Lahore: A strong selection of works by Pakistani and other major South Asian artists are being put at the annual summer sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art on June 7 in New Bond Street, London. The auction has been arranged by Bonhams 1793 Ltd, the world’s leading auction house in Pakistani art and […]
Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Artists have been using watercolours for centuries. It is one of the oldest mediums of drawing pictures, especially landscapes. This makes the art form all the more difficult to appreciate because it is generally believed that the older the genre, the more scope it has for experimentation. Strangely, innovation in terms of […]
Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD: The National Art Gallery is a modern edifice on the outside but that does not reflect inside. It has been nearly a decade since the gallery made major art acquisitions. Some senior artists said NAG was becoming dull and needed more contemporary artworks installed in its galleries for the viewers’ pleasure. “Contemporary […]
Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Goethe Institut launched a bilingual book of poems entitled ‘Jub Tera Samandar Ankoh Main’ featuring poems in Urdu and German languages by renowned poet of the country, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, at a ceremony at the Institut on Friday evening. Daughter of Faiz, Salima Hashmi, was the chief guest at the ceremony, while […]
KARACHI: Speakers highlighted the merits of literary pursuits at an event organised to celebrate the centenary of the esteemed Urdu literary journal Ismat at the Arts Council Karachi on Friday. A copy of the magazine published in 1908. — Photo by White Star Eminent scholar Aftab Ahmed Khan, who presided over the event, said Urdu […]
KARACHI: A group show titled ‘Fusion of contemporary art’ opens at the Citi Art Gallery on Saturday at 6pm. The participating artists are: Mansur Aye, Mansur Rahi, Hajra Mansur, Zoay, Tasaduq Sohail, Dr S. Ali Wasif, Mashkoor Raza, Mansur Saleem, Shimmi Ahmed, Mahnaz Lakha, Aziz Hassan, Tabinda Chinoy, Mehtab Ali, Moin Shah, A.S. Rind, G.N. […]
By Hidayat Khan PESHAWAR: He stumbled upon his love of music in college and since then he has never really looked back. Rahim Khan, a lawyer by profession, sang his first song in Nishtar Hall, “Da Zama Pa Tamasha Wa” (She Was Looking At Me With Love) in 1991 in a grand show organised by […]
THE situation faced by Alamgir, considered by many as the pioneer of Pakistani pop music, is shared by several of the country’s artists. Diagnosed with kidney disease some years ago, he told journalists at the Karachi Arts Council on Monday that it had been difficult for him to raise money for treatment. While insurance paid […]
LAHORE: An exhibition of photographs titled ‘Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World’ by the US Consulate opened at Nairang Art Gallery, Habitat Flats, Jail Road, on Tuesday. US Counsel General Nina Maria Fite inaugurated the well-attended exhibition based on remarkable American art form jazz music. The exhibition will continue till May 30. Precisely 55 frames are […]
KARACHI: Speakers paid glowing tributes to eminent writer Fatima Suraiya Bajia at the launch of a book on her life and works titled Hamari Bajia by Iffat Rizvi at the Arts Council, Karachi, on Monday. Bajia’s brother and renowned satirist Anwar Maqsood hosted the programme. He peppered his anchoring with rib-tickling anecdotes, and at the […]
Islamabad: The 10th Anniversary of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development will be celebrated across the world today (May 21) to raise awareness worldwide about the importance of intercultural dialogue, diversity and inclusion. The day aims to encourage people to ‘live together better’. It was established by the United Nations in […]
Anil Datta Karachi: As the saying goes, “The past is a beautiful country”. Yes, the past has a charm all its own and aspects which must not have been very savoury to people of the generation that inhabited that past, seem to have an intriguing charm when it transits into the past. It makes real […]
LAHORE: Forty six-year-old Talat Hidayat is not your average, ‘just another’ musician. He comes across as an undercover messiah, who, despite being visually-impaired, spreads the light of God’s words through his religiously-inclined melodies. His music has a resonance of classical spirituality and unconditional faith; a trait that sets him apart from other musicians in mainstream […]
Sameer Mandhro KARACHI: It is not necessary that artists always try to convey a message through their art, said one of the four artists from Jamshoro whose work went on display at the Unicorn Gallery on Friday. The exhibition features 57 pieces from Jepar, Nusrat Raza Mangi, Hussain Chandio and Manzoor Ali Solangi, who are […]
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