‘Four Women Shaping their Space’
“It is, perhaps, finally a good time to be a woman”, says Dua Abbas Rizvi in the publication of the group show Chaar Aurtein, Chaar Kahaniyaan (Four W [...]
Abstraction Meets Physicality – ‘Folding Shadows’ at Koel Gallery
While it may seem like an arduous task to apply mainly monochromatic schemes in a body of work without it becoming monotonous, the three par [...]
“Faasla na rakhain, pyaar honay dain”- Munawar Ali Syed
Faasla na rakhain, pyaar honay dain
(Do not distance yourself, let love happen)
I have grown up in Karachi where trucks, loc [...]
Art of Artisan
This is not a new debate; however, with the growing interest in cross-discipline engagement and the constant blurring of boundarie [...]
An hour with Sadia Salim
When I think of ceramics, Sadia Salim’s name comes pretty instantaneously to my mind. Salim speaks from a position of vast experience, having undertak [...]
A Case for Crafts
As a scholar and practitioner of textile design, when asked about how I perceive the relationship between art and craft, it is a question I [...]
Book Review: “The Dance of Death”
The motif of the Danse Macabre, or the Dance of Death, has been used recurrently and imaginatively in the arts to invite viewers to contemplate the [...]
Archaeologies of Tomorrow
From Naiza Khan’s explorations of the movement of objects through the ocean, and its impact on the city, to Fazal Rizvi’s contemplations of [...]
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Welcome readers, to another vibrant issue of ArtNow, and a hearty Ramadan Mubarak! This month we look at ‘Art of the Artisans’, in celebrati [...]
