Category: Editorial

May is here, the streets littered with blossoms, yellow droplets of the sun, they hang on trees joyous despite the uncomfortable heat. Maybe, we humans shall adapt to the increasing range of temperature in the future! As of now, we are not nearly as concerned as we should be about the disasters we are fabricating […]

An unexpectedly warm March ends with temperatures touching 40 degrees. One is left to reconcile in hopes that the coming months would miraculously stay below fifty. The changing weather /climate is much too stark to ignore. Global warming no more a threat of the distant future. It is here and now. And now is the […]

Spring is here. Flowers bloom in effervescent colours all over the capital. Nothing inspires art like nature. The last few months witnessed several major art fairs/festivals. The upcoming Venice Biennale VIVA ARTE VIVA will open in May this year. La Biennale di Venezia began as early as 1895 by the Italian King and Queen, Umberto […]

It has been an interesting month. NASA scientists discovered seven exo-planets orbiting a dwarf star, (the TRAPPIST-1 system) roughly forty light years away that are fairly similar to Earth in size, three of these are in the habitable zone, i.e. with a strong possibility of the existence of life. Back on ‘our’ planet we continue […]

Art & Deal Magazine bring forth the centenary issue. Our 100th over two decades of publication. We explored Ancient to Pre- Independence to Modern and Contemporary as well as Folk & Tribal and the new & upcoming artists and their tireless works. Art & Deal have progressively brought the best of the art world coverage […]

It is the season of festivity, the Christmas spirit engulfs despite our struggles with (demonetisation) getting patient enduring long queues, which occasionally proves redundant. As we prepare to welcome the New Year we also approach our 100th issue set for January. Feeling celebratory we devote this issue to the various Art & culture Fairs & […]

November is an ideal month in the city (of Delhi) the weather is sympathetic and the lights seem to shine brighter in the evenings. The demonetisation by the Prime Minister earlier this month left none unaffected. We hope it brings better stability and growth to our economy and helps build a greater nation. A lot […]

Diwali is here. Festivities continue to envelope the city as sidewalks are covered with bright decorative lights and vendors selling colourful diyas, earthen lamps and idols all over the city. There is anticipation in the air as the winter prepares to arrive… This issue we probe the work/visual language of various artists through interviews and […]

Humankind endeavours hard to evolve and cope with global warming, to accept that September is a really warm month, in Delhi. Change although is inevitable. It constitutes the fabric of existence, what was, cannot remain, forever. We trace the changes and development in the art and culture of the city of Joy –Kolkata. Kolkata is […]

Delhi and the national Capital Region catapult into chaos as traffic goes berserk with jams that last for hours at end, courtesy of the heavy monsoon. Rampant downpours and water logging notwithstanding. Almost as if the heavens mourn the loss of legendry artist S H Raza and the veteran writer & activist Mahasweta Devi. The […]

The art fraternity lost a veteran artist this June. K G Subramanyan passed away at the age of ninety two. We contribute this issue to the master who shall be greatly missed, a veteran versatile and prolific, who had been working and creating right till his last. We look back at his life and work […]

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inwardsignificance”. -Aristotle Over the last few years, Crafts and Intangible Heritage of India have been introduced as the new optional subject for high school students. Organizations such as INTACH run heritage awareness programs through their Heritage Education and Communication Service […]

Delhi hasn’t seen a summer this dry and this hot in a long time; hot wind, parching sun, and the yellow defiant blossoms lining the roads in snobbish pride of their own beauty amidst the harsh surroundings and barely breathable air. We too battle the intense season, albeit less gracefully. This issue we cover several […]

Development and progress are essential for human survival, but it is also important that we choose compassionately what to destroy in order to rebuild and what to cherish and retain. India is known for its rich and diverse culture and our old buildings and architecture are residual mementos of amazing artistic and ethnic histories. Renowned […]

‘Time is relative. So are most things we perceive. It is only in relation from one to the other that a perspective is formed, since most assessments depend on some comparative analysis. As scientists struggle through endless theories and mathematical equations to better understand our existence, we attempt to take a closer look at some […]

PUBLISHER’S PEN This anthology of criticisms has taken a year to materialize and we are looking at a wide variety of art events and exhibitions the world over.Talwar Gallery’s A.Balasubramanium’s solo exhibition at the Gallery in Delhi had the ability to refl ect and reveal him as an artist of rare intensity and credibility. The […]

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” The editor welcomes the year 2016 with an interactive essence, and a notable spirit to bring out the artist in you. The notion that I am going to put forward is ‘the making of a VISUAL ARTIST’. In the words of Pablo Picasso, […]

‘Blowing of cold winds and rustling of trees, the year’s closing with numerous promising developments’. Is having an eye for art an old fashioned trend? The highlights of the year 2015 show that the year has been a paragon of experimentation. ArtDeal Auction house began its journey this past January and with exclusivity and novelty […]

The entire country is in festive mood and twirling with ecstasy, of course the festivals make you lively and joyous. With the Goddess Durga’s advancement on an elephant and departure in a palanquin, the festival of lights is approaching to brighten up your lives. Sadly, last month, an eminent artist, Shamshad Husain, son of veteran […]

“Husain’s paintings are profound, but they are never forbiddingly intellectual or cerebral. Th ey have a strong emotional undercurrent, an engaging warmth, an immediate visual appeal, and they are passionately humanistic.”- Ebrahim Alkazi Art & Deal magazine celebrates the birth centenary of the iconic Indian Picasso, M F Husain, by remembering the numerous contributions of […]

Popular by the name, ‘Missile man of India’, APJ Abdul Kalam, former President, an eminent aero-space scientist and to top it all a percipient visionary departed from us in the month of July. He will be remembered for his unprecedented personality and his inspirational words that moved the entire country into the path of progression. […]

Pleasant mornings with a temperature settling four notches below the season’s average at 23.3 degrees Celsius in Delhi tell us that monsoon has arrived just in time, as a blessing for all. This issue covers a grand event which was a fusion of theatre, performance art, and installation: An ode to the grand master Ramkinkar […]

After a short but scathing heat wave, it looks like an early monsoon is on it’s way to Delhi. This issue explores the development and existence of pop today, globally and in the Indian Art scene. Further, we have reports, reviews and a photo feature of some interesting exhibitions and books. Pop Art was a […]

The mercury rises as summer settles in comfortably, scorching, proud and unapologetic. We succumb haplessly praying for cool showers and breeze. Art takes recluse in the exotic locales of the city of water & lights as the 56th Venice Biennale opens, early in May, one of the oldest and most prestigious international art exhibitions in […]

A few years ago, the recession was a fairly recent episode. It had not registered as an enduring correction from opportunist hype, but, seemed more like a temporary low-phase, aff ected merely by the global recession that hit in 2008. 2015 had then been predicted as a year that shall mark the revival of the […]

Arvind Kejriwal took oath as the CM of Delhi for a second time, post a historical victory in the assembly elections. A remarkable instance of democracy being exercised truly as it was meant to be. A change is in the air, positive, daring and long overdue. We strive to be part of this change: imperative […]

Art & Deal, having completed 75 issues, looks back and brings to its readers some of the best of its earlier pieces of writing. We have tried to trace history chronologically to make an interesting, more coherent read. The present issue is thus a compilation of some of the finest of articles from our previous […]

This is a special year for Art & Deal. Initiated a decade and a half ago, it began as the only art magazine from the capital. Dedicated to art and its many facets; with like emphasis on renowned, radical, contemporary as well as upcoming artists and their tireless works, the publication has covered a long […]

A reluctant monsoon seems to have finally set in. As the cool showers bring down the mercury the KGAF prepares vehemently to plunge into its seventeenth year. The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, it is, arguably the first of Art Festivals in India with its inception in 1999, an annual community celebration of the arts held […]

The art fraternity suffered a huge loss this year, that of losing the veteran art critic and poet Padmashree Keshav Malik. He was here just yesterday, a presence that has been a source of guidance, comfort and encouragement to several generations of artists. His absence de facto not registered in our minds yet. We dedicate […]

It is a summer less harsh so far in Delhi this year with clouds or light showers every time the mercury rises. The Gods have resolved to show some mercy… This issue we draw inspiration from Marina Abramović “The Grandmother of Performance Art” and set out to explore this less common genre of art. Abramović, […]

Editorial Strangely gentle thunder storms and rain mark the middle of spring and freshly sluiced yellow blossoms adorn the roadsides in Delhi. Optimism rules the roost. Catching up with the art market once again Manoj Nair brings forth the facts and figures to show how art is emerging as a new asset class while Christie’s […]

That little nip in the air still freshens up the soul as you step outside this February. We welcome the coming of spring with a new zest as new possibilities are no more a word out of a work of fiction but a reality consequential of changing mindsets ready to evolve. With positive signals worldwide […]

Happy New Year! By the time you have this issue of Art and Deal in your hand, Delhi will have a new government led by the Aam Aadmi Party leader, Arvind Keijriwal. A ‘Broom stick’ is the symbol of this new political outfit and Arvind Keijriwal (46), a former bureaucrat, with his visionary and missionary […]