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Pakistani Art from the Heart

By Lavina Melwani • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Category: Art, The Buzz

Riveting.

That’s probably the word one is searching for when asked about the new face of Pakistani art which is now being shown in art centers internationally. For a country in so much pain politically and socially – not to mention economically – Pakistan is surprisingly on top of things where art is concerned.


Painting Pakistan

By Lavina Melwani • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Category: Art

“The steel structure of Spine is transformed through the stitching of red suede, and was inspired by the two-piece choli that is worn at weddings in the Subcontinent. Spine led me to rethink the function of the choli and the inherent contradictions it carries; it is, at the same time, flirtatious and oppressive.”

- Naiza Khan