Pakistan’s Biggest Art Exhibition Begins at NJV High School

October 22, 2017

KARACHI: Artists with a vision have always tried to reimagine the world to inspire fresh beginnings and instill a sense of hope, urged Niilofur Farrukh at the inaugural ceremony of Pakistan's first and largest international contemporary art event, the Karachi Biennale 2017 (KB17), on Saturday.

She said that public art practice has begun to reclaim public space lost to intolerance and violence while addressing the audience and artists from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, the Far East and various parts of Pakistan. "In response to Karachi's recent tumultuous history, there has been an urgency to instrumentalise art,” she remarked.

The event will showcase the work of internationally renowned artists such as Yoko Ono, Shazia Sikandar, Richard Humann, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Orlan, Bani Abedi, Meher Afroz, Miro Craemer and Ruby Chisthi among others.

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