Niilofur Farrukh Editor

Niilofur Farrukh is an art interventionist whose seminal initiatives have expanded the space for art publication, curation and public art.She co- founded NuktaArt and served as its Founder Editor (2004-14). Her book Pioneering Perspectives was aimed at countering the anti-women narrative of the 1980s. She co-curated four asna Clay triennials to reclaim the craft-art continuum and make it relevant to contemporary practices. Niilofur is the curator of theNo Honor in Killing, an exhibition on violence against women dedicated to the victims of the Nasarpur incident. She is one of the founders of Karachi Biennale Trust (2017) that established the Karachi Biennale and currently serves as its Managing Trustee and ceo. Niilofur is President of AICA Pakistan.She writes regularly for Dawn and Newsline. Amin Gulgee is an artist and curator living and working in Karachi. He received a ba in Art History and Economics from Yale University in 1987 and won the Conger B. Goodyear Fine Arts Award for his senior thesis on Moghul gardens. He works primarily in sculpture, installation and performance. He has held multiple solo exhibitions worldwide, including his latest, "7" Galleria d'Arte Moderna and "7.7" in Italy in 2018, as well as international group shows. Amin has curated numerous group exhibitions at his eponymous non-commercial gallery in Karachi and elsewhere and was Chief Curator of the inaugural Karachi Biennale in 2017. Gulgee's work is in important international collections and he has received numerous awards, including the President's Pride of Performance in 2005, one of Pakistan's highest civilian honours. John McCarry received a BA in East Asian Studies from Yale University in 1986. His articles have appeared in National Geographic and geo, among other publications. He is the author of County Fairs, published by National Geographic Society in 1997. He has served as coordinator of Amin Gulgee Gallery in Karachi since its inception in 2000.