The best of the biennale
What must be relished above all else when one views the artworks on display at any iteration of the Karachi Biennale is the mingling of the establish [...]
A sea of images
Rashid Rana’s work at the Karachi Biennale 2019 (KB19) was undeniably one of the highlights of the event. The artist had re-interpreted Caspar David [...]
The borindo and the biennale
When most people think of technology, a 5000 year-old instrument is perhaps the last thing that comes to mind. Yet, the borindo, an instrument which [...]
Karachi Biennale Venues
Narayan Jagannath Vaidya High School
Jamshed Memorial Hall & School
NED University
Hamid Mansion
Sambara Art Gallery
VM Art Galler [...]
Art for a dystopian age
Lee's comes across as being far more optimistic about the role of the internet and social media and his work, actually, feels closer to our reality [...]
A biennale for the youth
To think of the Karachi Biennale as simply being a vehicle which showcases art is to fundamentally misunderstand and undervalue the potency the bienn [...]
Mussarrat Mirza – A Study of Light, Space and Color
It is an overwhelming experience writing about the art of Mussarat Mirza; an icon and a living legend in the Artscape of Pakistan despite her reclusi [...]
FLOW: A curatorial project by Suleman Aqeel Khilji
Full Circle Gallery, KarachiReviwed by Paul-Mehdi Rizvi
Is it possible to have one’s aesthetic perceptions ruined by the orthodoxies of Fine [...]
Behind the scenes
Recent times have witnessed an explosion of art exhibitions, quite a few of which have been wildly curated without any qualified understanding of the [...]
“Reflections” by Hussain Jamil at Dastaangoi
Dastaangoi has been focused on delivering rich indigenous stories and visuals from across the country enchanting audiences since its conception in 20 [...]