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[9 Jul 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Stitch Me a Story

The stunning and dramatic embroidery of the women of Chitral tells several stories of their everyday life. The people who assist them in doing this work are changing their world for the better.

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[20 Mar 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Marking Steps: Pakistani Women Artists

Five women artists bring their own perspectives to life on canvas for an exhibit at Nomad Gallery.

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[29 Feb 2012 | Comments Off | ]
Dispatches to a Departed Hero: Artists Give Tribute To Salmaan Taseer

Part I of a three-part exhibition series entitled Letters to Taseer organised by different curators promises variety with a common theme.

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[9 Feb 2012 | One Comment | ]
Interview:  Shadab Zeest Hashmi

“I’m very interested in discovering overlaps between cultures.”

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[21 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | ]
Shireen Ikramullah Khan’s Abstractions in Art

Using mixed media and a palette of orange and blue, Shireen Ikramullah Khan attempts to revive the act of painting on a large scale, which she feels has been undermined by the miniature school.

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[30 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | ]
Interview: Zulfikar Ghose

“All serious writers have dismissed the notion of what’s demanded by the market,” says writer Zulfikar Ghose.

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[30 May 2011 | Comments Off | ]
House of Art

Rohtas Rawan’s residency programme for artists sowed some seeds, but its yield remains to be gauged.

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[20 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | ]
Cataloguing a Genius

Two volumes of the life and work of Sadequain offer valuable insight on the virtuoso artist.

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[16 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | ]
Spring Collection

Saquiba Suleman’s recent show at Tanzara bore vivid testimony to her mastery in drawing, composition and colour.

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[25 Feb 2011 | One Comment | ]
Book Launch: High Noon and the Body

This is an original voice, confident and resonant.