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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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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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Has Rio killed s.a.?
Journal page – Saira Ansari Today, on the 10th of October, Step Across This Line: Art from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, opened at the Asia House in London. Here’s a glimpse from a journal I’m...
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The armchair had exotic birds!
Installation view of my work at Step Across This Line, Asia House - photo by Leela Axon Click here to view more images from my work in the Step Across This Line show. Hello hunchbacks of the...
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The kooky Indian girl who once lived in Lahore
The artist I’m featuring today is a strange woman who has a delicious way with words and scribbles. She is constantly muttering strange sentences that spin fantastic tales. Then she draws them. VIDHA...
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Photographing Artists Series – I
The Photographing Artists Series is an attempt to compile various perspectives and angles of how artists are perceived. Portraiture was once only the domain of artists who painted or drew famous...
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