Beyond the Veil of Grief
Beyond the Veil of Grief is a small, thoughtful exhibition, part of Vasl Artists' Association's 25th anniversary programming. Four artists — Baba [...]
Hasnain Ali Noonari Begins His Six-Month Residency at Vasl
Karachi-based artist Hasnain Ali Noonari has just started a six-month residency at Vasl Artists' Association, and right now, he is using it to sl [...]
Between Distance and Reinvention: Gaby Sahhar on Art, Identity and Belonging
French-Palestinian artist Gaby Sahhar moves between painting, film and installation, using each medium to explore questions of migration, queerne [...]
Decolonial Dots: The Afterlife of Empire
At a time when contemporary art can often feel hesitant to take a clear political position, Decolonial Dots, curated by Ammar Aziz at ZQ Gallery, [...]
Figuring Humanity
There is perhaps no subject in art more familiar than the human figure, and yet it continues to resist exhaustion. Simone de Beauvoir, in her gro [...]
What Remains
A Memory Catcher Visited My Town is a solo exhibition by artist Zahabia Khozema that took place at Vasl Gallery. The show grows out of the memori [...]
Seeing the Unseen
A group show of ten Pakistani figurative artists, curated by Scheherezade Junejo, opened on 6 August. It brings together painters, a sculptor, tw [...]
Redefining Mohenjo-daro
For nearly a century, our collective visual imagination of Mohenjo-daro has been anchored in the formidable architectural remains unveiled by ear [...]
Karachi through Taaza Tareen
It’s not every day that you walk into an art gallery located in the city’s most affluent locality and cultural precinct, and there [...]
Anchored, Yet Unbound
Some histories are written through exhibitions; others live in encounters, conversations and the traces artists leave behind. Vasl belongs to the [...]