Category: Reviews
The Sociological Imaginers
It is most interesting to see an artist develop and mature in an intimate space and share the rare friendship that comes with any art school experienc [...]
Rough Around the Edges
Hanmi Gallery’s exposed brick, uneven floorboards and half painted interior form the perfect setting for Rough Around the Edges. This well organized s [...]
Book Review: Punjab in Painting
Punjab has a long, diverse and discontinued history of painting. From the walls of temples and havelies to the pages of manuscripts and folios; from t [...]
The Art of Choosing Well
Madiha Sikander
Mahmil Masood Bawany. Untitled. Polythene and thread.
It is interesting how each subsequent thesis show carves an institution’s acce [...]
Items of Re-Use
It has become quite unavoidable for artists in Karachi to express their griefon the status quo and aestheticize their concerns over the current chaosa [...]
NCA Theises Preview
Not much is astir at 11 a.m inside thesis studios at the National College of Arts. Don’t be fooled though because nesting sites as clearly marked by t [...]
The “reluctant” Pakistanis
The Seven artists of “Celebrating Seven” currently showing at Rothas Gallery, Islamabad, are Alia Bilgrami, SalimaHashmi, NadyaHussain, Naiza Khan, Af [...]
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 [...]