Stories by Umer Sheikh

EXHIBITION: AGAINST FORGETTING

Through stark architectural forms and shifting cartographies, a recent exhibition in Karachi transformed the visual language

Published 20 Sep, 2026 05:48am

Siddiqua Bilgrami's Karachi art show reveals a six-decade journey of experimentation

The artist refused to be defined by a single style or recurring symbolism.

Published 29 Aug, 2026 01:46pm

EXHIBITION: THE MANY WORLDS OF SIDDIQUA BILGRAMI

A retrospective at Chawkandi Art Gallery revealed an artist who has resisted a single style, allowing experimentation

Published 23 Aug, 2026 07:10am

DISCOURSE: THE STAMP OF A MASTER

Four decades after his death, Sadequain’s monumental murals have found a new public canvas on Pakistan Post’s record-length stamps.

Updated 01 Aug, 2026 04:05pm

EXHIBITION : COLOURED MEMORY

Through varying visual vocabularies, two artists used colour to capture and preserve emotional landscapes at an exhibition

Published 21 Jun, 2026 07:11am

Exhibition What the Mountains Hide connects two millennia of human history through felt and wool

The show focuses on the ancient and endangered craft of wool felting.

Published 05 May, 2026 03:30pm

EXHIBITION: FELT HISTORIES

An exhibition centred on the craft of wool-felting weaves together narratives of memory, material, tradition and loss

Published 03 May, 2026 08:37am

EXHIBITION: THE INNER LENS

Four photographers turn the camera inwards to chart memory, labour and loss as forms of resistance

Published 04 Jan, 2026 05:35am

Postcard from Nazimabad: How a forgotten memorial invite opens a window into the neighbourhood’s literary past

A chance discovery at an antique stall is a reminder of the intertwined legacies of an eminent broadcaster and a Karachi neighbourhood once brimming with literary and cultural life.

Published 26 Nov, 2025 05:20pm

SOCIETY: POSTCARD FROM NAZIMABAD

A chance discovery at an antique stall is a reminder of the intertwined legacies of an eminent broadcaster and a Karachi neighbourhood once brimming with literary and cultural life.

Updated 26 Nov, 2025 05:17pm

HERITAGE: GUESTS OUT OF A HOUSE

Once a thriving literary landmark, Pioneer Book House is another casualty in Karachi’s relentless drive for development. Can the

Published 17 Aug, 2025 06:57am