Arts Illustrated - February - March 2020

In this issue

There is so much to be said about the legacy one leaves behind – the tangible and the intangible – that we often overlook what one is currently holding in the palms of their hands.

In the world of art, or any act of creation, ‘legacy’ takes on a whole other level, where the collective consciousness of the things created are bigger than the individual, impacting in ways that are less obvious in character and more influential in its characteristic. This issue, we look at artists who are finding ways to remember more and ‘save’ less, and also those who are finding ways to archive more and ‘delete’ less. We focus on artists who engage with how things are carried forward while being aware of the nature of things left behind that will shape the dialogues and nuances of the future.

Kamal Haasan - The Hero With A Thousand Faces

In an exclusive interview with the legend, the man himself – Dr. Kamal Haasan – we spoke about a variety of things, from cinema, to writing, to politics and to the fleeting nature of fame and the lasting nature of influence

10 mins

Handing It Down

Bishwadeep Moitra’s book ‘Brigitte Singh: The Printress of the Mughal Garden’ is a visual biography of Brigitte and her tryst with reviving Indian textile printing, lovingly and aesthetically published by Mapin. We present an edited excerpt from designer, writer and craft activist Laila Tyabji’s chapter, ‘Brigitte Singh, Master Craftswoman’

3 mins

The Telling Chronicles

When oral history leads us down another road of stories, and visual narratives weave patterns through the runway of memory lit by words

8 mins

Pock-marked Memories

Reliving a poignant visit to the Neues Museum in Berlin – a building that houses the treasures human history – brings the past alive while reflecting lost memories that continue to survive

3 mins

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Arts Illustrated Magazine Description:

Arts Illustrated is an Indian based arts and design magazine dedicated to understanding the contemporary arts landscape and creating a more inclusive ecosystem for the arts in the country. It delves deeply into the visual arts and design narrative, offering a global and contemporary perspective to subjects, information and ideas that we believe, need to be heard by a larger audience. Our endeavour is to create an exciting read that reflects our ethos to inspire, evoke and enrich our readers. Our visually laid out chronicle of the creative landscape is published bi-monthly (once in two months) and is available across 12 key cities in India.