Category: In Focus
The exalted testimony | The confluence of geometry and modernism in Pakistani art
The etymology of “Geometry” traces its origins to the Greek words ‘Geo’ (Earth) and “Metria” (A measuring of) which literally tran [...]
The South Asian Influence of Neo-Geometry on Art and Architecture – Kamil Khan Mumtaz and Rasheed Araeen
The term “Neo-Geometry” first became a part of the art world in 1986 when four young artists, the so-called “neo-geo”, were fêted in New Yor [...]
Art in the Age of Internet
The invention of the World Wide Web (by Sir Tim Berners-Lee) marks the beginning of a crucial timeline for visual arts practices. Since 1989 [...]
Inner- and Outermost
“Men seldom moved their bodies; all unrest was concentrated in the soul.”
M. Forster, The Machine Stops
In The Machine Stop [...]
Naiza Khan represents Pakistan at the Venice Biennale 2019
With her solo exhibition Manora Field Notes, the multidisciplinary artist presents her work in the Biennale’s first-ever Pakistan Pavilion.
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The Ghosts of Past and Future: Pakistan in Venice
Pakistan Pavilion marked its debut at the 58th edition of the Venice Biennale with Manora: Field Notes, a solo presentation by multi-disciplinarian ar [...]
THE SHAPE OF CLAY
When one is asked to write about Ceramics, it implies that one writes about a material and not necessarily about sculpture or contemporary a [...]
Looking Back, Moving Forward: connections of art and craft
This essay is excerpted from a longer essay on the relationship of art and craft, written ten years ago, when international markets saw a directional [...]
“The Sense of an Ending”: The Art of the Moving Image
Why is the moving image so suited to the expression of life? Life is movement, one might answer, and movement can most truthfully be captured in a [...]
From Stills to Motion, from Canvas to Body: The Art of Moving Images
Moving images are everywhere; we are bombarded with a plethora of images, digital advertisements, Gifs, videos and sounds through digital so [...]