A forgotten carpentry lesson and a love song Gallery Ske, Bangalore presents a solo show of installations and art works by artist, Sunoj D. The show titled, ‘A forgotten carpentry lesson and a love song’ traverses the fertile plane of memories, once forgotten and reclaimed by time. With agrarian activities as a backdrop, these works […]
Month: October 2013
Editorial
A couple of decades ago, when I came to Delhi for the first time, the city looked like an expanded vista of uncouthness. ‘Gupt rogi milen’ (Consult for Venereal Diseases) was the first wall writing inviting me into the city; I could sense the character of the city and its innards from that one line. […]
Cover Story
The ‘Metro ’Art in Delhi – Paramjot walia & Priyanka Tagore The population of Delhi has been estimated at 1.67 crore and approximately six million vehicles, with 1,200 more added daily. With auto rickshaws on the roads out to fleece commuters and traffic congestion eating away your time, the Delhi Metro service comes as a […]
Cover Story
Mumbai Locals and the World of Art – Sushma SabnisThe linear tracks move parallel mostly, marrying and divorcing at times like star crossed lovers, while the metal compartments of a train untiringly carry ambitions, dreams, hope, memories, love, livelihoods and at times even death. These rail tracks play a vasculo-circulatory role in the ever expanding […]
Cover Story
‘Train’ing Public to Make a Visual ‘Platform’ for Themselves – H.A. Anil Kumar Around 1000 tickets, costing ten rupees each, were sold during the weekend recently, to watch an ‘art exhibition’ of puppets from various cultures. All the shows of leather and wooden puppets performances, held thrice a day during weekends in an auditorium, ‘Rangasthala’, […]
Cover Story
Namma Metro vs. Paris Metropolitan – Franck BarthelemyThe Bangalore metro is the latest addition to city public transport system. It was inaugurated in 2011. The city was then focused on utility and a massive amount of money was spent towards it. A few years later, at the initiative of a few city artists, Namma Metro […]
Cover Story
London Tube : A True Platform for Art – Sandhya Bordewekar2013 is being celebrated as the 150th year of the London Underground, popularly known as the Tube because of the round tunnels through which the trains navigate the vast city of London and its immediate neighbourhood. If you have ever lived in London or been […]
FEATURE
Domains of Eco-Criticism – Siddharth Sivakumar While upstairs, we discovered an angry young man with an interest in western modernism, down stairs we meet a happy old man contemplating on his own cultural moorings. His large sculptural installation Bahuroopi and two large canvases dominated the large central hall, through which one entered the exhibition on […]
Feature
Metro Dreamin’ (or.. ‘Buy one get one free’) – Aditya Dhawanfor survival begins all over again…and again…and again. Sometimes my story, sometimes his story, sometimes our story. That worn out shoe beneath the glitter and flare. Quiet acceptance or simmering revolt? Like that man who stared right back at me through a parted sea of […]
REPORT
Banaras Utsav 2013 – Sushma SabnisThe Banaras Utsav – 2013, an art, literature, architecture and cultural extravaganza with a wide range of programs planned, is aimed at reclaiming the city’s reputation as the cultural heritage centre of the country. The Banaras Utsav 2013 commences on 24th October 2013 and will present a plethora of arts, […]
Art Market
Wealth Diversification Through Art – Rishiraj SethiAs global art markets seem to be on the road to recovery, the Indian art market still appears to be tottering along. Rishiraj Sethi, Director of Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, points out the value of wealth diversification into Indian Art as an asset class and strategizes to resuscitate […]
Obituary
Fair Youth Beneath the Trees: Remembering Chinmoy Pramanik – Johny ML”Then the sun cleared the hillock in a hurry, the warmth discovering him, the light dissuading him. But his calm, dark eyes sparkled as he summoned the neutral witness of time to pay attention to his last act as Gangiri Bhadra.” – Shoes of the […]
Photo Essay
Aditya DhawanTaking photographs in the metro could be injurious to health because people do not like them to be ‘caught’ by others on camera. Their rebellion, however, does not work with the State that continuously records their activities via surveillance cameras fitted in every compartment. Hence, I would call Aditya Dhawan’s shots as candid shots […]
Essay
Women Are Not From Venus – Yasra Daud Khokerwomen angered by the blatant use of the woman’s body, arguing to see it replaced by a man’s body. The images have slowly been erased, scratched, in part preserved and integrated with the writing on the wall. Through many conversations, visible alterations and additions to the work, […]
Book Review
Crowfall : A Magic Carpet to Life – johny mL I am not able to forget Sindhutai Joshi. Her relationship with Dr. Bhaskar remains an enigma to me. Were there any undertones of erotic desires in that relationship? Or was it a gesture of her rebellion? She waited for seven years for her absconding husband […]
Cinema
Ek Chaalis ki Last Local: An unusual date with mystery – Darshana SreedharEk Chaalis ki Last Local (The last local at 1:40) is a Hindi film directed by Sanjay Khanduri in 2007 set in Mumbai, starring Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia as lead actors. Apart from being a box office success, it also won international […]
PREVIEW
Aura Art Show 2013: 15th-21st October 2013 – [MUMBAI]- Sushma SabnisAs monsoon lethargy gives way to the hectic festive season, Mumbaikars will be rewarded with the eagerly awaited ‘Aura Art Show 2013’. The show organised by Aura Art Pvt Lt is aimed at showcasing rare, high quality artworks by Indian artists and will be held […]
PREVIEW
Santiniketan at Lalit Kala Akademi – [DELHI] – Sushma SabnisThe show slated to commence on 24th October through to 30th October 2013, is one of its kind owing to the legendary artists/faculty members participating in it. The Kala Bhavana faculty members have been acknowledged since time immemorial for their innovative approaches to art and art […]