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Studio Visit: Laila Rahman
by Sehr Jalil Raja
Laila Rahman’s abode in DHA, Lahore is distinct and otherworldly – an oasis – a home – a dream – all in one. I went there some tim [...]
The Body is Present: A Conversation with Vito Acconci
Creative process seeks evolution. It is admirable when artists willfully respond and converse with the work they produce and let it lead the way. Sure [...]
An Expansionist View: Amin Gulgee’s Practice
Amin Gulgee and I spoke at length about his work as a sculptor a little over a year ago. At the time, in writing about him, I had spoken of his practi [...]
In Conversation with Iftikhar Dadi
Artist and scholar Iftikhar Dadi, who is associate professor in Cornell University’s Department of History of Art and former Chair of its Department o [...]
An Unfamiliar Space: Studio Visit to the 7th Taaza Tareen Residency
It was only in the fourth and last week of the residency that I got a chance to visit the resident artists of 'Read and Respond’, the 7th Taaza Tareen [...]
In Conversation with Ambereen Karamat
Ambreen Karamat has recently established White Turban, a company that deals with Pakistani art and promotes it in the country and internationally. Kar [...]
Rasheed Araeen
Rasheed Araeen, born in 1935, is a London-based conceptual artist, writer, and curator. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the Unive [...]
Art Goes On: In Conversation With Marjorie Husain
Hajra Haider Karrar: Your marriage brought you to Pakistan. Soon you were well integrated into the art community in Karachi. How did it all start?
Ma [...]
Jalal Uddin Ahmed
Jalal Uddin Ahmed was born in Lucknow in 1925. He graduated with Honors in 1945 with a Masters in English Literature and started teaching soon after, [...]
Farewell to Imran Mir
Imran Mir was a unique person and painter in the world of Pakistani art. Not many artists in our surroundings have opted for abstract imagery, but if [...]