Reviving patterns with new meaning demands a bold imagination. The drawings and etchings by Paula Sengupta in Of herbariums, hortoriums and home at Gallery Espace, New Delhi, from the 6th of December to the 12th of January, are invested with a keen awareness to subvert colonial history. In the same show, which is conceptualised by Renu Modi, works by Nandini Bagla Chirimar present mappings from memory. In very different ways they both excavate the past.
How many of us know that the English floral patterns called chintz, so popular in furnishings and fashion wear, did not originate in Europe? The English chintz was in fact derived from Hindustani cheet. It was created in India and imported by England, France and the Dutch Republic in the 17th century, so much so that in the 18th century a ban was imposed forbidding the use of imported chintz from India! Two Frenchmen, at separate times, a naval officer and a traveller, leaked the technique so that it could be made in local mills in France.
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Parts, Wholes And The Spaces In Between
Sonal Sundararajan introduces Samira Rathod's free-spirited and rebellious explorations in the world of architecture, furniture and design.
"The Fine Art of Going to the Pictures."
Dr. Banerjee in Dr. Kulkarni's Nursing Home at Chemould Prescott Road brings together 26 paintings featuring a series of dramatic scenes from Hindi and Bengali films. In conversation with Abhay Sardesai, artist Atul Dodiya talks about childhood trips to movie halls, painted figures gripped by tension, and the closeness and remoteness of cinematic images.
"To Finally Have Something of Your Own to Mine."
Dayanita Singh is the recipient of the coveted 2022 Hasselblad Award. Keeping the photograph at the centre, she speaks to Shreevatsa Nevatia about books, book objects, photo novels, exhibitions and museums.
OF DIVINE LOSS
Shaurya Kumar explores the relationship between the subject and object of devotion, finds Aranya.
THE PAST AND ITS SHADOWS
Neha Mitra visits two shows and three artists in Mumbai.
FORCE OF NATURE
Alwar Balasubramaniam dwells on absences and ephemeralities in his new work, states Meera Menezes.
SHAPES OF WATER
Devika Sundar's works delineate the murky, malleable boundaries between the human body and the organic world, says Joshua Muyiwa.
INTIMATIONS OF INTIMACY
Sunil Gupta shares his journey with Gautami Reddy.
THE FRACTURED PROSPECT
Nocturnal landscapes as ruins in the making? Adwait Singh looks at Biraaj Dodiya's scenes of loss.
TEETERING BEYOND OUR GRASP
Meera Menezes traces Mahesh Baliga's journey from Moodabidri to London.