The Art of Collecting
It is the case with almost all collectors who collect art with a passion, that all the walls and spaces in their house will end up being filled to the [...]
The Lens of An Assured Eye
“Money creates taste.” – Jenny Holzer“What you really collect is always yourself.” – Jean BaudrillardThe urge to acquire and own art is a [...]
Conversations Through Print
Under co-curators Rabeya Jalil and Ben Rak, the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Print Department has taken part in Fantasy Asia, an intern [...]
Drawing From Within
Although I refer to “drawing” here in its artistic sense, as in the act or product of the act of making marks on a surface – the word “draw” also mean [...]
Resolving the Two Rights
According to many sociological and philosophical theories, gender differences are socially constructed. Society and culture create gender roles accord [...]
Editorial
The term ‘Contemporary Traditions’ sounds paradoxical, but it may lead to a number of discussions, debates and doubts. To inquires how tradition is vi [...]
Book Review – Man Ray: Self-Portrait
As a student perfunctorily leafing through art history, I would always find myself pausing over the name Man Ray – pausing and pronouncing it to mysel [...]
September 2014 Contemporary Traditions
Artwork by Nusra Latif Qureshi, courtesy of the artist. [...]
Still Painting
Inaam Zafar's work consists of paintings of stills from a lesser-known and under-rated film from over three decades ago. But to say that the artist’s [...]
Unraveling the Tamasha
Most of us enjoy art because of the engaging personality present in the work; as viewers we love understanding different journeys reflected and it is [...]