Category: Reviews
Despite the title, an interesting book
Francesca Gavin’s recently published book titled “ Despite moments of clarity, there is no ism in this book” is one of those books whose cover is intr [...]
Ripples of tension
In a short duration of time, Kohi Marri has established himself as a leading photographer of Pakistan. Although his inventive view of the fashion worl [...]
Postmodern Populism
The creative act of perceiving the ordinary as extraordinary is finding remarkably imaginative expressions amongst the current crop of contemporary ar [...]
Book Review: Art and Today
Art and Today is one of those rare coffee table books that offer a consummate insight into the paradigms that constitute the often baffling contempora [...]
Art that Constructs on Destruction
In a tutorial with artist Paula Kane during my post-graduate studies, I felt augmented upon finding an unsettling relation of actuality and myth in he [...]
Teaching Art to Street Kids
The Street Art project is aimed at creating the means for the social inclusion of a disenfranchised group of children who spend a crucial part of thei [...]
Hiba Schahbaz at Twelve Gates Arts
For a long time, Chinese contemporary art in New York art caught the eye of Western art-world professionals and collectors, but that is now changing. [...]
Collective Energy
Fresh work radiating a vibrant energy would be the words to describe the exhibition at the outgoing US Ambassador’s residence in Islamabad in the thir [...]
Art and Polemic in Pakistan
The genre of contemporary miniature is still in its infancy, having gained prominence in just the last two decades. Yet its rise and significance has [...]
Collective Energy
Fresh work radiating a vibrant energy would be the words to describe the exhibition at the outgoing US Ambassador’s residence in Islamabad in the thir [...]