Category: Reviews
Inside and Outside the Circle: Nature and Culture in the Art of Wardha Shabbir
The artist Wardha Shabbir lives and works in the city of Lahore, Pakistan, where she not only studied art, but where she also now teaches it. The basi [...]
In a Room I Trap the Absence of a Room
It would be safe to say that every artist has two sides to his personality. There is an introspective side that internalizes reactions to stimuli, mul [...]
In- Between Earth and Sky: Iqra Tanveer at Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Pakistani artist Iqra Tanveer’s solo exhibition “Between Earth and Sky” opened at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art on October 30th and runs till the en [...]
Pursukoon Karachi
Ironically, reverberations of the political and religious tensions in the nation were felt in the city during the same weekend as the Pursukoon Karach [...]
Do it Yourself Art
The only definition of "readymade" published under the name of Marcel Duchamp (or his initials, "MD," to be precise) is "an ordinary object elevated t [...]
Fatima Munir and the City
Fatima Munir’s first solo show was held at the historical Rothas Gallery in Islamabad last month. The Karachi-based artist presented some of her lates [...]
Book Review: Labyrinth of Reflection – The Art of Rashid Rana
The Mohatta Palace Museum in collaboration with the Standard Chartered Bank recently launched Labyrinth of Reflection- The Art of Rashid Rana. Publish [...]
Silhouettes
The simplest of symbols, the most basic glimpses of the familiar, can be used to create worlds we only half-know. Some of the greatest feats of visual [...]
The unbearable lightness of being and the weight of the wait
Prolific artist Nausheen Saeeds exhibition at the Canvas gallery furthered the artist existing preoccupation with the body. The luminous polyester res [...]