Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Gallery.
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Identifying the identity
 Elaborating on the title, ‘spatial identity,’ Natasha Shoro says it is the art of, ‘drawing from memory through the manipulation of space, place and time. Layered, overlapping, fused imagery results in an understanding of self....
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The dialogue dynamics
 Interface, dialogue and multiculturalism are buzzwords of the contemporary art vocabulary. They gained currency with the expanding pluralism of the Postmodern era....
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Evolving artists
 Lahore has many established institutions, but not enough to absorb the many aspiring artists who seek tutelage and guidance. To fill up this space new art schools are gradually making an appearance....
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Images from Bengal
 An exhibition of genre paintings by five artists from Bangladesh, is currently being hosted by Kunj Art gallery in Karachi. Their works are aesthetic portrayals of the scenic and the ordinary...
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Documenting heritage conservation
 Safeguarding of cultural heritage and preserving the sanctity of the past as an evidence of history and a continuing link of the human race into the future, is a burning topic in the rapidly globalizing world....
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Celebration of life
 “In 2004 I grew a little garden outside my friend’s house in London. Whilst giving life to and helping to nourish this work of nature, I couldn’t but notice how millions of living organisms thrived within this little ecosystem....
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Connecting cultures
 A striking feature of development in art since the last few decades has been the acknowledgement given to that art which used to be regarded in Europe and the United...
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Shrines are also monuments
 In Pakistan there is a category of monuments that has more to do with religion than with history. This comprises mausoleums of saints that have acquired the status of shrines because...
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