Welcome to the June Issue
This month ArtNow Pakistan brings to you an issue dedicated to a remarkable project that celebrates memory, history, and the evolving identity of [...]
Archiving Against Amnesia
Dr Furqan Ahmed’s fascination with collecting moments of the past, our shared, private, and public moments is unique and exciting. His vast body of c [...]
Over the past two decades, Dubai has undergone one of the most remarkable cultural transformations in the region. What was once a city primarily associated with commerce and rapid urban development has evolved into an important global meeting point for artists, galleries, curators, collectors, and cultural institutions. Marking this milestone, Art [...]
To trace the identity of a people is to engage in an act of historical divination, a process that transcends the mere linear recording of civilizational continuity or the shifting configurations of national borders. True lineage resides within a deeper, more elusive geography: the landscape of the collective soul. Cultural and creative cartogr [...]
Dr Furqan Ahmed – Cartographer of Memory
There are collectors who acquire objects, and then there are those rare individuals who collect histories. Dr. Furqan Ahmed belongs firmly to the latter category.Anthropologist, archivist, re [...]
Traces of becoming currently on view at Canvas Gallery, brings together the work of four artists from different academic backgrounds and generations. Featuring Danish Shivani, Haider Ali Naqvi, Rehana Mangi, and Shiza Saqib, the exhibition is united less by a shared visual language than by a common set of artistic concerns. Across drawing, eng [...]
The recent Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS) MPhil Thesis show highlighted the distinct creative practices of two graduates, Mehrin Haseeb and Xindagi Zahra. Through their respective investigations, both artists approach the concepts of time, loss, and memory. Yet, they do so from completely different scales: Haseeb fixes her g [...]
I went into "Layer | Impression | Memory" not expecting the title to actually mean anything, group shows often pick a title that sounds nice and then hang whatever fits in the space. But this one stuck with me, mostly because by the time I left, I realized I'd been looking at six very different artists (Achala Gunawardhana, Atif Khan, Choy Khy [...]
A Tribute to Akram Spaul
On 13 June, a panel discussion at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, brought together artists, friends, former teachers, and colleagues [...]
Saif Azzuz: Mapping Indigenous Survival Through Sculpture
For his first large-scale outdoor public art commission, artist Saif Azzuz presents weych-pues / tàkhòne (where the rivers meet), a monumental sc [...]
A Proud Moment for Pakistani Art
Pakistani artists continue to gain remarkable recognition both at home and on the international stage, marking an important cultural moment for t [...]
Karachi Biennale’s Curtain Raiser
Convened by Amin Gulgee, a trustee of the Karachi Biennale, and the Curator of the KB27, Noor Ahmed, the evening began with conversation. KB’s ne [...]