Category: Reviews
Hortus Nocte – The Dark Garden
The natural world, from plants to flowers, trees to fruits and vegetables, plays an important role in almost all works of art, whether it be visual a [...]
Non(object)
An exhibition of works by Affan Baghpati opened at the Koel Gallery, Karachi, on the 14th. February 2023 which is scheduled to run by the 1st. March [...]
The Commonality of Existence – Dreams and Visions
This particular exhibition, titled Dreams and Visions, was an attempt to not only showcase contemporary Pakistani Art, but also draw connections with [...]
A sea of images
Rashid Rana’s work at the Karachi Biennale 2019 (KB19) was undeniably one of the highlights of the event. The artist had re-interpreted Caspar David [...]
The borindo and the biennale
When most people think of technology, a 5000 year-old instrument is perhaps the last thing that comes to mind. Yet, the borindo, an instrument which [...]
Art for a dystopian age
Lee's comes across as being far more optimistic about the role of the internet and social media and his work, actually, feels closer to our reality [...]
A biennale for the youth
To think of the Karachi Biennale as simply being a vehicle which showcases art is to fundamentally misunderstand and undervalue the potency the bienn [...]
Mussarrat Mirza – A Study of Light, Space and Color
It is an overwhelming experience writing about the art of Mussarat Mirza; an icon and a living legend in the Artscape of Pakistan despite her reclusi [...]
FLOW: A curatorial project by Suleman Aqeel Khilji
Full Circle Gallery, KarachiReviwed by Paul-Mehdi Rizvi
Is it possible to have one’s aesthetic perceptions ruined by the orthodoxies of Fine [...]