Known widely as Rumi, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (1207-1273) is one of history's most celebrated poets and Islamic figures. As an institution constantly seeking to make connections between historical Islamic art and modern life, it is natural that the Aga…
Himalayan Art in 108 Objects is an informative introductory survey of art and visual culture in the Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan) connected temporally and spatially through dynamic cross-cultural and material exchanges, literatures, and religious beliefs, with Tibet and…
Historically speaking, the art world has almost always been characterised by a gaping absence in regards to the voices of women artists, even more so with women artists originating from the Global South. Even in the twenty-first century, in spite…
I remember a conversation between Rabeya Jalil and I, about one of the earlier reviews I had written on her show. It happened several years ago when I just began art writing. I also remember how she took note of…
When we think of allegories or stories, we often envision epic heroes embarking on mythical quests to distant lands. Rarely do we consider the mundane aspects of domestic life— especially those related to social values— as the central narrative. Allegories…
The striking monumentality of NS Harsha’s promethean of an artwork, Andhar Bahar (2023), is hard to miss when one visits Kiran Nadar Museum of Art’s current exhibition, Prussian Blue. In the artist’s characterful employment of black and blue colours, we…
The twenty first century witnesses’ significant expansion in the study of human cognition, encompassing psychology and linguistics as interdisciplinary spheres of cognitive science; shedding light on the intricate mechanisms that underlie the processing of information, revealing how our minds decode…
Moeen Faruqi is an artist-storyteller. His work in Continuum may be seen as the latest volume in a series of recurring tales that serve as pictorial windows into his psyche. The decidedly expressionist style and whimsical content of Faruqi’s painting…
The expression “alternative space” has been used since the early 1970s. It was coined by Brian O’ Doherty, a conceptual artist also known under the name of Patrick Ireland. 21 In view, there is something deeply fascinating yet unnerving about…
Acclaimed Pakistani Artist Rasheed Araeen, best known for his contemporary sculptural lattices, exhibited simultaneously and consecutively in three different locations in London in the month of July 2023 including the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. The other two sites, at…