KARACHI: Faisal Anwar, an eminent artist, has been selected as the curator for the Karachi Biennale (KB22) scheduled to be held in 2022. This was announced by the Karachi Biennale Trust (KBT) on Monday.

Highlighting Mr Anwar’s credentials, Niilofur Farrukh, the managing trustee of KBT, said he had a widely acclaimed hybrid art practice and a keen interest in public audiences with experiential art.

“He is an excellent choice for the curator of the third edition of the biennale. All the trustees look forward to working with him to give yet another exciting edition of Karachi Biennale in 2022.”

A handout released by the trust gave a detailed account of the curator. According to it, born and raised in Pakistan, Mr Anwar attended the National College of Arts, Lahore and later The Habitat New Media Lab at the Canada Film Centre. He has garnered widespread acclaim internationally for his art practice that connects the digital with the physical.

Mr Anwar is quoted to have said, “When the Karachi Biennale trustees approached me and we started conversations and discussions, two points really grabbed my interest. The first was the idea to create public art presence and connect with cities and communities throughout, and the second was their vision to be experimental and explore digital and contemporary mediums. This vision of keeping digital art in focus interests me a lot. For me, it is fascinating to live and work in recent art movements and experience how technology is progressing, especially in the past two decades.”

Published in Dawn, February 3rd, 2021