And Then There Were Two
When the British Empire finally deserted the region once known as the Indian Sub-Continent, the populace was left with a rich, broken mass [...]
The Past as Present
Preparations for Pakistan’s Independence Day begin almost a month in advance in Karachi. Roadside vendors can be found at every corner of th [...]
A Stitch in Time
Stitches only come into being when they experience movement. To move forward in distinctive patterns, time is realized. From exquisite embro [...]
Cans of Soup and Soda
In commemoration of the 70th year of Pakistan’s inception, Sanat Initiative hosted a one-day reception, exhibiting the work of celebrated ar [...]
Clap Clap, I Approve
Against intensely colored, jewel bright tones, old, grizzled men serenade each other with musical instruments, indulge in battle, drape themselves in [...]
An Uncanny Simplicity
Arthur C. Danto, as he ruminates over the definition of art in “What Art is” talks about the importance of embodied meanings in art and goes on to cri [...]
Prophesies
In 1913, Umberto Boccioni contributed to the movement of Futurism with his ‘Dynamism of a Cyclist’, a painting of blue tones and a few others, capturi [...]