The exhibition ‘In Praise of Red’, curated by QuddusMirza will be inaugurated on 14th February at the Royaat Gallery, Lahore. The exhibition, based on the colour red, includes works by a number of leading modern and contemporary artists of Pakistan, like Mian Ijaz-ul-Hassan, Ayaz Jokhio, Hasnat Mehmood, Sana Arjumand, Saba Khan, Saira Sheikh, Noor Ali Chagani, Ayesha Jatoi, Ehsan-ul-Haq, Amna Ilyas and Scheherzade Junejo. The art works display a range of ideas, concepts and connotations, from political to personal, attached to the colour red. It also signifies how artists can interpret and portray a simple word, red, which in our culture, and others, can be about love, revolution, danger, happiness, roses, blood and even the red pigment. All these and more, concepts are dealt in the works by these artists, who employed multiple media, techniques, materials and approaches to interpret red in their individual way. A few of these works allude to feminist concerns, political situation, amorous subjects, historical references and formal aspects of art making. And at the same instance affirm how the new art of Pakistan reflects a diversity and capacity to explore new ideas, visions, views and vistas. The opening reception of ‘In Praise of Red’ will be held from 4 00 pm to 8 00 pm at the Royaat Gallery, 2 -Kashmir Road Lahore. The exhibition will continue through 24th February 2012 each day from 10 00 am to 7 00 pm, including Sundays and public holidays.
