Author: Zonaira Chaudry

Tender; The Avant-Gardists in the Time of The Russian Revolution
Did you know that Anna Karenina, the lead character in Russian novelist Loe Tolstoy’s book, alongside the feminist Russian punk rock…

Flash; The Flash of The Camera; Captured for Eternity
Pope Francis said, “Where there is truth, there is also light, but don’t confuse light with the flash.” Flash concedes…
Elemental; Alberta Tells Stories
“ I think of myself as a storyteller when making an exhibition – I aim to create an environment where…
Decode; Painted, Women
The topic and inspiration behind many of the greatest masterpieces of all time have been women. Gradually, they moved from…
Display; Inside Karl
“When I took on Chanel, it was a sleeping beauty. Not even a beautiful one. She snored. So I was…
News; Pocket Potent
“Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived”, said…
Void; Girls Own the Void
“Girls own the Void…..”, is the caption of an Instagram post by Audrey Wollen, an American artist, writer and critic…
Slight; Bow -Tastic
The simple Bow, who would have thought it actually had great significance in our world? This twee accoutrement to girly…
Slight; Joyous Cleaning?
Yup, you read that title, now there is a way to make those cleaning chores just a little bit more…
News; Gold Light in a Bottle
You may well be aware that Louis XIV king of France was known as the sun king. But maybe you…
Hybrid; Sit on my Art!
Carl Andre, the post-modernist artist encouraged us to walk on his artwork “144 Pieces of Zinc“. He literally laid down…
Radiate; Radiant Mexico
A candle carved into the shape of a flower, hand made in the city of Oaxaca, the Mexican mirror (what…