Art & Deal

Monthly Art Magazine in India

    • Day: January 17, 2013

    Cover Story

    Cover Story

    READING THE FILM BALA GANDHARVA – Aparna Roy BaligaBala Gandharva is a Marathi movie directed by Nitin Chandrakant Desai. This film is based on the life and times of the thespian Narayan Sripad Rajhans who was given the name Bala…

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    Cover Story

    Cover Story

    FEAR OF THE ‘ OTHER URBAN’ MUMBAI, MIGRATION AND XENOPHOBIA IN THE REPRESENTATIONAL POLITICS OF KANNADA FILMS: H.A. Anil KumarMumbai: As a Den-set, Villain and City of Travel: Mumbai is popularly known as a city-of-migrants. Often aggressive politics considers it…

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    Essay

    Essay

    CINEMA ! A RETROSPECT OR A DWINDLING MEDIUM? AN ANALYSIS ON THE STATE OF CINEMA IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES WITH ITS RICH HISTORICAL LINEAGE! – Dinesh KhemaniCinema has asserted its presence since more than a century now. It has evolved with…

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    Essay

    Essay

    CINEMA CULTURE IN SOUTH INDIA – Manjunath S.We have lost the magic of various still visuals’ capacity, while positioned in sequence, behaving like moving images. The specific experience of what they communicated is unique and already historicized by now. It…

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    Essay

    Essay

    MEETING OF TWO ICONS- Rajarshi Sengupta This article was written as a result of visiting Lepakshi festival (September 2012) in Leakshi, Hindupur district, Andhra Pradesh. The event took place on occasion of an annual religious festival there and also to…

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    Feature

    Feature

    DIRECTIONS – IN NEW NARRATIVES – Rahul Bhattacharya Probir Gupta’s artistic practice has always found its edge by producing art which is a constant subversion of the fashionable, in the manner that medium, form, motifs are chosen, rendered and images…

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    Feature

    Feature

    THE ART OF AKASH CHOYALJaipur based Gallery Artchill in upcoming India Art Fair will take the World’s breath away showcasing truly unique 3D artworks and airy sculptures by Indian artist Akash Choyal. As the Cherry on Top will be other…

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    International

    International

    MANIA AKBARI – THE DISTILLATION OF REALITYThere is on occasion an opportunity for a conversation that challenges you to the core, a situation that unsettles you as much as it enlightens your imagination, and this was one such occasion. Beginning…

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    History

    History

    Mrinal Sen – A director par excellence… Mrinal Sen is one of India’s most politically active filmmakers. Sen, who celebrated his 90th birthday this year, has also completed six decades as a director. After having studied physics at University of…

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    Obituary

    Obituary

    and Th e Sun set in the West Pandit Ravi Shankar (7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012)The legendary Indian classical musician Pandit Ravi Shankar suffered upperrespiratory and heart ailments and passed away last month on 11th December. Spanning a…

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    Photo Essay

    Photo Essay

    It’s not every day you see a girl with pink hair, rabbit ears and a pair of random foam dice dangling from the sides of her head wandering around outside in the rain with an acoustic guitar she never intends…

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    Review

    Review

    India Art Festival’s second edition concluded in Mumbai with huge expectationsIndia Art Festival, a modern and contemporary art fair, hosted from 28 Nov to 02 Dec, 2012 in Mumbai showcased more than 3000 artworks. There were 40 art galleries along…

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    Review

    Review

    ANISH KAPOOR – at The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia This unique exhibition, which is the first major presentation of the artist’s work in Australia, includes works from the early stages of Kapoor’s career to the present day. It explores…

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    Editorial

    Editorial

    The presence of visual arts dates back to centuries and is instrumental in representation of life. Ever since life began man felt the need to express these aspects of life through creative pursuits like engaging in art. However trivial and…

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