MADE-MAD IN KARACHI
Initially, when one doesn’t find the noun that usually follows the word ‘mad’; one wonders if there has been a mistake? Or if there is some humor that [...]
Global Villagers: Three Comments on a Certain Invisibility
Is it possible to extricate contemporary art from the contemporary city?
I do not mean, in asking this question, to point out simply that the history [...]
Photo Essay: Degree Shows
The degree show displays at the University of Karachi and at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, showcase artworks in both tradi [...]
Editorial
Like their first love, artists who have been to an art school never forget the experience of their degree show projects. Working in the studios shared [...]
New Year, New Voices: Editorial
January seems like the perfect time to celebrate innovation and forward thinking in the arts, so we thought it fitting that our first issue of the new [...]
Shahkaar – In Conversation with Sumaya Durrani
As we flock around her right after our final MA Visual Arts First Year Juries and I request some time for an interview as directed by my professor Sir [...]
The Sociological Imaginers
It is most interesting to see an artist develop and mature in an intimate space and share the rare friendship that comes with any art school experienc [...]
Rough Around the Edges
Hanmi Gallery’s exposed brick, uneven floorboards and half painted interior form the perfect setting for Rough Around the Edges. This well organized s [...]
Book Review: Punjab in Painting
Punjab has a long, diverse and discontinued history of painting. From the walls of temples and havelies to the pages of manuscripts and folios; from t [...]
