パキスタンチャンス

１０月１２日の日経新聞朝刊のYKKのパキスタンのカラチ工場の生産能力を増加させる記事が気になった。新興国に鋭い眼を光らす投資家、フランクリン・テンプルトンのマーク・モビアスが以前にパキスタンも投資のチャンスがある地域だと言っていたのを思い出す。

YKKは、２００６年にパキスタンに進出している。今でも、パキスタンでは自爆テロが起きている。このような場所に投資機会を見出すYKKとマーク・モビアス。これは大抵の人がなかなか追随出来ない見方だと感じる。

Spreading contemporary art - Karachi

A exhibition was showing an artistic rebellion in Pakistan. In the 1980s of military dictatorship, Pakistani artists had to work secretly in hidden places. The article says Pakistan contemporary art is now open to public and expresses Pakistan's turbulence.

This exhibition, "The Rising Tide: New Directions in Art from Pakistan 1990-2010" took place in Karachi, made an impression in Pakistan, including paintings, sculptures, videos, and photographs.

Pakistan's art has been exclusive, but the curator of the exhibition, Naiza Khan, was decided to open contemporary art to a Pakistan public. To do so she brought back important Pakistani works from Dubai and Hong Kong and invited contributions from two young Pakistani artists who work in Australia.

The offering of the many works deal with death and violence, but Ms Khan has been careful not to overstate the violence. She looks into the conditions of a country struggling to resist a complicated internal war and then, deals with demographics, land usage and history when she choose the art.

The exhibition may prove that Pakistan is getting more public to the rest of the world.