What Art Theory did to the Art-ist
It is but a little bit of a surprise, that after an endless search and internet scavenger hunt, I came to realize that there isn’t an exact [...]
THINKING THROUGH THEORY (AND OTHER MONUMENTAL MUSINGS)
The production and reception of contemporary art has in recent years been inextricably bound to ideas of the ‘global’ and concurrently of gl [...]
Book Review: “Show Me a Story! Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World’s Most Celebrated Illustrators”
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. A child would beg to differ. So would a grown-up – secretly, at least. Which one of us does not l [...]
Life of Art – Degree Show 2017 at NCA
Life manifests in many forms. Of its forms is the annual degrees show at an art institution. This year 30 graduating students of F [...]
The Anatomy of a City – In Conversation with Naiza Khan
Naiza Khan is an internationally acclaimed artist living and working between London and Karachi. She is Senior Advisor at the Department of Visual Stu [...]
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Welcome to the January 2018 issue of ArtNow, “Art and Theory”, and to the New Year! As we bid farewell to 2017, I would like to take this ch [...]
Spirit of Visual
As the digital age races towards its peak, the glut of information in our lives creates a suffocating chaos. Globalization continues to shrinks the wo [...]
Letter from the Editor
The relationship of a discipline with theory is like the link between a human being and his/her dress. Perhaps the history of costume can match the de [...]
Learning to Read Between the Lines
Have you ever imagined doing an art piece without drawing lines? It is actually out of question because the creation process of an object is [...]
