Urraan

An exhibition of Pakistani Art 'Urraan’ - exploring the frontiers of self and nation' will be on show at The Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, from 8th to 12th November.

With some hundred works representing thirty painters, sculptors and ceramists, it will be the largest show to cross the border in recent times. It will include the works of eminent artists like Jamil Naqsh, Gulgee, Colin David, Anwer Saeed ,Mussarat Mirza, Mehr Afroze, and Nahid. Among the young, Unver Shafi, Amin Gulgee, Sheherbano Hussain, Mehnaz Tapal, Rana Rashid and neo -miniaturists Imran Qureshi, Fasihuddin Ahsan, Talha Rathore, Nusra Latif, to name a few, are also participating.

This show has been co -curated by Niilofur Farrukh ( art educator, curator , Art historian, Art Critic and author of 'Pioneering Perspectives', a book on three Pakistani women artists), and Sairah Irshad Khan (curator, art critic, gallerist and Senior Editor Newsline) and organized by the Zenaini Gallery, Karachi. A comprehensive catalogue of the show will be available and the event will be supported by a talk and small seminar at the Visual Art Gallery seminar room.

It is being specially held to coincide with the SAHR ( South Asian For Human Rights) Conference at the India Habitat Centre, which will draw some 700 delegates from the region to deliberate on issues of justice, cultural exchanges and steps towards a conflict free area. It is hoped that this exhibition in showcasing the Art from Pakistan will act as a cultural bridge between India and Pakistan and the visitors from the region.

The theme 'Urraan' deals with the emergence of identity and a deeper exploration of what it means to be a Pakistani in the context of the socio-political realities of the last fifty years, visitors from other post-colonial societies, might find echoes in the work that has emerged not only from a shared history of several millennia but also a living culture that is an integral part of our social existence.

In finding similarities and recognizing the independent strains in art, such a cultural initiative, we hope will provide yet another building block of understanding in the region. The works will be for sale and it is hoped that they will find their way in private collections leading to more permanent links through their creativity.

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