The monochromatic series of images illustrate the countryside and the ambiance that it offers. There is a certain calmness and stillness in everything that happens at these farmlands— the trees, the people, the stretched plains, all offer a unique quality…
An Asian Art department was created at the Rijksmuseum1 in 1952, when the Royal Asian Art Society donated their collection to the Museum.2 Today, a number of objects from the Asian Art department are still on display in the main…
Apt for a museum show, Suspended in Time is extremely overwhelming as it confronts the viewer with multiple facets of South Asian history simultaneously. Ali Kazim was invited to Oxford University in 2019 as the first ever South Asian artist-in-resident;…
As I stood within the Summer Palace (Lahore), a stunning visual connection began to emerge between the arabesque of the fading Mughal frescos and contemporary calligraphy on display— this aesthetic arc effortlessly spanned over half a millennium. The site of…
In lieu of the growing and expansive culture of product (and profit)-making, it can be argued that the postmodern experience of consumerism for the average individual is increasingly becoming a manufactured necessity. Consumers are inevitably confronted with mass-produced goods that…
The Rebirth of Tollington Market as a Museum Author: Samina Shah Originally published in NuktaArt, 2nd issue, January 2006 Cover Design: Sabiha Mohammad Imani Source of inspiration: Installation by Amin Gulgee and Painting by A.P.Santhanaraj, Rural Scape (detail) In living…
Notes from a Familiar Space is a presentation of works by five artists— Bushra Anis, Filza Baloch, Manahil Khurram, Samra Mansoor and Zahabia Khozema— in conversation with Fazal Rizvi. The works negotiate with the ambivalence of dormant and awake spaces…
Rituals are central to family life. They improve the holidays because they amplify the closeness of the family and their involvement in the experience. It is also associated with a greater sense of enjoyment. Holidays are frequent opportunities for a…
Afshar Malik’s paintings are seductive microcosms of pattern and color. You are lured in by the prismatic colors and then held captive by the characters that inhabit this playfully composed world. His recent show at Canvas Gallery titled The Garden…
It can be said that human civilization truly began when the first people began to settle down as communities along the rivers during the Neolithic period. To truly comprehend the amount of change and development that has happened since then…