Author Archives: Anwer Mooraj
12th May, 2013
Poignant works: Somebody did eat the butterflies
It isn’t easy to describe the paintings by Muhammad Ali which are currently adorning the walls of Canvas Gallery, Karachi.
It isn’t easy to describe the paintings by Muhammad Ali which are currently adorning the walls of Canvas Gallery, Karachi.
28th April, 2013
Art fiend: A fresh harvest and hoary old chestnuts
Last Monday, after a boiling sky discharged a wilderness of electricity, and the tension of traffic drooped into one long aimless scene of hooting horns on the street, I trampled through the early monsoon slush and
Last Monday, after a boiling sky discharged a wilderness of electricity, and the tension of traffic drooped into one long aimless scene of hooting horns on the street, I trampled through the early monsoon slush and
14th April, 2013
Art fiend: The gang of three is meeting again
When I was asked to review the works of the three artists who had made a huge contribution to placing the art of Pakistan on the global map, I jumped at the idea. This was not just the icing on the cake. This was the cake
When I was asked to review the works of the three artists who had made a huge contribution to placing the art of Pakistan on the global map, I jumped at the idea. This was not just the icing on the cake. This was the cake
31st March, 2013
Art work: Paying homage through script
As a rule I do not review the works of a calligrapher. First, because I do not consider the genre as what is universally recognised as art, irrespective of how much embellishment is wrapped around the words. Second,
As a rule I do not review the works of a calligrapher. First, because I do not consider the genre as what is universally recognised as art, irrespective of how much embellishment is wrapped around the words. Second,
10th February, 2013
Exhibition: A tantalising switch
I would never miss an exhibition by Marium Khan, Her work has a wistful charm and an innocence which is fetching. The first exhibition of hers which I attended at the National Museum was in January 2010. I was at
I would never miss an exhibition by Marium Khan, Her work has a wistful charm and an innocence which is fetching. The first exhibition of hers which I attended at the National Museum was in January 2010. I was at
11th October, 2012
Hitzlberger enthrals audience by playing Liszt
A selection made with perspicacity and compassion and piano playing of brilliance.
A selection made with perspicacity and compassion and piano playing of brilliance.
22nd September, 2012
Jazz flavoured with Desi spice
KARACHI, Sept 21: As a hard-core devotee and enthusiast of both western and the subcontinental classical music, the only jazz that I occasionally enjoy is the sort that was played in the 1930s and 1940s in the United States.
KARACHI, Sept 21: As a hard-core devotee and enthusiast of both western and the subcontinental classical music, the only jazz that I occasionally enjoy is the sort that was played in the 1930s and 1940s in the United States.
17th July, 2012
Tehran should make nuclear ship fuel: Tehran Website
A hypothetical fleet of nuclear-powered ships would be an additional justification to bolster Iran’s claim that it needs higher enrichment for peaceful purposes.
A hypothetical fleet of nuclear-powered ships would be an additional justification to bolster Iran’s claim that it needs higher enrichment for peaceful purposes.
13th May, 2012
Art fiend: When teachers became artists
A glimpse of the works of 17 faculty members who collectively put up 40 exhibits. It was a case of teacher turning artist.
A glimpse of the works of 17 faculty members who collectively put up 40 exhibits. It was a case of teacher turning artist.
6th November, 2011
Concert Italian style
KARACHI, Nov 5: I had never heard of the ensemble of Italian musicians that operates under the moniker of Sweet Harmony. When I was told…
KARACHI, Nov 5: I had never heard of the ensemble of Italian musicians that operates under the moniker of Sweet Harmony. When I was told…
28th October, 2011
A dazzling piano recital
KARACHI, Oct 27: The Goethe Institut, which is the only foreign cultural centre in Karachi that hosts music concerts and other programmes on a regular…
KARACHI, Oct 27: The Goethe Institut, which is the only foreign cultural centre in Karachi that hosts music concerts and other programmes on a regular…
