Dr Furqan Ahmed – Cartographer of Memory
There are collectors who acquire objects, and then there are those rare individuals who collect histories. Dr. Furqan Ahmed belongs firmly to the [...]
Art Dubai at 20: Celebrating Two Decades of Cultural Transformation
Over the past two decades, Dubai has undergone one of the most remarkable cultural transformations in the region. What was once a city primarily asso [...]
Saif Azzuz: Mapping Indigenous Survival Through Sculpture
For his first large-scale outdoor public art commission, artist Saif Azzuz presents weych-pues / tàkhòne (where the rivers meet), a monumental sc [...]
Tale of Two Painters
Brothers of the Brush brings together two painters from different artistic characters whose practices nevertheless converge through a shared comm [...]
Painting the Other
Last month I visited a fisherman community in Karachi. My friends were engaged with local community workshops at the Rehri Goth school and I mere [...]
The Intellectual Imperative of Cultural and Creative Cartography
To trace the identity of a people is to engage in an act of historical divination, a process that transcends the mere linear recording of civiliz [...]
Archiving Against Amnesia
Dr Furqan Ahmed’s fascination with collecting moments of the past, our shared, private, and public moments is unique and exciting. His vast body of c [...]
Welcome to the June Issue
This month ArtNow Pakistan brings to you an issue dedicated to a remarkable project that celebrates memory, history, and the evolving identity of [...]
Monuments from the Periphery
Akram Dost’s Retrospective through the Lens of Kadyrova's Origami DeerThe story of Kadyrova's Origami Deer at the now contentious Venice Biennale [...]
A Proud Moment for Pakistani Art
Pakistani artists continue to gain remarkable recognition both at home and on the international stage, marking an important cultural moment for t [...]