Category: Reviews
Studio Drift at the Stedelijk Museum
Lonneke Gordjin and Ralph Nauta, the Dutch duo who work under the name Studio Drift are known for complex and multi-faceted works that fuse [...]
Being Pakistani: Society, Culture and the Arts
Raza Rumi, over the course of his impressive career spanning journalism, pedagogy, and political and economic analysis, has pored over and w [...]
Ever Let the Fancy Roam
Growing up in a culture such as Pakistan where oral traditions, folklore, storytelling have been and still are prevalent, it is not difficult to under [...]
Urban Decay and Resurrection – Haider Ali’s Conurbations
The city remains a subject of constant intrigue among local artists, and Karachi as the subject in particular. Being one of the largest cities in the [...]
Lahorenama
When we are discussing the technique of ‘miniature’, not only does the unique use of skill and depiction of characters comes to one’s mind but also ho [...]
Kacha Gosht
Homo is in its absolute brain size, large body and lower limb morphology with its cognitive, linguistic and technological capabilities. Ecco [...]
Sweeping Back the Sea
New York city’s Aicon Gallery exhibits works of fifteen contemporary Pakistani artists, inspiring its title “Sweeping Back the Sea [...]
Echoes of Naqsh’s Moen Jo Daro in London
Jamil Naqsh’s exhibition, titled “Echoes” opened at the Pontone Gallery in London on July 27th, 2018. These new series of paintings carri [...]
The sacred geometry
Not all art is spiritual and not everything spiritual is art. Colours vibrate to different frequencies, bringing the viewer to desired states. Shapes [...]
The Politics of Knowledge
Globalization is perhaps the new form of colonization, with mass media taking the place of Imperialism to erase cultures and absorb them into a homoge [...]