Text | Maria Aslam Visuals | Courtesy NORR Dubai During the 21st century, the city of Dubai has become home to some of the most iconic buildings in the world. Often highly individualistic in nature, each of these structures competes for its position as the new icon for a rapidly transforming city. For a visitor …
Text & Visuals | Zohreen Murtaza For Pakistani artist Waqas Khan who has been consistently exhibiting internationally, the success of his expansive drawings and the immersive experience he offers thrives in the ambit of experience and the viewer’s presence. The effectiveness and promise of this experience is contingent upon both his use/curation of space and …
Text | Maya Hyder Photography | Fatima Afzal Villa 19 is informed by humble seaside tradition, enriched by natural materiality and inspired by contemporary summer living. A two-bedroom beach hut located at Karachi’s bustling French Beach, is crafted out of the elements – light, air and earth manifesting into tones, textures and forms. This space …
Text | Numair AbbasiVisuals | Courtesy Copper & Steel Karachi Curated by multifaceted architect and designer Arshad Faruqui, the exhibition “Something borrowed something new” celebrates the multifarious uses of copper and demonstrates its malleability through the display of art, furniture, home and garden accessories- all produced from this versatile material. Faruqui gathered a cohort of …
Text | Dr. Rabela JunejoVisuals courtesy | Farida Abdul Ghaffar, Sayem Ghayur and Yoman Aisha Nestled on a 4000 (+) square yards, sandwiched plot in F B industrial Area Karachi is a denim factory, “Star Denim (Pvt) Ltd.”. Presence of a denim factory in an industrial area of the bustling metropolis of Karachi is nothing …
Text | Amra Ali Courtesy | Grosvenor Gallery At a recent collaboration between Canvas Gallery, Karachi, and Grosvenor Gallery, London, historian/curator Zehra Jumabhoy put together an engaging show titled, ‘Patterns of the Past: Weaving Heritage in Pakistani Art’. London based Jumabhoy strung together the narrative of five artists, namely Adeela Suleman, Ruby Chishti, Bushra Waqas …
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Text | Nusrat Khawaja Visuals | Aisha Khalid Studio A huge event on the art landscape of Karachi this winter has been the opening of the Aisha Khalid retrospective. Aisha Khalid is included among the foremost contemporary or neo-miniaturist artists of Pakistan. This retrospective, spanning her oeuvre from 1994 to 2021, enables us to appreciate …
Text & Visuals | Amra Ali – Issue 56 – Meher Afroz’s art has drawn my interest for the last thirty years. From starting my art collection in the early 1990s with painting on paper from the Mask Series (1986-89) to acquiring later work and subsequently curating Meher’s work, her subtle imagery and manner has …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-B-eKMAPAUADA Magazine is in conversation with renowned architect Yahya Jan, who has developed an expertise in the design of high-rise buildings. He explores urban density and the verticality in the built environment.
