Category: Editor view
Around the Biennale in 21 shows !
The most important feature that distinguishes the 3rd edition of Lahore Biennale is not only the works displayed in its various (a total of 10) s [...]
Curating the Cube
Curating the exhibition Back to Basic, (a collateral project of LB 03) is an attempt to comprehend the innumerable interpretations of a basic geometr [...]
Let the Four Flowers Bloom
A difficult and daunting task for a creative individual is to be detached from his/her creative practice, and see the works of contemporarie [...]
In Search of a Loved/ Lost Voice
A young artist once expressed that ‘books make us hostages’. Likewise certain songs also occupy our mind, memory, and soul. Often you hear an am [...]
In Praise of Black
A few decades ago, the great Iranian philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr delivered a lecture at the National College of Arts Lahore (NCA). In fro [...]
The Prepetual Power of Art
In its first sentence, The Gospel According to St. John proclaims the primacy of language: “In the beginning was the Word, and the [...]
This and That Date
Artists are the master and art critics and art historians are that disciple.
Like me, if you have also spent the new year’s eve in the folds of [...]
Gazing at Gaza
"These days we are witnessing other photos. Gaza under Israel’s attack. Houses, apartments, schools, hospitals and places of worship razed to the gro [...]
Maps of Memory
“Before maps the world was limitless. It was maps that gave it shape and made it seem like territory, like something that could be possessed, not jus [...]
The Images of Our Times
When Andy Warhol famously proclaimed that “everyone will be famous for 15 minutes”, the American Pop artist did not have an idea of digital photo [...]