Category: Reviews
A Persistence of Vision
Moeen Faruqi’s transcendent canvases touch upon the human experience, revolving around slumber, companionship, solitude and death. A self-proclaimed v [...]
A History of Art in a Few Words
The Department of Fine Arts, established by Anna Molka Ahmed in 1940 at the University of the Punjab, has been producing artists and designers of high [...]
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Out of Her Shell, In Her [skin]
Samina Mansuri constructs a startlingly tactile experience with the body of work on display in ‘Shell [skin]’. The artist, based in Canada, returned t [...]
Studio Visit: Sanat Residency
Located near Karachi’s most sought after attraction – Sea View – the residency takes place in an airy apartment with natural sunlight filtering in thr [...]
Book Review: B is for Bauhaus
I suppose the most convenient thing about encyclopaedias, anthologies, dictionaries, or any categorised depository of knowledge is that they don’t req [...]
Filling Greys: Ayaz Jokhio
It is often customary to come across images from an upcoming exhibition online before the opening of the show. Such was the case with Ayaz Jokhio’s wo [...]
The Cloth Does Not Make the Monk
In Autumn 2014, London’s exhibition scene has been invaded by established, mature German artists. Sigmar Polke at Tate Modern, Anselm Kiefer at the Ro [...]
Sobia Ahmed: Who is Afraid of Green
Sobia Ahmed showcased a powerful collection of works at Khaas Gallery in November. Two themes were evident through her work, that of environmentalism [...]
Salman Toor: Around the Bourgeois
Lower, middle and upper: Pakistan’s distinct and jarring class divides. Living in this striated society, most individuals within these cultural tiers [...]
Grains of Sand: A Spiritual Journey
'Grains of Sand' is a voguish exhibition that recently opened at the Satrang Gallery in Islamabad. Showcasing the work of six essential artists, Moham [...]