The Eye Still Seeks: Pakistani Contemporary ArtA superb art book of one of the most arresting art movements in the world today Pakistan’s contemporary art scene is arguably the most exciting in South Asia. Wellknown curator, artist and teacher Salima Hashmi gives us a superb overview in this lavishly designed book, which includes interviews with artists such as Rashid Rana and pieces by writers like Kamila Shamsie and Mohsin Hamid. |
Contents
A Film about a Conversation about Rashid Rana | |
His Were the Streets | |
You who are my love and my lifes enemy too | |
On Anwar Saeed and Lahore | |
The Feminine Construct | |
Common terms and phrases
Acrylic on canvas ADEELA SULEMAN Aisha Khalid ANWAR SAEED archival paper art practice artist’s proof ASIM BUTT Benazir Bhutto Biennale Body in Four character College of Arts colour contemporary art culture curated Dadi David Alesworth diasporic artists Digital print Durriya Kazi Edition exhibition fabric Faiz Ahmed Faiz FAIZA BUTT female film Four Parts Diptych Gallery gold leaf Gouache Gouache and gold Gouache and mixed Gouache on wasli HUMA MULJI idea Imran Qureshi Inkjet Kamila Shamsie Karachi KARKHANA PROJECT Khan’s Lahore leaf on wasli Lisson Gallery lives mixed medium Mohammad Ali Talpur Mohatta Palace Mohsin Hamid Museum Naazish Ataullah narrative Nasir Kazmi NUSRA LATIF QURESHI º º º one’s Pakistan Pakistani artists people’s political popular Pubic Lice Quddus Quddus Mirza Rashid Rana Salima Hashmi sculpture Shahzia Sikander Sharjah site-specific steel studio Talpur tree Untitled urban Variable video installation visual walls wasli paper women artists ZUBEIDA AGHA