]
Rethinking Art Schools
Writing about art schools at the time when the national budget for the year 2013-14 has just been announced marks a significant moment to deliberate o [...]