The author is an art critic based in Lahore
So accustomed are we to the curbing of political rhetoric and commercial exchanges that we even take the ban on cultural activities in our stride
Many well-known and respected artists have disappeared from the mainstream narrative of Pakistani art, apparently for personal reasons
Artists are faced with a quintessential dilemma: how to respond to atrocities and oppression taking place in Kashmir in their art-making?
Pakistan@100 recently inaugurated in Islamabad presents a futuristic vision of the country as it might appear in 2047
Mahbub Shah’s solo exhibition called The Found Objects, at Canvas Gallery is a comment on nationhood, monetary drive and religious obligations
In the coming years, the shape of art colleges and studios may change. The greatest university will likely be the YouTube
For successful, practising artists, the only place that allows them to think beyond their work is where they teach
An old exhibition that would be relevant today
The exhibition at Museum Rietberg in Zurich, comprising 220 artworks from 95 museums and collections worldwide, records human connection with mirror...
An exhibition at Tate Britain looks at the iconic Dutch painter’s experience in London, the art and literature that caught his attention, and the...
Naiza Khan translocates you from your immediate surroundings and brings you to another territory - from Manora to Venice - at the prestigious Venice...
An artist is a political being constantly aware of his surrounds. But can he or should he avoid exposing his thought and personality through his...
The discovery of the Dutch painter reproducing Mughal painting is a curious matter for many in Pakistan
Writing on art is whole new world, an independent discipline that does not require a practising hand but a command over language
Zarina and Shilpa Gupta’s unique work in the format of a house plan is on display in Dubai
Jamil Naqsh, one of Pakistan’s most celebrated artists, passed away recently. A tribute to the grand master’s six decades of constantly evolving...
A sensitively curated exhibition marking the 25th death anniversary of Anna Molka Ahmed showcased the talent of Punjab University’s many...
Seven major artists display their works at the recently opened COMO Museum of Art. The exhibition is aptly titled ‘One’
Moeen Faruqi’s recent exhibition at the Koel Art Gallery in Karachi provided something familiar as well as shocking
Ijaz ul Hassan’s latest exhibit at Canvas Gallery, Karachi turns fact into fiction and by so doing tells more truth than fact can
