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By: Anil Datta Karachi: There’s absolutely no shortage of art galleries in town to cater to the art buffs’ tastes and many of these display stuff which can be pretty weird, in the name of modern art, abstract art, and what not. However, not so with a very refreshingly varied exhibition running currently at the […]


4th ASNA Clay Triennial: The down to earth ceramics

By: Zehra Husain KARACHI: Ceramics is a down to earth art form. The opening day of the seminar for the Fourth ASNA Clay Triennial only cemented this notion, beyond its obvious connotation, when visiting ceramists spoke about their art work at the VM Rangoonwalla Center. “20 years ago, it was important for me to say […]


The role of ceramics in matters sublime

Karachi: Even the smallest, otherwise most insignificant of items can become our link with things most sublime and representative of an individual’s place within the cosmos and the universe, his correlation with creation. This is amply reflected in the ceramics show at Chaukandi Art showcasing the works of emerging ceramists from Lahore, put together by […]


Impressions of a foreign land

By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Some of us take globetrotting as part of leisure activities; some as adventure to discover land anew; and some take it a tad more seriously and turn it into art. It is the third group of people who deserve more attention than the preceding two (not that they don’t merit it). […]


Blood Money opens at IVS

By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: Blood and money are two nouns that are often treated as adjectives, both favourably and in a negative light. Together they form a formidable phrase, blood money. It, among other meanings, implies a particular amount of money given in compensation for a killing to the family of the person killed. In […]


Celebrating a decade of art, Amin Gulgee unveils his latest work

By: Zahrah Mazhar KARACHI: It was not only the sculptures at the Amin Gulgee Gallery on Monday that stood tall and invited attention but their creator was also the larger-than-life artist who spoke of his work as it spoke of him. “My art is how I understand myself and express myself – I don’t go […]


Group show

KARACHI: An exhibition of artworks by six artists opens at the Chawkandi art gallery on Wednesday at 5.30pm. The show titled “Young Ceramics” will continue till Jan 16. Dawn