Tag: Karachi
The Essence of Being
With each passing decade our world as we know it is constantly going through a kind of virtual shrinkage, globalisation and increased commun [...]
AAN Gandhara Art Space – In conversation with Amna Naqvi
“It pleases me immensely to look back and observe the role AAN Gandhara Art Space and the AAN Foundation has played.” - Amna Naqvi
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The Voice of Sindh | Mussarat Mirza
‘No other artist has portrayed the essence of Sindh- its beauty, its poverty, its way of life and changing vistas, the way Mussarat Mirza has been abl [...]
Of Water and Life
Water ensures the sustenance of life itself. Human bodies constitute of a very high percentage of water and it is no surprise that the survival of h [...]
Canvas Gallery: Shaping Contemporary Art
With twenty odd years to its name, Canvas gallery in Karachi shows no signs of slowing down. Since it’s inception in 1999, the gallery has seen itself [...]
Heritage Lost – “Hidden Treasures” at Full Circle Gallery
Deep rooted in the dreamlike landscape of the Swat valley in Pakistan is a vast history of the Gandhara civilization, dating back to the tim [...]
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Welcome all, to the July 2018 issue of ArtNow, “Terrain”. This issue brings its focus on the art educational system of Pakistan, with themed [...]
Book review: From ‘Pen to Paper’
Octavio Paz quotes a Mexican proverb about the maker of universe: ‘Giver of life writes with flowers’. To a lesser extent, makers of images – do not a [...]
Maidaan
The show titled ‘Maidaan’ took place on the 4th of June, 2018 at the Koel Gallery. Curated by Nurayah Sheikh Nabi, it encompassed the multidisciplinar [...]
Archaeologies of Tomorrow
From Naiza Khan’s explorations of the movement of objects through the ocean, and its impact on the city, to Fazal Rizvi’s contemplations of [...]