Published in the February 2015 Issue of Art Now Pakistan “The visual language of colonial heritage embodied in the architecture or mundane ornaments of our lives is often unnoticed. Perhaps it is because we rarely view these relics as anecdotes …
Published on August 10, 2014 in DNA “Inspired by the country’s social and cultural landscape, the last decade has seen Pakistani artists and designers evolve beyond traditional boundaries…” Huma Mulji and Risham Syed, Ashiesh Shah
Published in artnowpakistan, November 2013 …We chitchat a bit about the complexities of academic options for teenagers and move to viewing an upcoming work when Syed mentions that she is looking forward to the Dhaka Art Summit. An image of …
Published in Frieze Magazine, Issue 156 In the age of Facebook and group emails, who doesn’t love receiving postcards? They provide an old-fashioned glimpse into the life of a faraway friend and, in Risham Syed’s first solo exhibition in India, …
Published in Art Now, 8 February 2013 “…..Risham Syed’s work in “Metropolyptical: A Tale of a City” is quietly political. Housed in Mumbai’s Project 88, Syed’s postcard-sized paintings and awkwardly large photo-based jacquards in their industrial frames evoke a sense …