CATEGORIES

IN PRAISE OF A FINE YARN

The Weavers’ Service Centre promoted collaborations between traditional weavers and trained artists with the aim to revitalize the handloom sector and transform traditional weaving skills and design vocabulary

Cracks in the Wall

Ayesha Singh’s architectural sculptures and text-based art question cultural puritanism and re-present Delhi’s syncretic urban landscape

Paper, Threads, Dolls

Sandhya Bordewekar discusses the works of five Baroda artists who engage with diverse crafts-based methods in their art practices.

BRIDGING THE CHASM

Aradhana Nagpal traces the arc of thought behind the JSW Prize for Contemporary Craftsmanship and introduces some of the finest artisanal initiatives in the country.

Unstable Figures And Fragmented Architecture

Anirudh Chari dwells on Praneet Soi’s exploration of the divided self in times of conflict.

Truth In One's Stride

G. R. Iranna’s work at the Venice Biennale is a call for mobilizing the Gandhi waiting within each of us. Premjish Achari discusses his practice.

Ruin As Archive

Vivan Sundaram explores debris and decay to trace the passage of time, says Mario D’Souza.

Roots And Wings

Sonali Bhagchandani discusses the rise of some auction houses.

Home And The World

Flowers and monsters in Paula Sengupta’s chintz works subvert colonial design while Nandini Bagla Chirimar’s architectural drawings and ephemera frame odes to the past, states Geeti Sen.

Gallery As Laboratory

Roshan Shahani checks out Vanita Gupta’s experiments with objects and their environments.