THE NEWS ON SUNDAY
By Quddus Mirza
Ijtima, the name of the exhibition which opened on September 6, alludes to religion being a term usually associated with religious gatherings. The curator, Sundas Azfar, describes the reason for choosing the title Ijtima, an Arabic word, “derived from the word Jama; the opposite of Wahid (means, Singular in English)”. She says, the “exhibition ‘Ijtima’, shows works across mediums of ten artists”; and explains the selection of participants: “The presence of one male artist in an otherwise female artist show opens new possibilities of classification and grouping in a social and political domain.” The exhibition that ended on September 9 was all about identities — religious, national and gender status. The last one includes sexual preference/history, not easily accepted in a conventional society. [
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