Category: Reviews

Saqib Mughal: Zindan-e-Khayal
Stroke by stroke of glossy, rich paint sits deliciously together in continuous, linear rows of earthy tones. When applied dexterously with a flat edge [...]

Becoming Abstract
"I found I could say something with colors and shapes that I couldn't say any other way – things I had no words for”, the recent body of works by Qadi [...]

Inanimate
For people that fancy the chic drama and sophistication of an 1889 cabaret, Scheherzade Junejo’s work should be on top of the watch list when it comes [...]

Beyond Innocence
'Beyond Innocence' at Taseer Art Gallery was greeted by an array of familiar faces on its opening night on the 29th of April, 2015. The two fresh-face [...]

Inchoate Worlds
We hardly ever meet an architect in a purely imaginative realm. We meet artists there and quite recklessly trust them with the safety of our souls but [...]

Reworking Memories and Histories
Imran Channa’s work at his solo show at Koel Gallery Karachi is loaded with a thorough process – it comments on the nature of how we interpret history [...]

Alternative Methods
On Wednesday 8th April 2015 Full Circle Gallery opened its doors to a stimulating exhibition on narratives, curiosity, and failures in the face of per [...]

Various Views and Points of Iqbal Geoffrey
The monograph The Art of Iqbal Geoffrey, edited by Zoha Haider, not only adds to the corpus of books on Pakistani art and artists, but also provides a [...]

Diverse Dimensions
The show 'Diverse Dimensions' at Satrang Art Gallery in April showcased new talent from National College of Arts, Lahore and Rawalpindi. The show was [...]

Colour out of Passion
"The best works are often those with the fewest and simplest elements- pictures that are almost obvious, until you look at them a little more and thin [...]