The 13th India Art fair held at NSCI was a wonderful celebration for enthusiast art lovers who flocked to the venue regardless of sultry weather and a revival of a few Covid cases. This much waited fair returned after two years and the visitors embraced it. It contained a plurality of spirit that reflected the […]
Goa Familia: An Evolving Archive Of The Goa’s Social History – Manashri Pai Dukle Photography in India has been an important aspect of documentation, since the time of its origin in the mid-19th century. Propagating at a time when colonial rule in the subcontinent was at its peak, the camera was as much a tool […]
Urban Igloos Rajesh Punj There is an incredible monumentality to how they see things at Hangar Bicocca, Milan; and under the stewardship of director, curator Vicente Todolí, the institution’s scale appears to have gone through the roof, or as near as damn it. For the close of 2018, into 2019, Mario Merz, celebrated heavy weight […]
Pratibha Dakoji A Page from the Diary of an Artist Sukanya Garg Walking to her neighborhood stationary in Hauz Khas market to purchase a meticulously lined diary, Pratibha Dakoji would have never imagined that those successive visits, across a timeline of years, would amount to more than a mere repository of words about forgone memories, […]
Art for The Blind ART & DEAL Correspondant It would not only be difficult but extremely challenging if your eyes were blindfolded and you would have been asked to paint on a canvas. But Krupa Shah, an artist with a mission, firmly believes that Art has a higher purpose in life. For the past 4 […]
Step Inside and You Are No Longer a Stranger Vivan Sundaram First Retrospective, knma new delhi Indira Lakshmi Prasad Walking into the exhibition is somewhat like stepping into an alternate universe. The sheer scale of the display, the architecture of KNMA, along with the compelling use of lighting enables a completely immersive experience.The sculpture placed […]
Embracing- As an act of resistance Sandhya Annaiah The imagination of a land, where women live at peace with themselves and with nature is a recurrent theme of feminist utopias. This is the want of a land where there is no hierarchy, where people care for one another and for nature, where the earth and […]
The village of life lessons Deepak Ramola Project FUEL, an organization that documents human wisdom, has been passing on life lessons of people from all walks of life. From survivors of the Nepal earthquake to children studying under the Taliban in Afghanistan to Syrian refugees seeking integration in Europe, team FUEL celebrates wisdom from across […]
‘Silent Echo’ by Ravikumar Kashi Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai Tanishka D’lyma You cannot stroll by the pieces in ‘Silent Echo’, the solo exhibition by Ravikumar Kashi, you stop at each of them and listen to what they tell you. It is, however, ironic that most of the story from these pieces will be developed by you […]
Wandering off the art fair in Delhi Franck Barthelemy There is something addictive about visiting art fairs. There is something exciting too. One can see in a couple of days hundreds of art works, many are mediocre, a few are good, and some are very good. The super VIP guests will have the privilege to […]
The Rebellion of the Dead Franck Barthelemy On 8th January, I was lucky enough to check my Facebook account and found a reminder sent by Nalini Malani : “last day of my show at the Pompidou Centre”. I thought I had missed it so I rushed there along with a friend of mine who lives […]
Arts to reach and teach: Indo-Korea workshop at Udaipur Apurva Sinha If you have never seen a light how do you know what it is? If you have never contemplated, how do you know what life is? If you have never discovered self, how do you who you are? Our memory is our coherence; it […]
A Rare Indian Discovery in Scotland Historic environment scotland (hes) A century-old collection of photographs of India was discovered in the archive of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). This organization is now known as Historic Environment Scotland (HES). The rare and fragile glass plate negatives, which date back […]
Voicing the forgotten stories of the Mills in Bombay Tanishka D’lyma The Mythologies of Mumbai Project tells us a story more than 300 years in the making. It begins with King Charles II handing out the islets of Bombay to the English East India Company for the 50,000 sterling pounds he borrowed from them. That’s […]
59th National Exhibition of Arts at Lalit Kala Akademi Himanshu Dabral The Lalit Kala Akademi’s National Exhibition of Art is held every year to exhibit works of brilliance and to give appreciation and recognition to outstanding artists. The 59th National Exhibition of Art was inaugurated by Minister of Culture Dr Mahesh Sharma. The exhibition features […]
The Politics of Hair Special Correspondent “I feel there is something unexplored about a woman that only a woman can explore.” —Georgia O’Keeffe Ritu Kamath’s studio is a hive of activity as she prepares for her upcoming solo exhibition. In the studio one notices the meticulous way she conducts herself while working. There are large […]
THE ENCHANTED FOREST, THE LEGACY OF JANGARH SINGH SHYAM INDIRA LAKSHMI PRASAD Last October, Bikaner House in New Delhi hosted the exhibition of legendary modern Gond tribal artist Jangarh Singh Shyam. The exhibition was held following the release of the book ‘The Enchanted Forest’ by Aurogeeta Das and published by Roli Books, which focuses on […]
BARAK MUSEUM: RUNG THE PRELUDE FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES DR. GANESH NANDI Barak Valley is a historical place situated in the Southern part of Assam and covering mainly three districts; Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi. Many things combined together work as a catalyst behind Barak Valley’s uniqueness and glorious identity. Its geography and population have differentiated this […]
Of Spaces and Stories Neha Mathrani In the context of the arts, The Story of Space became perhaps one of the more ambitious undertakings in the country. It was a community funded and driven campaign, powered by volunteers, online crowd-funding, numerous synergetic partnerships with art galleries institutions, cultural spaces, universities, a diverse plethora of subjects […]
A SCULPTURAL AFFAIR Lina Vincent Sunish RMZ Ecoworld in Bangalore unveiled their sculpture park initiative in July 2017, opening out the possibility for thousands of office goers and general public to come in contact with art works of considerable beauty and aesthetic value. There is an unfailing sense of awe engendered by viewing a monumental, […]
Chitrashaala Art & Deal Correspondent In September 2017, it was in the picturesque Rajasthani town of Chittorgarh that the fourth edition of Chitrashaala art residency an initiative by Justa Hotels, and brainchild of the hotelier Ashish Vohra and curator Anirudh Chari. The idea for Chitrashaala came about in 2007 when the founder of Justa hotels […]
Whispering Torsos – Loud Motion SANGEETA KUMARI Torsos communicate the physical and mental being of a woman, of substance which she carries in the aura of her personality with esteem. In the anatomy of a woman the torso is the most vital part that cages emotions, sensuality, sensitivities and is probably the most attractive. Kanchan’s […]
SURFACE SCRATCHES INDIRA LAKSHMI PRASAD The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible. – Allan Kaprow. It’s difficult to pin point the exact origins of performance art. Having had a crucial role in the Dada and Futurism movements, it’s been a key part of the avant-garde movement […]
Environmental Consciousness in Current Inaian Art Lina vincent sunish In recent years there has been a surge of activity, both global and national, acknowledging environmental engagement with the arts. While artists have always been drawn to the representation and sometimes sentimental depiction of nature and human conflict with the earth, a stream of connected factors […]
Mark on Clay – Partha Dasgupta An overview of a ceramics workshop organised by the Lalit Kala Kendra, Kolkata Regional centre Lalit Kala Akademi, the National Academy of Art, was set up in 1954 and acts as the Government’s apex cultural body in the field of visual arts in India. Central to the Akademi’s mission […]
58th National Exhibition of Art by the LALIT KALA AKADEMI Subhra Mazumdar This Oscar among art events that is ongoing for the 58th time leaves behind a trail of after episodes through the ten- day long Art Conclave that begins a day after the gala opening of the National Exhibition. As the array of woodcuts […]
Concrete Containers of Water: Floating Notes on Development Mario ‘D’SouzA The loss of an ecosystem for a community is not simply the loss of livelihood or a home but also the loss of a culture – the rites and rituals, mythologies, indigenous traditions and songs of its people. What happens when we expand our definition […]
Floating Piers: Homage to The Spectacle of Worthless Grandiose H. A. Anil Kumar ‘Floating Piers’ (2016) by Jean Claude and Christo was a work that was seemingly functional for sixteen days, as long as it existed. This bridge also served as a semi-obituary, a story of individual loss, several coincidences and a clear separation. Jean […]
The Indywood Film Carnival Hema Iyer Ramani Hyderabad is the perfect setting for any film festival because the Ramoji Film city has been designed to provide the ambience for not only film shoots, but also to host mega-scale events. The film city is a complete city by itself and boasts of being able to handle […]
A Monthly Feature On Art Events in Chennai V.V. Ramani Meera – The Soul Divine Meera the poet princess is an epitome of bhakti and total surrender, and her life story that is so strongly embedded in the minds of Indians , has been a popular theme recurring time and again in Indian folklore ,classical […]
Go Wild for Life : World Environment Day, 2016 Apurva Sinha “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein Tender human relations nurture in the lap of nature, and it is nature that gives you perception to visualize the fathomless. There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, grandeur […]
Renaissances of Public Art: PUBLICA 2016 by Surbhi Modi and Jaipur Travel Photo Festival Santanu Ganguly There is a good sign or a sort of revolution that has started in the field of public art. Not only artists but also the connoisseurs are coming together to create the space and more awareness to promote the […]
“Emotion In Motion” Striking Shades of Human Emotions Showcased By Celebrated Singaporean Artist P. Gnana at Plush Art Spice Gallery, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa Art & Deal Correspondent On Friday, January 15, 2016, Art Spice, the plush art gallery at five star deluxe hotel, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa presented the inauguration ceremony of […]
The 4th Dharamshala International Film Festival Santanu Ganguly The 4th edition of the Dharamshala International Film Festival took place in McLeod Ganj from 5-8 November 2015. Longtime residents of Dharamshala, filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam initiated the film festival with the aim to bring high quality independent cinema to Dharamshala, encourage local filmmaking talent […]
