
The Prodigal Son Returns
Julius John Alam is a graduate (with a distinction to boot) of the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, a Fulbright Scholar and a postgraduate [...]

The Possibilities of a Revelatory Idyll
I am just a few minutes into an interview with acclaimed artist and founder of The Murree Museum Artist's Residency, Saba Khan and my compo [...]

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June 01 - Project01 started; June 15 - filed; June 17 - Project02 started; June 20 - Project03 started; July 13 - emailed gall [...]

No Man’s Land
There is no one way of looking at this work. Ostensibly about silence, it is made up of words. Language is employed, and masterfully, to strike its ow [...]

Alfaaz
The calligraphy show “Alfaaz” was put up on display at My Art World, Islamabad on June 15th, 2016. It showcased paintings by 4 artists, each with a di [...]

The Beautiful Excuse of ‘Light’
“Finding your self - yes it’s this huge park in San Diego where we live – it looked so glorious from far away that I asked my husband what it is and h [...]

From the ‘Silence of Language’ to a ‘Language of Silence’
In the Republic (514a - 520a), Plato has Socrates describe, in what is known as “The Allegory of the Cave”, a group of people in the dark that have be [...]

You Should Know Him By Now
The radical institutionalization of art practices that have thrived on the precedent of anarchist sentiments give birth to polarized plausibilities th [...]

Studio Visit: Rashid Arshed – The Gentle Giant of Art
Rashid Arshed lives in Montclair, California - a quiet suburb of Los Angeles. From a studio in his garage, he paints using mostly oil and acrylic on c [...]

Letter from Editor in Chief
Though the summers tend to be quiet in the art world, there is still much happening in terms of exhibitions and projects. Canvas Gallery started off t [...]