Smart Art, Dubai
My first trip to Art Dubai was three years ago. I remember telling a friend about it and the response was “Art Dubai? Isn’t that an oxymoron?” Althoug [...]
Letter from Editor in Chief
ArtNow was thrilled to present artist Imran Qureshi with the 3rd ArtNow Achievement Award at Art Dubai 2016 Terrace Talks: Focus Pakistan. One of the [...]
The Pursuit of Being: Anum Lasharie
Is it easy to accept an existential angst before bed? How long will it take for you to make settlements with the constant tension between the known an [...]
Editorial
A human being is known for his/her untiring surge to modify his/her environment, so the whole idea of culture is based upon altering nature. Man const [...]
A History Interrupted: ‘The 70s – Pakistan’s Radioactive Decade’
The 1970s began with the bloody loss of East Pakistan and ended in a military coup and the imposition of martial law. Yet, it generated a vi [...]
Rashid Rana
It is difficult to say anything about Rashid Rana’s work that hasn’t previously been said. Rana, one of the most well-known artists from the [...]
Ghulam Mohammad – Jameel Prize 2016 Nominee
Talent and luck play an enormous role in the career of a successful artist, but drive and determination are crucial. The nominations for the 4th editi [...]
Art Activism – Morally and Politically Correct?
Any art activity that activates, engages, evokes, generates a response and brings about a spectacle technically falls under the ambit of art activism. [...]