In a diverse blend of style, thought and technique, the exhibition of recent works by Hadia Moiz and Farheen Maqsood at the Khaas Gallery focuses on contemporary issues with a modern twist on art in a challenging way to revive the essence of creativity through exploring the relation between tradition and modernity. The works on display show that art is an experience in form and ideas rather than an excuse for object making.
Both Hadia and Farheen seem to be bucking the trend by using a centuries old medium to interpret …

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum presents Karkhana: A Contemporary Collaboration, on view through March 12, 2006. Karkhana: A Contemporary Collaboration will feature a series of works by six contemporary Pakistani artists: Aisha Khalid, Hasnat Mehmood, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Talha Rathore, and Saira Wasim. The exhibition will be open to the public from August 21, 2005 through March 12, 2006. A reception for the exhibition will be held at The Aldrich on Sunday, October 16, 2005. Karkhana has been organized by Jessica Hough, curator at The Aldrich Contemporary …