The author is an art critic based in Lahore
In her new show, Aisha Khalid turns the language of miniature painting into a subtle act of defiance
New exhibition at Doha’s Mathaf Museum gathers artists who confront censorship, conflict and exile
A long-overlooked artist resurfaces through a major retrospective at Lahore’s COMO Museum
Sara Riaz Khan translates silence and memory into visual language
At 79, the Sukkur-based painter remains one of Pakistan’s most quietly profound modernists
Ijaz ul Hassan’s Sketchbook explores decades of witnessing, travelling and reflecting
In Pakistan’s crowded art scene, the role of the curator has multiplied, blurred and sometimes fallen to the viewer
Pakistan’s miniature revival has drifted from innovation to imitation, shaped more by markets than tradition
Fatima Faisal Qureshi and Fatima Butt explore intimacy, memory and the body in their new show
The artist re-imagines the ordinary chair to probe solitude, friendship and society
In her solo show, Attiya Javed incises the membrane of memory
Basir Mahmood’s work turns everyday gestures and food into meditations on life
Ajea Zahid’s 3 Minutes Before Now invites us into a world where colour and time blur quietly
A global network of painters, sculptors and photographers is reshaping the idea of where Pakistani art belongs
In Tilism-i-Hoshruba, Imran Channa blends medieval fantasy with AI to confront post-truth realities
Mohsin Shafi uses rag-doll figures to explore gender norms, power structures and grief in his show
The late Imran Mir’s abstract practice continues to challenge our idea of what it means to make meaning
In Language V, VI and VII, Rana reconfigures familiar images from the Western canon to document the dilemmas of the present moment
A Beirut home preserved and showcased as a symbol of vanishing histories
Artists across generations have tried to capture and convey the sacred power of black
