Category: Reviews
Tongue in Cheek: Imran Huzai’s Body Extensions at Satrang Gallery
From a distance, the frames on the walls of the Serena Hotel’s Satrang Gallery lead one to think that this is a jewelry exhibition. But then the eye l [...]
Art Fest 2014
Art Fest 2014, a two week event closing on 15th February 2014, was curated by Vasl Artists’ Collective and Canvas Gallery as part of the Sindh Festiva [...]
Mansur Aye: A Retrospective of Five Decades
February 13, 2014 saw the opening of the 'Mansur Aye – A Retrospective of Five Decades' exhibition at Islamabad’s Gallery6. Those familiar with Aye wi [...]
Philostorgy, Now Obscure
Gray permeates the small, intimate paper with crimson diffusing from its center. It could be a myriad of things, or as the title suggests, an act of c [...]
The Pakistani Phoenix: Second Birth
Imran Qureshi probably doesn’t need presentations: in 2013 he has been the most talked about Pakistani artist abroad. Named “Artist of the Year” by th [...]
Still by Default
The group exhibition 'But the most beautiful thing about my burrow is the stillness' at the Taseer Gallery, Lahore showcases works of Sarah Mumtaz, Sa [...]
Seen From Here, There, and Nowhere
In the 1970s, psychological studies started delving into what artists had already known for a long time: differences in pictorial preferences dependin [...]
Book Review: A Vivid Influx of Art
The book Influx: Contemporary Art in Asia not only asks poignant questions about the art scene in Asia, it compliments them with bewitching images and [...]
In the Weeds
The recently opened solo show titled ‘Weeds’ at Canvas Gallery has been support by renowned critics, curators and artists, and is a massive undertakin [...]
The Tri-Polar Show
“Echoes of Polarity” is the title of the latest group-show of the online gallery MyArtWorld, showcased at the Café Soul in Islamabad until the 12th of [...]