Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Gallery.
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Contrasts within a reality
 The large, airy studio shared by Usman Saeed and his sister Fatima runs through the lower floor of the house in Valencia designed by his elder brother, Umar, for his father, Saeed Akhtar, and the family. One end of the studio is set up for photography...
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And now the art textbooks...
 Interesting how the world has changed over the past couple of years, especially after what is now euphemistically referred to as “9/11”, affecting major publishing houses and the authors they patronize to produce popular textbooks....
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Hearing silent voices
 A debut and a retrospective show, Silent Voices, at the V.M. Gallery is quite a surprise package. It introduces an artist who was basically schooled for an academic career but whose heart was essentially in art. Rafe-uz-Zaman Siddiqi...
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Of war and other demons
 If the events of 9/11 have not altogether altered the world, it has certainly put several political and aesthetic practices in perspective. Actually this accident was not an isolated occurrence. And...
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Chez Victoria & Albert
 The Victoria and Albert Museum with its varied displays including the Nehru Gallery with its Moghul treasures, attracts a wide audience even on the hottest day in London. Wandering in to view the Moghul miniatures and Shahjehan’s Jade wine cup...
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A labour of love
 According to a recent issue of the journal World Monuments Watch, published in New York, two Pakistani sites of historic significance are among the world’s 100 most endangered monuments whose biggest...
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The Odeon closure
 Ravi’s nostalgic account of the recent closure of one of Lahore’s oldest cinema houses read like a requiem for a bygone golden age of cinema. Although the demise of the Odeon...
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End of an innings
 Kamran Lashari, the bureaucrat whose cosmetic beautification of Lahore as the founding father of the Parks and Horticulture Authority, has been the focus of criticism, has been transferred to the Punjab...
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