Return of the native
A reality that is situated somewhere between Karachi and Ottawa, Canada; it could well be traced between Calcutta and London. Fragments that remain dispersed, yet are wholesome, incorporate a vocabulary...
Inspiration: SurSundari
I was 50 before my father gave me his approval. I had some friends over for a small preview before an exhibition in Karachi ten years ago, and my father positioned himself, in his wheel chair, under his portrait and told everyone, ‘That’s me...
Oh, for art’s sake...
Art institutions in Pakistan have long fancied themselves of being a classless society, a socialist utopia. Egalitarianism is said to be hardwired into the artists’ psyche. However, in the last few decades, the economy has...
Tactile textile
“I believe the real success of our students is not to get high grades during their studies, but if they manage to survive as professionals in the world outside the...
Saving the past
Long before the American-led hostilities were initiated against Iraq on March 20, 2003, international archeologists and scholars of antiquity had warned that in the event of a war thousands of historic sites...
Muslim art and architecture
We, in Pakistan, both the government and the people, think that we are the only country in the world that is truly sincere in its adherence to Islam. We boast about...