The author is an art critic based in Lahore
Determining the shape of Pakistani art in the years to come
During 2022, the art world saw a string of successful art shows and exhibitions
In his latest work, artist Ghulam Mohammad, winner of Jameel Prize in 2016, addresses the link between the verbal language and the visual space
Artist Talha Rathore has chosen the tree to be a personal emblem. This not only reminds us of her home, but also several other associations
In Mohan Das’s solo exhibition, Reminiscences, one can observe the merger of multiple realities to forge a superior truth
In artist Rasheed Araeen’s aesthetics, there is hardly a conflict between modernity and faith
Artist Rashid Rana has blended layers of history to produce a composite view of contemporary society, particularly Pakistan.
The video projection of Imran Qureshi contributes to that other-worldly feeling, enhanced by a qawwali
An exhibition in Abu Dhabi presents multiple backgrounds, approaches, systems, and methods of consuming food
The most significant ingredient of artists Mohammad Ali Talpur and Hamra Abbas’s aesthetics is a blend and balance between precision and fluidity
The sculpture exhibition at COMO Museum of Art presents works from across statuses, experiences, exposures, subjects, solutions
Artist Mohamed Khalid has a habit of conjuring up possibilities and interactions with invisible people
Artists Maria Waseem and Waseem Ahmed have focussed on the divides in the Middle East
Artist Risham Syed offers a view of our existence, normally unnoticed due to its familiarity
While incorporating the imagery of war, Adeela Suleman breaks barriers between genders, patriotism, geographies and histories
Osman Yousefzada, a British-Pakistani artist, responds to the history of power and the legacy of acquisition through his work
An artist’s business is to make art, no matter what the circumstances
In her solo exhibition at Canvas Gallery, Aroosa Rana contemplates the mysteries of existence
The LBF project is an attempt to shift the focus to the way art is perceived
The world of artist Mussarat Mirza is located in a neighbourhood, within a village, amid a cluster of mud houses