Category: Reviews
Body Drawing Body
Today I was at a friend’s place, at this bookstore-cum-thrift store she runs, and we were discussing the creative process and what makes an artist or [...]
An Ode to the Indelible
Graffiti art can be an elaborate or simple painting, writing and scribbling often in public places. Often graffiti is considered illicit and an act of [...]
HOMAGE TO BERGER
John Berger apparently expressed his desire to his friend Amarjit Chandan about visiting Pakistan and speaking on art. A likely story, because one of [...]
Who Killed Shumaila?
The recent group show held at Sanat Initiative intrigued its audience in a rather unique and mysterious way. Curated by Samina Islam, the show titled, [...]
Encounters of the Third Kind
Globalization and identity are two subjects which have a lot in common. As the world is coming to a juncture where collective elements of culture will [...]
The Lover’s Flight
Imran Qureshi and Aisha Khalid’s two-person show opened at National Art Gallery, Islamabad on April 15, 2017. The show is unique because Imr [...]
Surrealism Revisited
Growing out of a literary group that was strongly allied to Dadaism, Surrealism took root in the art world in the 1920s. One of the most wid [...]
Retracing the Lines of Control. And beyond.
While our history textbooks rigorously inform us of the political and the economic consequences of the 1947 partition – something that is al [...]
Questioning the Politics of Labour
Art in the 21st century has long since tread beyond the cursory, with artists testing, stretching and breaking the boundaries to redefine what art mea [...]
Keep Off the Grass
There was once a time when life in Karachi necessitated interdependence, encouraged inclusion and brewed an air of untroubled lifestyle. How [...]