“If Pakistani cities were caricatures, most would be easy to draw. Lahore is corpulent and languid, stretched out in a shalwar kameez, twirling its moustache over a greasy breakfast. Islamabad cuts a more clipped figure, holding court in a gilded…
Discussing the art of Aisha Khalid is no simple task; it requires a navigation of dualities and multiplicities, and a reigning in of ideas spread across a conceptual, disciplinary and methodological expanse. Her layered socio-political commentary responds to her experiences…
As part of their long held contribution to the Pakistan art scene, VM Art Gallery has continued to showcase the emerging talent of Pakistan through group exhibitions held for the past 17 years. There is a wide selection of fresh…
Ongoing book project by Nad E Ali and Essay/ Text by Hassan Chima It is said in relation to the horse of Hussain that when men became beasts, this beast showed humanity. I do not find this hard to believe.…
The Indian subcontinent in 1947 was divided into two countries and three parts: India, West Pakistan and East Pakistan. My essay aims to look into the development of the film industries of the subcontinent, with a focus on Pakistan. Moreover,…
Artistic creation has always been recognised as a process capable not only of transmitting emotions, messages, and values but also for promoting the maturation of critical thought in those who participate in the production10. In Europe, this awareness reaches full…
The growth of inter-cultural encounters in the Africa-Asia region of the world have instigated the creation of socially, politically, and ethnographically diverse spaces. The waters of the Indian Ocean, carrying remnants of the coast of Africa and the Middle East…
Cityscape - Skylines, Landmarks and Urban identity Author: Mukhtar Husain Originally published in NuktaArt, inaugural issue, May 2005 Cover Design: Sabiha Mohammad Imani Source of inspiration: Painting by Zubeida Agha, Karachi by Night, 1956 What makes a city recognisable? For…
A question I have often asked myself: what made Rabia Zuberi, a young woman in the 1960s, commit all her energies to building an art institution? To undertake such an ambitious project thereby leaving her no time to raise a…
“I think I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree” Joyce Kilmer Watching contemporary Pakistani drama serials can never make one come to terms with the fact that drama, after all, is a genre of Literature. Such is…