Nageen Shaikh

EXHIBITION: LIBERTY AND ENTRAPMENT

The liberated atmosphere of Amna Rahman’s figurative paintings conceals an innate sense of a trapped psychology Updated 28 Aug, 2023 05:02am

FICTION: THE MONETISATION OF IDENTITIES

Rebecca F. Kuang’s latest novel is a story of racial tensions, loneliness and the mechanics of a prejudiced publishing industry Published 20 Aug, 2023 07:37am

DISCOURSE: ARE AL IMAGES ART?

The rapid increase in AI-generated artistic images is leading to debates around creativity, originality and authenticity Published 04 Jun, 2023 08:21am

EXHIBITION: GULGEE’S PHANTASMAGORICAL WONDERLAND

In his latest exhibition, Amin Gulgee paid homage to the strange and wonderful, both in his displayed works and in a collabora... Published 26 Feb, 2023 07:06am

FICTION: WORDS THAT BETRAY

In a best-selling, award-winning novel, translations that move ideas across cultures also enable the supremacy of an invading, Published 05 Feb, 2023 08:15am

STUDIO: FABRIC AND THE CONTEMPORARY WOMAN

Marium Agha uses textiles to invent a visual language that reflects her sentiments and the existence of the modern-day woman Published 07 Aug, 2022 11:12am

EXHIBITION: CRISIS ON EARTH

Artists sound the alarm on the rising temperatures, pollution and human practices that have led to a climate emergency Published 19 Jun, 2022 08:09am

ARCHITECTURE: SYMBOLIC SYMMETRY

Geometrical precision in architectural constructions through the history of world cultures is more than just pleasing to the eyes. Published 05 Jun, 2022 09:41am

EXHIBITION: SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD

Danish Ahmed’s modern-day vanitas make us aware of how chained we are to consumerism... Published 27 Feb, 2022 07:37am

EXHIBITION: RETHINKING RABIA ZUBERI

An exhibition of sculptures offers an opportunity to review the artist’s work and her engagement with materials... Published 09 Jan, 2022 07:17am

DISCOURSE: BIG BLUE LOVE

Once more expensive than gold and coveted by artists and royalty around the world, the colour blue continues to enchant us... Updated 28 Oct, 2021 03:54pm

EXHIBITION: THREADING TIME

An exhibition in London utilising textiles shakes up conventional ideas of South Asian identities and Pakistani contemporary... Published 10 Oct, 2021 06:35am

EXHIBITION: MAKING A CONNECTION

Raheela Abro dexterously converts mobile SIM cards into works of art that communicate social and national identities... Published 12 Sep, 2021 07:15am

DISCOURSE: WRITINGS ON THE WALL

Recent studies have shown that art-making in caves dates back longer than we had imagined and have also challenged our... Published 29 Aug, 2021 07:07am

EXHIBITION: METAL CLASS

Nine contemporary artists present works in metals that were cornerstones in the study and practice of alchemy Published 15 Aug, 2021 05:34am

EXHIBITION: LET IT FLOW

In ‘If You Have Tears’ artists represent their own, and the world’s, relationship with water... Published 04 Jul, 2021 06:29am

NON-FICTION: THE SKY IN HIS SIGHT

A cousin’s memoir delivers first-hand accounts of time spent with the era-defining modern Pakistani artist Sadequain Published 04 Jul, 2021 06:28am

EXHIBITION: THE SUBTEXT OF ALTERED RELICS

Affan Baghpati’s assemblages of cultural ‘readymades’ prompt a deeper understanding of object evolution and distribution,... Published 06 Jun, 2021 08:37am

EXHIBITION: FACADES AND SPACES

Three artists investigate how we navigate overcrowded urban spaces, both indoors and outdoors... Published 25 Apr, 2021 06:20am

NON-FICTION: THE ART OF ABSTRACTION

A limited-edition, handsome monograph on Pakistani artist Ayessha Quraishi serves as a semi-scholarly documentation that... Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:47am