Pioneering Pakistani artist Imran Mir's groundbreaking work is being showcased at Qatar Museums' landmark exhibition "MANZAR: Art and Architecture from Pakistan 1940s to Today." Known for his bold minimalist and modernist approach, Mir structured his artistic practice around what he called "Papers" on modern art, creating twelve distinct bodies of work that challenged conventional artistic boundaries through experimental use of color and planar fractures. The exhibition, running from November 2024 to January 2025 at the National Museum of Qatar, presents Mir's work alongside other pivotal figures who shaped Pakistan's artistic landscape over the past eight decades.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This exhibition of more than fifty works by the artist brings together some of his earliest works as well as his most recent explorations of form and space. “The Alchemist of Line” is curated by Nasreen Askari, Director of the Mohatta Palace Museum, and Durriya Kazi, the Head of the Department of Visual Studies at the Karachi University, who not only take us on a journey through four decades of the artist’s illustrious career but manage to highlight new narratives through the curatorial decisions they have made. The exhibit is divided into five rooms, each leading into the next, guiding the audience across a thematic presentation that creates new points of interest in the artist’s oeuvre.

The concept of establishing an art foundation to preserve and foster an artist’s creative legacy is not a norm here and such institutions are few and far between. As and when such an initiative is undertaken by concerned individuals, expectations are raised and hopes are pinned on the foundation’s worth and ability to generate an art momentum.

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