Prof. Abdul Rahim Nagori (1939-), is a Pakistani painter known for his socio-political themes [1][2]. He has held one-man exhibitions since 1958.[3] [edit] Exhibitions - 1982: Anti militarism and violence exhibition which got censored and banned by the martial law regime [4][2].
- 1983: Anti martial law exhibition, sponsored by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ).
- 1986: Anti-dictatorship Exhibition held at Indus Gallery, Karachi. Most powerful exhibition of his career where he exposed 62 different awful national events which shook the conscience of the nation [5].
- 1988: Anti-dictatorship Exhibition, "Road to Democracy", held at Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan. Reviewed by Mark Fineman of the Los Angeles Times.[6] Painted the evils of society by evolving new alphabet symbols for children, basing them on the events which took place in preceding two years. Bomb blasts, crime, dacoities, guns, heroin, Ojhri, Kalashnikov, rape etc. became new symbols of the alphabet [5] [7].
- 1990: "I am you" Anti-violence exhibition, large hoarding for display on road side, sponsored by Deutsche Bank, participated by International Artists.
- 1990: "Women of Myth and Reality" exhibition at Indus Gallery, Karachi. Repudiated the treatment meted out to the women [5].
- 1992: Exhibition on minority, held at Chawkhandi Art Gallery, Karachi. A series of 40 paintings was again a process of social and political protest for the mute, bewildered and confused society which finds itself full of tears, shame, anguish and anger.
- 1994: Exhibition "Black amongst Blacks" held at Lahore Art Gallery, Lahore.
- 2004: Exhibition "Return to Sphinx" held at V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi [8].
[edit] Education 1961-65: B.A. (Hon), Fine Arts (Painting), M.A. Fine Arts (Painting), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. [edit] Served As - 1965-66: Lecturer, Dept of Fine Arts, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
- 1966-67: Head of Fine Arts, Cadet College Kohat, Kohat.
- 1966-70: Education Officer, Pakistan Air Force.
- 1970: Founder Head Dept. of Fine Art at University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
- 1985-1995: Professor, Fine Arts, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
- 1983-86: Member BOG, National College of Arts, Lahore.
- 1984-85: Member NAHE, University Grants Commission (Pakistan), Islamabad.
- 1984: Chairman, Curriculum Committee, Art Teachers Training Programme, Ministry of Education, Islamabad.
- 1997-98: Advisor, Federal College of Art and Design, Jamshoro.
- 1996-1997: Director, Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Ministry of Culture.
- 1998-: Member BOG, Shaukat Suriya College of Liberal Arts, Hamdard University, Karachi.
- 1998:Member BOG, Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Ministry of Culture.
[edit] Published letters - National Art Gallery, Daily Dawn Newspaper, November 26, 2001
- Shifting of Archives, Daily Dawn, May 14, 2002
- Pride of Performance, Daily Dawn September 01, 2002
- When Merit Suffers, Daily Dawn, September 12, 2002
- On Khushwant Singh, Daily Dawn, October 14, 2002
- Artists and political subjects, Daily Dawn, December 09, 2002
- Mulk Raj Anand, Daily Dawn, October 03, 2004
[edit] Published articles - A change for the worse, The Star, January 9, 1986
- Can Art be called Islamic? The Star Newspaper April 13, 1986
- A search in the wrong direction, The Star, June 12, 1986
- Art and the Pakistani Press, The Star, August 7, 1986
- The artists' place in society, September 4, 1986
- The wily serpent lives, The Star, December 4, 1986
- Riveras Resolution, The Star, May 21, 1987
- The arts as social AWACKS, The Star Newspaper, October 8, 1987
- A land of equal opportunity
- In scorn of official overtures
- The unaesthetic realities of life
- Trading Horses for Art, The News International, December 7, 1992
- Art under dictatorship, Seminar Paper read at Goethe Institute, Karachi, October 18, 1996
[edit] References - ^ In the name of peace, Daily Dawn, 2004
- ^ a b Salwat, Ali (2007-09-20). "Nagori – Voice of conscience". Daily Jang. http://jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2007-weekly/tapest-20-09-2007/index.html. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Romasa, Amber (2006). Karachi : Foundation for Museum of Modern Art. ed. Nagori : voice of conscience. Oxford : Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789698896027.
- ^ Brush with authority, The Chronicle of Pakistan
- ^ a b c The Art of Protest by Salwat Ali, Newsline, June 2004
- ^ Fineman, Mark (1988-11-27). "Crises Loom for Pakistan Along Road to Democracy". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1988-11-27/news/mn-1061_1_central-jail?pg=2.
- ^ Bonhams Auction
- ^ Reality Bites, Herald Magazine, p150, June Issue, 2004
[edit] External links - Official Website of A. R. Nagori
- Tribute paid to Ali Imam, Daily Dawn, July 14, 2002
- Return to the Sphinx, Daily Dawn Newspaper, Gallery, May 04, 2004
- The Art of Protest, Newsline Magazine, June Edition, 2004
- Sadequain Remembered, Daily Dawn Newspaper, March 2, 2005
- Portrait of a Protest, The News International, August 20, 2006
- Rebel with a cause, Daily Dawn Newspaper, August 26, 2006
- Book Review: The paintings on the wall, Daily Dawn Newspaper, September 17, 2006
- Nagori–Voice of conscience, The News International, September 20, 2007
- Remembering Colin David, Daily Times, March 2, 2008
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