Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Gallery.
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Making colours speak
 A conversation with Zafarullah reveals the conceptual clarity with which he approaches his work, and a look at his work convinces the visitor about his claim to artistic excellence. As one sat in front of him in a small studio in the basement of his home in Lahore...
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Bridging gaps
 The Vasl Residency, sponsored in part by the Rangoonwala Trust, made its presence felt as a forum that initiated and enhanced artistic ‘debates’ whilst simultaneously challenging the artists by immersing them...
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An eye for the divine
 I wonder whether Reem al-Faisal knew that the very day chosen for the inauguration of her magnificent show at the Galerie Agathe Gaillard in Paris — appropriately titled The Divine Presence — was the birthday of one of the world’s great figures of photography...
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Miniature galore
 The demand for Pakistani artists’ work, particularly women artists, in the American art market has grown significantly. The art collectors in the international market have shown immense interest in collecting miniature art works by Pakistani women....
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Searching for truth
 In an exhibition of her work at the V.M. Gallery titled Reach and Search, Rabia Tahmina Shoaib includes an installation, a collection of pastel and acrylic work, several paper works referred...
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Casting spells in metal
 Shades of Autumn, bright hues of summer, vibrant tones of spring and subtle undertones of winter, all the moods of the seasons can be found in Shakeel Ismail’s works in metal...
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And now art fatigue?
 To become known as an artist or even a writer on art in Pakistan has become a task too easy, for we only need to trace the tracks made already by the last generation. What it requires is a gallery, preferably in an affluent area, an artist and a good...
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Shrines as antiquities
 In Pakistan there is a type of old monument that has more to do with religion than with history. This consists of mausoleums of saints that have acquired the status of...
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