It Would Rain Anyway: A Case for the Mythic
In plain usage, ‘myth’ used to refer to a mistaken belief held as fact, especially the kind of belief that purports to explain something present, or e [...]
Letter from the Editor in Chief
The team at ArtNow has been busy this summer and we are happy to announce two new projects: the redesign of our website and the launch of a new initia [...]
Editorial
To some extent the museum has replaced the church in our times, because now a large number of people across the world regularly visit museums instead [...]
Faiza Butt: “We can only live because we imagine that we are infinite.”
Faiza Butt is one of Pakistan’s most dynamic artists. Charismatic, passionate, and intelligent, she successfully transfers those qualities into her ar [...]
Studio Visit: Ali Azmat
Located in the barren Bridge Colony near the military cantonment of Lahore is an oasis of culture in the form of Azmat’s home. One enters and feels th [...]
Modern Mythologies: The Modern Metropolises
The larger cities of Pakistan are turning into modern metropolises that are hard to handle for those who have inhabited the old cities since a few dec [...]
The Nation and the Modern Myth
When one reflects on the concept of the modern mythology in itself, one must turn to the seminal text of Roland Barthes dealing with this issue. Barth [...]
In Conversation with Lavinia Filippi
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Italian Art, like the Indian Art, precedes and predates the political/national states of Italy and India. But more then this obvious fact, there [...]
Standing Collection
It is difficult to articulate specific parameters for Pakistani culture; internationally however, our country has been presented as a formulated, homo [...]