ADA was the result of the efforts of Architect Maria Aslam who began a quarterly publication focusing on documenting architecture art and design practices in Pakistan and surrounding regions in 2008. She envisioned it as a national archive of creative…
Art historian and critic Nageen Jawaid Shaikh and academic, researcher, and actor Tazeen Hussain interview art interventionist, author, and CEO Karachi Biennale: Niilofur Farrukh. The conversation is a part of the public initiative “Writers and Readers Cafe” (#78), at the…
Sughra Rababi entered the world in 1922 as the eldest daughter of Asma Lotia, a Rawalpindi-based mother, and Ghulam Ali Mandviwalla, a prosperous Karachi-based businessman. With five siblings in tow, she led the pack, living with her parents, three sisters…
My first article on the subject published in December 2021 by The Karachi Collective (TKC) garnered significant interest from art collectors, gallery owners, foundations, and auction houses - some with great appreciation and others with discomfort of being called out…
I meet fashion designer and artist Misha Japanwala on a cool Sunday afternoon in a fully packed coffee shop in Karachi. We are here to talk about her developing creative practice and I have lots of questions about her audacious…
If you mark truth on a timeline, who chooses the starting point? Since October 2023, newsrooms and academic campuses particularly in the West, have been accused of taking sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict. “I don’t think it’s the ‘Israel-Gaza war.’…
Being at the coast is a magical experience that encapsulates the purest form of serenity. The very essence of tranquility permeates the air. The intimate saltiness that lingers once you arrive at the water’s edge seems to dance around you.…
Typically, the conclusion of the academic year is an exciting time for young artists who have spent four years nurturing their skills, ideas, and research into a unified body of work. This journey, characterised by different stages of development, culminates…
Commissioned and published in Garland Magazine, March 2022 Issue, Australia and subsequently presented at the Karachi Biennial’s Public Forum later that year, The Karachi Collective publishes Abdullah M. I. Syed’s On joining the NFT art mania: Creative liberation or lotacracy…
The Khoj Design Research Residency, was designed as a response to a dearth of research in design academia in Pakistan. While the field of fine art has established research driven art practice, the field of design lags far behind. Faculty…
