How To See And Write
“If John Berger’s Way of Seeing is a classic of art criticism, looking at the ‘what’ of art, then David Salle’s How to See is the artist’s reply” thus [...]
Art and the City
A city is not a museum. It is unlike any object of desire that can be preserved, or a collection of sorts on display in a cabinet of curiosity. We do [...]
The Otherness
Themes of migration, displacement and identity have been informing contemporary art since some time now. Currently, some of the best works in this reg [...]
The Beauty of Chaos
As I commenced researched for this interview one painting from F.S Aijazuddin’s “Lahore Illustrated Views of the 19th century” caught my attention. [...]
“Dear Marpha”
Dear Marpha,
It took me four days to reach you, I've seen paved and unpaved roads for you. It became harder and harder to meet you but on [...]
The City as a Muse
The Ideal city
Cites are not just utilitarian structures; agglomerations of houses and workplaces. As Marco Polo entertains the Great Khan [...]
Collector’s Weekend
Art enthusiasts in the capital city have been starved for art and culture activities for a while now with the shutting down of most of its galleries. [...]
The First Layer?
Robert Rauschenberg, famous American artist once described titles as the last layer of painting; likewise, the book covers are the first layers of a p [...]
Sanat’s very own ‘Department Store’
A department store is one of the most mundane sights in today’s consumerist world. It is a huge organized space, categorised by type and sells numerou [...]
Back to Nature
Henry Beecher once said, “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” But what happens when the artist [...]