The author is an art critic based in Lahore
The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024 provided a cohesive and compelling, though diverse, narrative on the looming crisis of our times
The Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2024 was held from February 20 to May 24
Late Mansur Rahi was the heir to a legacy of Bangla artists who practised non-representational imagery
Madiha Hyder uses symbols from children’s stories to allude to the harsh realities of our times
The Places We Live, Stories We Tell exhibition features 34 works by 16 artists
The Patterns exhibition showcases the works of Mahbub Jokhio, Tahira Noreen and Waleed Zaman
Artists Waseem Ahmed and Maaria Waseem explore the themes of separation and conflict in The Other Side of Silence
Unfortunately, many creative individuals are being taught to produce only clichés
Digital media has liberated creative persons on one hand and hampered the quality of art on the other
The work of new artists is unexpected, exciting and energetic, hence reassuring
Visual artists prefer to present themselves immaculately wrapped whenever and wherever possible
The Conversations exhibition at the O Art Space deals with spirituality and religion
Mubashar Iqbal’s works, fabricated in metal sheets and enamel paint, varies in its dimensions, scale and format
Imran Qureshi uses the colour red to highlight and condemn the human tendency for violence
In Hooria Khan’s work, one comes across figures of demons, surrounded by flowers, clouds, birds and animals
In Salima Hashmi’s work one comes across many references to women’s misery and struggle during the Zia dictatorship
At the Faiz Festival 2024, exhibition ‘Dil na-umeed to naheen’, presents works of 38 living artists
Mian Ijaz-ul Hassan can replicate furious faces, agitated features, angry people and terrifying characters in his canvases
Many artists, including some from Pakistan, have led double lives
Female figures frequent selective, semi-dark set-ups in Sadaf Naeem’s solo exhibition
