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when in Rio…
Wave UFO" 1999/2003 - Mariko Mori I write this post from a million gazillion miles away from home. At this very moment I’m sitting on a white sofa-cum-bed with an empty cup (that had terrible...
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the artist’s comfort zone
my desk in the MA studios. broken but full of surprises - photo by usman khan There are many things to take into consideration when an artist is flung out of his/her comfort zone. Comfort Zone is the...
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Naked – literally & figuratively
Untitled - (Artist's name withheld) It’s Shocking. It’s Raw. It’s Fascinating. My post today is going to be controversial at best. I’m not going to try and water it down, or conversely spice it up...
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the great jobless machine
Lali Khalid - her photo-transfer work is mentioned further ahead So the naked article got A LOT of online attention. People love skin. That’s my Plan B for all fall-out situations from now on. The...
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the Mob mentality
Nairang Gallery, Lahore With the plethora of Pakistani blogs focused on politics and current affairs that stream into my inbox and down my twitter timeline increasing as I speak, I reinforced my...
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Pakistani Contemporary Art – A Brief History of Now
Pakistan – Contemporary Art – A Brief History of Now. My article which was published in Khaleej Times on August 14, 2011. “These are trying times for Pakistan and it is only 64 years old. But it is...
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URGENT response
This is an URGENT RESPONSE to the BLOGPOST before this. I have received many many countless messages of support but I have received an equal amount of criticism in putting up this post and saying that...
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i return to the monsters i like
Aquatint – Sahar Ansari It’s time to move away from that dirty post, from that madness, from the monsters that will always lurk in the corners. I want to bring you back to my world of ART where I...
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the artist and the self
PINSTORY, 35mm slide film – Farina Alam Recently I got a forwarded email from R.M.Naeem who is a teacher and a renowned painter. He was my instructor at NCA in 2003. Although he and I have very...
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The darker the night, the shinier the lights
Ayaz Jokhio – Karachi, Gouache on Wasli, 20.5 x 26.5 Inches* *Image courtesy Canvas Gallery (Khi) – From the exhibition Non-Commissioned Portraits and Landscapes Considering how I’m feeling lately and...
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