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[3 Feb 2012 | No Comment | Zehra Nabi]
Behind the Lens: Emerging Photographers From Around Pakistan

Newsline features seven up-and-coming photographers who cover a wide range of styles and subjects.

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[29 Jan 2012 | No Comment | Semra Jalil]
Jimmy Engineer: A Life More Acknowledged

The book launch for a mammoth bio-epic on artist and social crusader Jimmy Engineer took place in Karachi recently, where fans and luminaries paid tribute to the innovative Pakistani.

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[6 Jan 2012 | No Comment | Zehra Nabi]
Past and Pastiche: A Look at the Works of Artists Mohan Das and Zahra Malkani

Two artists embrace kitsch and local iconography to create bold works of art.

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[28 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Nudrat Kamal]
Spiritual Sanctuaries: Lukas Werth Photographs the Thar Desert

Anthropologist Lukas Werth travels around the Thar desert, and captures the spirituality of the landscape in his photographs.

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[23 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
Shazia Zuberi Brings Clay to Life

Attrition, a body of clay works by Shazia Zuberi, reminds us that the medium has arguably the richest history of any on the planet.

Art, People, Profiles »

[22 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Afia Salam]
Profile: Feica

Newsline traces how a young art student from Multan, Rafique Ahmed, goes on to become the nationally renowned political cartoonist, Feica.

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[21 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Ilona Yusuf]
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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[15 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Zehra Nabi]
In Focus: Pakistani Street Photography

A group of photographers take to the streets and capture glimpses of everyday Pakistan.

Art, Arts & Culture, Fashion, Society »

[9 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Maheen Irfan Ghani]
All That Glitters: Art and Fashion Come Together

Mahin Hussain and Iraj Manzoor find their fashion and artistic inspiration from gold.

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[7 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
Crazy in Karachi: Exhibition at ArtChowk Gallery

18 artists showcase provocative art in an exhibition inspired by and dedicated to Karachi.