Category: Magazine
In Conversation with Akbar Naqvi
Hajra Haider Karrar: According to your qualifications, you have a PHD in English literature, yet you pursued a career in art criticism. When did you r [...]
Landscapes as Souls
'The Weight of Things' – well worth the wait. After a series of critically acclaimed solo shows internationally, Naiza Khan exhibits her solo show at [...]
Julius John
It took a few moments for me to realize that this was it. The gallery is abandoned (not unexpected considering this is not the opening), unlit (also n [...]
The Promised Land
If, upon arriving at the Lahore airport, you find yourself playing an unwitting part in some sort of Exodus, it would be a good idea to check if your [...]
Interview with Rashid Arshad
An interview with Rashid Arshad, the calligraphic artist and former principal of Central Institute of Arts and Crafts, Karachi.Seher Naveed: Y [...]
Studio Visit: Imran Channa
“I stretch an idea as much as I can, explore all corners of possibilities until the point that there is nothing new left in it for me to experience, i [...]
Shimmering in the Dark
What of those who don't get the pristine white walls, the chapel like silence to exhibit themselves? What choice is left then for them, then to ventur [...]
MADE-MAD IN KARACHI
Initially, when one doesn’t find the noun that usually follows the word ‘mad’; one wonders if there has been a mistake? Or if there is some humor that [...]
Global Villagers: Three Comments on a Certain Invisibility
Is it possible to extricate contemporary art from the contemporary city?
I do not mean, in asking this question, to point out simply that the history [...]
Photo Essay: Degree Shows
The degree show displays at the University of Karachi and at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, showcase artworks in both tradi [...]