FARIDA BATOOL: PHOOL MERA WATAN (MY HOMELAND IS A FLOWER)
Lahore’s heat, somewhere in 2015, a rickshaw ride, a search for a material that would make footballs – across the quiet Chamberlain ro [...]
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Welcome to the November 2017 issue of ArtNow. This is one of the most exciting times for Pakistani art, with the inaugural Karachi Biennale underway a [...]
I Speak You Here Me Therefore We Are
“I speak you here me therefore we are” is a group show that opened at Studio Seven on 14th October, 2017. Curated by Manizhe Ali, the show consisted o [...]
Of Other Spaces
Upon entering the uninhabited building, I was immediately taken in by the beauty in the slow decaying structure that the exhibition 'Of Other Spaces' [...]
Re-imagining the Imagined
A woman clad in a white cotton shirt and loosely fitted navy blue trousers and is seated on a chair. Her left-hand rests on her lap, her leg [...]
Niilofur Farrukh: CEO, Managing Trustee and Chair of the Discursive Committee for Karachi Biennale, 2017.
In a conversation with Niilofur Farrukh, the CEO, Managing Trustee and Chair of the Discursive Committee for the Karachi Biennale 2017 (KB17). She len [...]
Letter from the Editor
Like other important dates in the brief history of Pakistan, such as 14th August, 23th March, 25th December, 6th September etc., 21st Octobe [...]
MANIFESTOS MANIFESTED
Marin Amis writing an essay on American politics states: “‘All the “isms” are “wasms”, said Tony Blair, quite a while ago, affirming the end [...]
Soil to Soul
Usman Saeed’s mystical exhibition Gardenfinds One was showcased at the KOEL gallery in October 2017. His work explores a characteristic and [...]