'Pakistani contemporary art began with the modern miniature — also my first real entry into the world — but it has since then gone beyond it (and in fact even the contemporary miniature artists are exploring scale at previously unseen proportions). This book describes a number of artists working in a range of media — digital, video, painting, sculpture and public art — uninhibited and nuanced, while reflecting the shifting political landscape of the country. It presents works that deal with the complex issues of gender, politics, religion, violence in ways that remain rooted in Pakistan yet address the concerns of a much larger geographical region. By situating the art in conversation with critical thinkers and writers, it refreshingly provides readers the opportunity to engage well beyond the realm of art appreciation' - from Foreword by Indian architect and artist, Martand Khosla.
Includes biographies of contributors.
A Panoramic View of the Vibrant, Brilliant World of Contemporary Pakistani Art
Onsite
Hamra ABBAS, 
Bani ABIDI, 
Mehr AFEROZ, 
Zubeida AGHA, 
Roohi AHMED, 
Waseem AHMED, 
Zahoor ul AKHLAQ, 
Nilofar AKMUT, 
David ALESWORTH, 
Khadim ALI, 
Sana ARJUMAND, 
Naazish ATAULLAH, 
Farida BATOOL, 
Asim BUTT, 
Faiza BUTT, 
Noor Ali CHAGANI, 
Ruby CHISHTI, 
Elizabeth DADI, 
Iftikhar DADI, 
Ferwa Ibrahim, 
Haider Ali Jan, 
Salima HASHMI, 
Mariam IBRAAZ, 
Ayesha JATOI, 
Ayaz Hussain JOKHIO, 
Durriya KAZI, 
Ali KAZIM, 
Aisha KHALID, 
Atif KHAN, 
Naiza H. KHAN, 
Saba KHAN, 
Sara KHAN, 
Ismet KHAWAJA, 
Nadia KHAWAJA, 
Basir MAHMOOD, 
Hasnat MEHMOOD, 
Ghulam MOHAMMAD, 
Anna MOLKA AHMED, 
Imran MUDASSAR, 
Huma MULJI, 
Asma MUNDRAWALA, 
Mehreen MURTAZA, 
Rabbya NASEER, 
Seema NUSRAT, 
Tazeen QAYYUM, 
Saba QIZILBASH, 
Imran QURESHI, 
Nusra Latif QURESHI, 
Rashid RANA, 
Talha RATHORE, 
Ali RAZA, 
Fazal RIZVI, 
Muzzumil RUHEEL, 
Anwar SAEED, 
Nausheen SAEED, 
Shahid SAJJAD, 
Mahbub SHAH, 
Ayesha Zulfiqar SHEIKH, 
Anwar Jalal SHEMZA, 
Zainab Siddiqui, 
Shahzia SIKANDER, 
Adeela SULEMAN, 
Abdullah M. I. SYED, 
Masooma SYED, 
Risham SYED, 
Mohammad Ali TALPUR, 
Salman TOOR, 
Ehsan UL HAQ, 
Hurmat UL-AIN, 
Unum Babar, 
Saira WASEEM, 
Adeel uz ZAFAR, 
English
art history,  art criticism,  Calligraphic Abstraction,  contemporary miniature,  gender,  politics,  religion,  Pakistan
2015
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anthology
Her Body in Four Parts - Kamila SHAMSIE
A Film about a Conversation about Rashid Rana - Mohsin HAMID
His Were the Streets - Mohammad HANIF
'You, who are my love, and my life's enemy too' - Aisha KHALID, Imran QURESHI
Of Whispers and Secret Callings: On Anwar Saeed and Lahore - Naazish ATAULLAH
In Praise of Losses - Quddus MIRZA
The Feminine Construct - Nafisa RIZVI
The Urge to Spin a Story - Salima HASHMI
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