Articles by Niilofur Farrukh
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The University of Cambridge’s ‘Shahnama Project,’ celebrating the epic poem’s millennium in 2010, chronicles the countless illustrations of Shahnameh Ferdowsi in a stunning new exhibition catalogue, augmented with four erudite research essays by acclaimed art scholars.
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The National Art Gallery showcases the rich repetoire of art in the country and acts as a stately tribute to the indomitable spirit of the Pakistani artist.
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Virtually all our national monuments have no presence in the nation’s consciousness. If only, the stakeholders were allowed to define a monument’s objectives, laments Niilofur Farrukh.
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Increasingly, VM Gallery’s ‘Emerging Talent Show’ provides a reliable indicator of the country’s state of the arts.
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A young Pakistani woman helps breathe new life into an ancient Afghan craft.
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In her innovations with clay, Ishrat Suhrawardy strengthens her dialogue with her medium and achieves an important breakthrough.
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The Ahmed Parvez Retrospective at VM Gallery provided art historians a rare opportunity to study the artist’s uncompromising brilliance.
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‘The Passion of Zahoor ul Akhlaq’ was more than just a tribute to one of Pakistan’s most influential painters – the exhibition opened a window to Pakistani art for the international community.
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As the 21st century artist struggles to create new myths in the polarised global village, the conflicts, both social and political, have led to a strange dialogue with the past by investing new meaning into forms appropriated from history and popular culture.
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