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FROM LONDON TO MUMBAI

Tasneem Mehta dwells on the thrill of engaging with the art scene in the late 1990s via ART India.

Now, Voyager

Travelling around has become more than a lifestyle choice for artists and their artworks. Zehra Jumabhoy journeys with them.

Goodwill Gesture

PM Modi gifts hand-crafted artworks to Quad leaders showcasing India’s rich cultural diversity

HYUNDAI HONOURS 25 ARTISTS

Automaker Hyundai's philanthropic arm honours 25 artists with a grant of Rs 1 lakh each from diverse fields of art, craft and culture enabling them to focus on their art

TRIBUTE TO THE LEGEND

Three-day music festival in IGNCA to remember Bharat Ratna Pt Bhimsen Joshi, one of our greatest vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition

LALIT KALA AKADEMI AWARDS FOR 20 ARTISTS

The 62nd National Exhibition of Art covering artworks from a broad range of mediums exhibits artistic brilliance, innovative use of materials and aesthetic appeal of the selected artists

THE GLORY & DECLINE OF PATNA KALAM

The influence of two different styles - Mughal and British -produced one unique style in the form of Patna Kalam incorporating great aesthetic beauty and exuberant consciousness

The Power of the WRITTEN WORD

Pushpamala N's latest solo show comprises two distinct sets of works based on the common thread of scripts which seem contrary in nature; one is like shasanas: a practice associated with power and the other with resistance, says Saraswathy K Bhattathiri

ART FOR A CAUSE

New initiative by artist duo Thukral & Tagra called 'and Archive' includes a collection of books and gameplay to disseminate valuebased knowledge across different generations

THE LONE GENIUS

Even as he feels lonely in the present times of a new normal, acclaimed artist Riyas Komu challenges himself to remain alert and active through his art, says Neelam Gupta

ART IN EVERY CORNER

Every house in the Odisha village of Raghurajpur is a museum of art and each household has at least one Chitrakar, who is highly skilled and immensely creative

Rock Solid

Unakoti in Tripura is matchless in terms of absolute grandeur and artistry for its amazing rock-cut carvings and huge sculptures

A HOMEMAKER'S TRYST WITH ART

Kolkata-based Sangita Jain shows us nothing is impossible if you are passionate about it

BEAUTY IN A BLUR

A. Viswam's art disparages the linear theory of mechanical abstracts and goes beyond conventions of primal change. His abstracts are a free flow of stories, travels and association with rituals

GANDHI'S IDEALS, BUDDHA'S INSPIRATION

Earthy Hues showcases sculptures and artworks inspired by human evolution and nature featuring artists Anki Bhutia and G. Reghu

Traditionally CONTEMPORARY

Kanhai's Contemporary Golden Krishna exhibition displays different episodes from Krishna's life carrying forward the essence of traditional techniques into contemporary

Tradition Meets Modernity

Organised across five venues, Nepal’s biggest art event gives space to diverse forms of indigenous arts featuring more than 300 artworks from 130 artists

ART OF SAVING THE TIGER

Artist Michelle Poonawalla raises ₹7.4L for WWF with the auction of her tiger sculpture

THE MYSTERY OF THE INFINITE

Bharatanatyam dancer Geeta Chandran's new dance autobiography speaks of how she tackled the pandemic as an artist and inspires all to emerge out of darkness

The Palette of Dreams

Bright, sparkly, rippling with life and energy, bursting with love and longing, artist Samir Sarkar's paintings are sheer poetry written with colours

The Unity of Arts

A four-day multi-faceted arts festival at IGNCA provides artists, art connoisseurs an opportunity to understand, appreciate and facilitate the birth of new forms of art

Tree Ears, Bird Voices

Paths of rivers traced on tree barks, the map of a city located in a bulbul’s heart – Praneet Soi investigates imprints left by lost homes, finds Arushi Vats.

Vanishing Acts

Boundless mountains in Kartik Sood’s paintings open a portal to a world that is oneiric, intense and expansive, exults Arushi Vats.

The Body to its Limits

Radhika Khimji explores the female form, disrupting its traditional character and constitution, marks Anirudh Chari.

Patchwork Memories

Urdu pulp fiction, a legendary Lahori bookshop, and architecture in Pakistan and Bangladesh, come together in Shezad Dawood’s show to navigate South Asian identity, discovers Pooja Savansukha.

Transience and its Preservation

Lac, as material and metaphor, speaks to transforming fragilities. It leads Hemali Bhuta to explore issues of labour and processes of memorialisation. Adwait Singh responds to her quilts, carpets and cyanotypes.

Regarding the Pain of Others

In Varunika Saraf’s most recent show Caput Mortuum at Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, held from the 25th of November to the 31st of December, 2021, material serves as metaphor: Saraf uses the iron oxide caput mortuum, which resembles dried blood, to symbolise decay and decline, and the carmine extracted from the cochineal scale insect to refer to the blood that continues to be spilt in public life. Many of the images in her paintings echo photographs that appear in newspapers every day and depict growing disenfranchisement on the basis of caste, class and religion. Here, Saraf talks to Zeenat Nagree about the role of an artist in such a divisive political climate, and answers questions about representing contemporary violence through a study of imagery and techniques from the past.

Paradise Lost

Adip Dutta travels through Paula Sengupta’s forest stories.

Morphed Selves, Mixed Worlds

Bharti Kher’s composite creatures attract and repel at the same time, insists Meera Menezes.

Ode to Multiple Belongings

Through the use of costumes, movement, gestures and embellishments, Hetain Patel performs a variety of identities, says Chintan Girish Modi.