THE BAZAAR, ARCHIVE AND THE CURIOUS ARTIST
The 90s represent a seminal period in Pakistani art: The spotlight shone on Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in Karachi as a grou [...]
Art UnFairs
The popular imagination is continuously intrigued and arrested by stories of art theft. Works of fiction (and non-fiction) like the saucy fi [...]
Ali Karimi – MANIFESTATONS
Ali Karimi’s solo exhibition ‘Manifestations’ comprised twenty six pieces of graphite drawings which was welcomed as a breath of fresh air, [...]
Take A Look if You May
If there ever was an exhibit I’d tagged in my calendar as an unmissable event, it was ‘Utopian Ideas’ by British artist Dom Pattinson. The n [...]
Illegible by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqui
One word that primarily describes this entire series is the use of the word “Illegible” which seems to be a rather encumbered word on its ow [...]
Stealing a look into the infinitesimal
The act of viewing and reflecting upon is an inward process, which is highly personal, and so is the subsequent medium with which I have cre [...]
Letter from the Editor
From the archaic settlements to contemporary town planning, human beings have marked areas, built boundaries and drew borders, all [...]
SILENT ECHOES
For last seventy years Pakistani artists have captured, composed and preserved a wide array of subjects pertaining to the collective concern [...]
An Itinerary of Ideas
‘It takes me a long time to filter ideas. This show was eight years in the making’[i] [...]
Empirical Empire
“Portraiture is unlike any other genre. With most kinds of art, the artist communicates through a medium with the audience. It’s simple, ele [...]