According to Oxford Dictionary, the definition of 'news' is, 'newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events'. If that particular incident starts to happen regularly, it stops being 'news'.
The most relevant (though inconvenient) example will be the brown-outs (load-shedding of electricity) in Pakistan. When this cycle of brown-outs started in 2007-08, it was headline news. Now it is not see as 'noteworthy information'.
Putting it in the context of Pakistan art; until a few years (months?) ago, an international exhibition of Pakistan art used to be 'news' as Pakistan art was hardly shown internationally. This has changed significantly to an extent where Artwallaa believes that international exhibitions of Pakistan art, in itself, are not news anymore.
Gone are the days when Pakistan art was promoted internationally by a few dedicated platforms like Green Cardamom, Gandhara-art and Aicon representing a handful of artists. Pakistan art is now being shown regularly outside Pakistan, by a much broader spectrum of art-promoting platforms who are representing a much wider and diverse artist base.
Internationalisation of Pakistan art is now entering its second phase. It has not been an easy ride, it still is not and is not likely to be in future too. But the 'movement' is gathering pace, the trajectory is surely positive and the 'product' is definitely creative and exciting.
To prove our point, as we write this blog, there are at least 10 good Pakistani art based exhibitions/shows either currently already on display or are being planned around the world. These are on top of the works shown in art-fairs (like at The Frieze) and Artwallaa has surely missed a few other exhibitions (if we have, please let us know and we will add to the list)
Important exhibitions of Pakistan Art - September-October, 2014:
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Toronto: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, September 18 2014 - January 18, 2015
'Your way begins on the other side' 2014 by Aisha Khalid (Reverse View). — at Aga Khan Museum [Fan Page].
Source: Noor Ali
Courtesy Photo: Sikander's video works have been shown at museums all over the world.
The most relevant (though inconvenient) example will be the brown-outs (load-shedding of electricity) in Pakistan. When this cycle of brown-outs started in 2007-08, it was headline news. Now it is not see as 'noteworthy information'.
Putting it in the context of Pakistan art; until a few years (months?) ago, an international exhibition of Pakistan art used to be 'news' as Pakistan art was hardly shown internationally. This has changed significantly to an extent where Artwallaa believes that international exhibitions of Pakistan art, in itself, are not news anymore.
Gone are the days when Pakistan art was promoted internationally by a few dedicated platforms like Green Cardamom, Gandhara-art and Aicon representing a handful of artists. Pakistan art is now being shown regularly outside Pakistan, by a much broader spectrum of art-promoting platforms who are representing a much wider and diverse artist base.
Internationalisation of Pakistan art is now entering its second phase. It has not been an easy ride, it still is not and is not likely to be in future too. But the 'movement' is gathering pace, the trajectory is surely positive and the 'product' is definitely creative and exciting.
To prove our point, as we write this blog, there are at least 10 good Pakistani art based exhibitions/shows either currently already on display or are being planned around the world. These are on top of the works shown in art-fairs (like at The Frieze) and Artwallaa has surely missed a few other exhibitions (if we have, please let us know and we will add to the list)
Important exhibitions of Pakistan Art - September-October, 2014:
- Toronto: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, September 18 2014 - January 18, 2015
- The artists presented are Bani Abidi, Nurhajan Akhlaque, David Alesworth, Aisha Khalid, Atif Khan and Imran Qureshi
- Paris: Imran Qureshi: Nuit Blanc, Paris, Saturday, 4 October 2014
- London: Present Re-inventions, October 11 – October 27, 2014, Grosvenor Gallery
- The artists presented are Irfan Hasan, Muzzumil Ruheel and Muhammad Zeeshan.
- Hong Kong: The Importance of Staying Quiet, October 4 – November 3, 2014, Yallay Gallery
- The artists presented are Anwar Jalal Shemza, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Lala Rukh, Rashid Rana, Hamra Abbas, Sara Salman, Ali Kazim, Ayesha Jatoi, Fahd Burki and Iqra Tanveer.
- Gwangju, Korea - Gwangju biennale - Huma Mulji, September 5 - November 9, 2014
- New Dehli: Alif, Mohammad Ali Talpur, October 12 – November 10, 2014, Latitude 28
- New York: Ethereal, October 23 - December 13, 2014, Leila Heller Gallery
- The artists presented are Faiza Butt, Noor Ali, Ali Kazim, Rashid Rana, Irfan Hasan, SairaWaseem, Mohammad Ali Talpur
- Karachi: Stranger Than Fiction - Adeel Uz Zafar, October 21 - December 5, 2014
- San Antonio: 'Parallax', Shahzia Sikander, October, 2014
- Michigan: {Dis}Comfort Zones, Anilla Quayyum Agha, October 2014, Grand Rapids Art Museum, October
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Toronto: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, September 18 2014 - January 18, 2015
- The artists presented are Bani Abidi, Nurhajan Akhlaque, David Alesworth, Aisha Khalid, Atif Khan and Imran Qureshi
'Your way begins on the other side' 2014 by Aisha Khalid (Reverse View). — at Aga Khan Museum [Fan Page].
Paris: Imran Qureshi: Nuit Blanc, Paris, Saturday, 4 October 2014
'And they still seek traces of blood' 2014, Site Specific Installation at Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève (BSG) on October 4th, 2014 for Nuit Blanche - Imran Qureshi — at Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève (BSG). Source: Gandhara-art
London: Present Re-inventions, October 11 – October 27, 2014, Grosvenor Gallery
- The artists presented are Irfan Hasan, Muzzumil Ruheel and Muhammad Zeeshan.
Muzzumil Ruheel, 'And How we Forgot Them', 2014. Source: Grosvenor Gallery.
Hong Kong: The Importance of Staying Quiet, October 4 – November 3, 2014, Yallay Gallery
- The artists presented are Anwar Jalal Shemza, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Lala Rukh, Rashid Rana, Hamra Abbas, Sara Salman, Ali Kazim, Ayesha Jatoi, Fahd Burki and Iqra Tanveer.
Rashid Rana, A plinth from a gallery in Lahore. Source: Yallay Gallery.
Gwangju, Korea - Gwangju biennale - Huma Mulji, September 5 - November 9, 2014
Huma Mulji's Lost and Found, Gwangju Biennale 2014. Photograph: Choi Myoung Jin
New Dehli: Alif, Mohammad Ali Talpur, October 12 – November 10, 2014, Latitude 28
Source: Latitude 28
New York: Ethereal, October 23 - December 13, 2014, Leila Heller Gallery
- The artists presented are Faiza Butt, Noor Ali, Ali Kazim, Rashid Rana, Irfan Hasan, SairaWaseem, Mohammad Ali Talpur
Source: Noor Ali
Karachi: Stranger Than Fiction - Adeel Uz Zafar, October 21 - December 5, 2014
Source: Gandhara-art
San Antonio: 'Parallax', Shahzia Sikander, October, 2014, Linda Pace Foundation's SPACE Gallery
Courtesy Photo: Sikander's video works have been shown at museums all over the world.
Michigan: {Dis}Comfort Zones, Anilla Quayyum Agha, October 2014, Grand Rapids Art Museum, October
Anila Quayyum Agha’s “Intersections” at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (photo by for Hyperallergic)
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