Inside Basquiat’s Head: the drawings that reveal the artist’s inner world
22 June 2026 • Shireen Ikramullah
Basquiat – Headstrong at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art brought together 50 works focused on the human head
Author: Shireen Ikramullah
Shireen Ikramullah is a British Pakistani visual artist, art critic and museologist based in Amsterdam. She is an active member of AICA (International Association of Art Critics) and writes for several art publications worldwide such as NuktaArt Magazine, ArtNow Pakistan, DAWN Gallery section and Art Radar.
Review: Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
4 November 2024 • Shireen Ikramullah
Textile art is a global sensation. As the traditional art-or-craft barriers are toppled by artists and collectors, textile art, which can include weaving, crochet, loose thread, carpets, hand and machine stitch and more, is in the lead.
Marina Abramovic at the Stedelijk Museum
30 April 2024 • Shireen Ikramullah
The retrospective shown at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam ( From March 16th to July 14th 2024) encompasses video, photography, sculptures and live performances
Viewing ‘General Idea’ at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam By Shireen Ikramullah
12 May 2023 • Shireen Ikramullah
The Stedelijk showcases a prevalent synopsis of the trailblazing Canadian artist group General Idea. In the recapitulation that places Art… Read More
Abstracting Parables presented by sonsbeek20 ->24 at Stedelijk Museum
26 July 2022 • Shireen Ikramullah
Abstracting Parables presented by sonsbeek20 ->24 (the international Arnhem-based art manifestation) has opened at Stedelijk Museum
Shireen Ikramullah visits the studio of artist Santiago Pani.
7 July 2022 • Shireen Ikramullah
Santiago Pani’s creative process is meteoric, most of it has to do a lot with the idea and theory of the game, where there is a multitude of rules, yet luck and/or disarray have a big role to play.
Shireen Ikramullah virtually visits the studio of artist Abi Joy Samuel
17 June 2022 • Shireen Ikramullah
Abi Joy Samuel, a non-binary London-based artist whom I met during an art residency in the Netherlands, invited me to… Read More
Artists and creatives from all over the world flock to Berlin to live and work. What makes the city such an attraction?
10 May 2021 • Shireen Ikramullah
Berlin is a city where nothing stands still for long, and, over the last few years, the city has become… Read More
Remsen Wolff- Amsterdam Girls
23 November 2020 • Shireen Ikramullah
Remsen Wolff, was an American photographer (1940-1998) whose imagery portrayed the sensual and beautiful part of his subjects, the creative element being the focus matter itself; transgenders, drag queens and transvestites.
Social Media and L’AiR Arts amidst Corona
26 March 2020 • Shireen Ikramullah
In the face of the coronavirus crisis, L’AiR Arts in Paris has created a mission to encourage all artists on their network to keep working even in isolation and to feel connected as an art community.
Musée Zadkine- A Studio Museum
13 February 2020 • Shireen Ikramullah
Occasionally it is more enjoyable to turn to the smaller ventures for a more comprehensive look. Such is the case with Musée Zadkine, a small atelier-musée.
Charlotte Perriand: Inventing a New World
13 February 2020 • Shireen Ikramullah
Twenty years after the death of Charlotte Perriand, the Fondation Louis Vuitton is commemorating the imaginative creator with an outstanding exhibition.
The Rijksakademie Open Studios 2019
12 December 2019 • Shireen Ikramullah
The Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam is a breeding ground for some of the most sought after emerging artists. Towards the end of November, the Rijksakademie Open Studios and Amsterdam Art Weekend get together to produce a program of art events for Amsterdam. During this weekend the city is transformed into an international hotspot for art lovers and professionals alike.
‘What a Genderful World’
29 November 2019 • Shireen Ikramullah
The Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam is on the ball with this all-embracing exhibition titled ‘What a Genderful World’ investigating the wide world of gender.
Brassaï in Amsterdam
19 November 2019 • Shireen Ikramullah
Foam in Amsterdam is exhibiting the first retrospective of Brassaï in the Netherlands. Brassaï was a Hungarian-born French photographer and is considered as one of the most significant figures of 20th century photography.
Antony Gormley at the Royal Academy of Arts
12 November 2019 • Shireen Ikramullah
During the fall of 2019 Antony Gormley transforms the Royal Academy’s main galleries into a sequence of experiences that challenge and entices the viewer.
Woest – Willem Van Genk
8 November 2019 • Shireen Ikramullah
The Outsider Art Museum (OAM) in Amsterdam bestows WOEST (‘Fierce’), an all-inclusive exhibition of works by the Netherlands’ most famous Outsider artist, Willem van Genk