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Contemporary art from Pakistan? Never seen it. At least until now, as the Asia Society presents the world’s first exhibition of work by more than a dozen Pakistani artists from the last 20 years. The varied media in Hanging Fire shapes a collective voice that exposes an underrepresented niche of contemporary art while alluding to Pakistan’s historical narrative and its current socio-political tensions. And garbage art be damned, trust us when we say this is like nothing you’ve ever seen. Click through for an insider’s tour and a breakdown of the must-see list. Read More »

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Say the phrase “female contemporary artist” and you’re likely to conjure, via Google or collective memory, images of Cecily Brown’s writhing bodies; Tracey Emin’s messy, suggestive bed; Lisa Yuskavage’s kitschy soft porn; or Vanessa Beecroft’s nude installations. The financial success of such in-your-face sexuality — whether viewed with icy remove (Beecroft), humor (Yuskavage), or brassiness (Emin) — dovetailed nicely with the Third Wave feminism popularized in the early nineties. So what’s next for the double-X chromosome creative set in our current period? Photo evidence and a few words from art critic Jerry Saltz after the jump. Read More »