2005-2007
Year 2005
Vol. 1
Editor’s Note
Holding NUKTA in your hand and reading this,
you may be curious to know more about this publication. NUKTA is the joint endeavor of three writers and a designer who have been linked with the arts in Pakistan for some time. In the beginning when support was thin on the ground, we were stubborn enough not to give up our dream; the proverbial
Year 2006
Vol. 1
Editor’s Note
It took only a few minutes to bury thousands
of homes and millions of dreams forever under the rubble left behind by the most devastating earthquake in living memory.
Perhaps the greatest and most unforgettable loss for Pakistan will be an entire generation of children who were fatally trapped within the concrete walls of their classrooms.
In earlier decades, the authority of the written word and its meaning were central to the painterly interpretation of
Year 2007
Vol. 1
Editor’s Note
Pakistan will complete its 60 years of
Independence in 2007. With the objective to both celebrate and reflect on the nation’s journey, NUKTAART has initiated two essay series with this issue. The first is based on the retrospective of art writings in which NUKTAART will help its readers to rediscover and explore the critical ideas of eminent art critics. We are reproducing the writings of thinker, writer and activist, Mulk Raj Anand
Year 2007
Vol. 2
Editor’s Note
The year 2007 will be remembered for the
inauguration of Pakistan’s first National Art Gallery (NAG) in Islamabad. Its significance was further enhanced by the country’s largest assembly of art and a rare interface between early masters and contemporary art.
Year 2006
Vol. 2
Editor’s Note
Hybridism, fusion and interface are the
mantras of contemporary arts. They are indicators of a world gearing up for
a free flow of a non-hierarchal exchange of ideas to construct a new present.
Satellite television, with its global footpri
