Category: Reviews
Of Trees and Other Beings
Wardah Shabbir has created a mythical world in her solo show Of Trees and Other Beings which serves as a language to present various narratives as wel [...]
Tableau Vivant
Hybrid inspirations. Are all sources of inspiration an amalgamation of numerous stimuli or do we consciously pick and choose from a palette that we’ve [...]
He Said. She Said.
Human beings have a natural and incessant need to respond to the environment around them, be it via thought, dialogue, debate or action. And artists, [...]
Rabeya Jalil: Painting’s Skin as the Site of Suffering
Reviewing Rabeya Jalil’s solo show Of Marks, Moments and Mistakes, that opened at Rohtas II, Lahore on September 22, 2016, after a month, I already ha [...]
The Emperor’s Real Clothes
In his new body of work, Muhammad Ali raises a humorously haunting mirror to us to acknowledge how predominant consumerism has become in our day to da [...]
Concepts and techniques: The Fractal Nature of Things
Abstract art often gets a bad rep in today’s world of multidisciplinary high-impact visuals. It would be a bit pointless and overwhelming to go throug [...]
Punjab University Thesis Show
The realm of the tight knit art community of Lahore is progressively welcoming upcoming artists into its midst. Thesis shows act as the final rite of [...]
Book Review: Shahid Rassam
“During Akbar’s period art was appreciated a lot, but now it is the age of Akbar Naqvi, he admires art and critiques it too. His criticism, whether po [...]
Gonzalo Sojo: Director’s Cut
Argentina's fascinating and unique culture is a heterogeneous mix of strong European inspirations merged with native tradition. The country's tempestu [...]