Commercial Project
Lahore Biennale (LB) Reader 02

Client
The Lahore Biennale is the flagship event of the Lahore Biennale Foundation, published in collaboration with Cornell University's Institute for Comparative Modernities.

Edited by Hoor Al Qasimi and Iftikhar Dadi

Deliverable/s
Design & Layout | Cover Design

Printed and Published by:
Skira editore S.p.A, 2024

Project Description
The Lahore Biennale 02 (LB02) was exhibited at multiple sites across Lahore, Pakistan in 2020.

Hoor Al Qasimi curated the work of over eighty artists and collectives under the theme of "between the sun and the moon," emphasizing participation from the Global South and with a stress on artists and works from Africa, Central Asia, West Asia, and their diasporas.

The multifaceted Biennale program included exhibited works, performances, participatory settings, publications, and films.
The Academic Forum of LB02 included lectures, workshops, and panel discussions that illuminated the wider infrastructural, cultural, and aesthetic frameworks relevant to the contemporary Global South.
The Lahore Biennale Reader 02 consists of two parts:
Part I includes reflections on the Biennale by artists and viewers, images of the sites, and the artworks.
Part II includes essays based on presentations at the LB02 Academic Forum convened by Hoor Al Qasimi and Iftikhar Dadi.

Contributors include: Ali Nobil Ahmad, Hoor Al Qasimi, Bahar Behbahani, Iftikhar Dadi, Seema Golestaneh, Salima Hashmi, Samina Iqbal, Maryam Wasif Khan, Naila Mahmood, Chris Moffat, Aamir Mufti, Zohreen Murtaza, Rabia Nadir, Pak Khawateen Painting Club (Saba Khan), Qudsia Rahim, Laila Rahman, Ali Raza, Alex Shams, Devika Singh, and Simon Soon.

Available from Skira: https://www.skira-arte.com/products/lahore-biennale-02-reader-2024?variant=49523766591830