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Sumbul Khan teaches Art History and Theory at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.

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[31 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
Interview: Amin Gulgee and the Curators of Imag[IN]ing Cities

“A global discourse is needed to re-enchant the world to turn it actively toward viability, and it starts in the Souths,” says Amin Gulgee.

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[5 Apr 2009 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
It’s in the Idiom

Sadia Salim casts everyday objects like water bottles and food cans, in ceramics to make a personal comment on the 21st century realities.

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[2 Mar 2009 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
A Celebration of Separation

An exhibit chronicling the responses of second- and third-generation Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi artists to Partition, serves as a first step towards reconfiguring the cultural dialogue among the three countries.

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[11 Dec 2008 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
The Art of Dialogue

Audacious and engaging, Irfan Hasan’s work is less about craftsmanship and more about dialogue.

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[1 May 2008 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
Man, Woman and Art

Five neo-miniaturists address gender issues through the prism of Freudian discourses on symbolism and gender in an exhibition at IVSAA.

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[5 Mar 2007 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
Surreal Haze

Despite the undoubtedly well-intentioned devotionalism of Hassan’s recent body of works, it is difficult to stomach it without a degree of skepticism.

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[4 Mar 2007 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
Text and Tradition

Rashid Arshad’s work takes us through the development trajectory from the traditional to the contemporary, reconnecting us to the tradition from which we departed.

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[3 Oct 2006 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
Art Sans Frontiers

Projects like W11 – Karachi to Melbourne, 2006 may well help foster greater respect between diverse socio-economic classes at home, and improve our image abroad.

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[1 Sep 2006 | Comments Off | Sumbul Khan]
Tile Traditions

The Mohatta Palace Museum’s latest exhibition raises the bar of art literacy and appreciation in Pakistan.