Art & Deal

Monthly Art Magazine in India

    • Month: March 2014

    Editorial

    EDITORIAL

    Editorial Strangely gentle thunder storms and rain mark the middle of spring and freshly sluiced yellow blossoms adorn the roadsides in Delhi. Optimism rules the roost. Catching up with the art market once again Manoj Nair brings forth the facts…

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    Cover Story

    COVER STORY

    The Art Market Can Only look Northwards- Manoj Nair Despite the economic uncertainty and the significant drop in the value of the rupee, there is still a brimming hope and confidence in the Indian art market. Manoj Nair analyses the…

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    Feature

    FEATURE

    Promise of Poise, Amrita Shergill : NGMA Uma Nair Marking the birth centenary celebrations of Amrita Shergill, NGMA along with Yashodhara Dalmia showcased an arresting collection of paintings reflecting not only her aesthetic sensibility, but also her strong upfront persona….

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    Feature

    FEATURE

    Horses, Mothers and Husain Sandhya Bordewekar Sandhya Bordewekar pays a tribute to the ‘Picasso of India’, Maqbool Fida Husain, as she attempts to live and breathe with the legendary artist through his personally signed serigraphed scrolls. Maqbool Fida Husain almost…

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    International

    INTERNATIONAL

    The art of living Torsten Jurell How unaffected by the market see-saw, Jingdezhen, the capital of porcelain, lets Xiao Xue reveal her creative self and makes her work unique, not in terms of the technique, but in terms of her…

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    Obituary

    OBITUARY

    Prokash Karmakar [1933 – 2014] Art & Deal Correspondent 24th February, 2014 saw the demise of an eminent Indian artist, Prokash Karmakar. Born in 1933 to an artistic family in Kolkata with a well-known artist-teacher for a father, Prokash Karmakar…

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    Report

    REPORT

    Edinburgh Fringe Festival Uma Prakash In August, Edinburgh witnesses the world’s largest art festival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Born out of Edinburgh International Festival, the fringe festival is a festive platform celebrating all genres of art from music to theatre…

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    Photo Feature

    PHOTO FEATURE

    Durga-Dynam ics of power, gender bias and a st ory of Widows in India Sharmistha Dutta This is a self-financed photography project that I took up as I wanted to address the immense apathy and gender inequality that exists against…

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    Profile

    PROFILE

    Jayashree Chakravarty : If You Will Stay Close To Nature Uma Nair “If You Will Stay Close To Nature”, an exhibition by Jayashree Chakravarty at Vadehra Art Gallery,Delhi could be called an autobiographical documentation exploring the artist’s intimacy with nature,…

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    Profile

    PROFILE

    BRICK AS A UNIT Shubhalakshmi Shukla Vivek Sonawane uses brick as a metaphor of not the inherent stability of the material but to evoke what’s hidden and protected by the wall. As the artist lets his art speak for him,…

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    Book Review

    BOOK REVIEW

    Learning from Mumbai: Practicing Architecture in Urban India- Subhra Mazumdar The city of Bombay or Mumbai has held a fascination not only for fortune seekers and cine aspirants but also for students of architecture. They flock to the city charmed…

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    Preview

    PREVIEW

    Sri Hanuman Chalisa : Film and Exhibition Paramjot Walia Don’t mistake it for just another exhibition exploring the safe Indian mythological subject. Charuvi Agrawal’s works remould the space into an experience says Paramjot Walia. It is not just the myths…

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    Matters of heArt

    MATTERS OF HEART WITH PARAMJOT WALIA

    Matters of he Art With Paramjot walia Inder Salim Art&Deal : For you, Inder Salim is someone who is..Inder Salim : Inder Salim is a conceptual construct, besides a projection that negotiates the presence of being of Inder Salim in…

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    Review

    REVIEW

    Kalpvriksha-The Tree of Life Paramjot Walia Arts Of The Earth is showcasing ‘Kalpvriksha- The Tree of Life’, an unique exhibition not only because of its concept but also because it beautifully incorporates all the three styles of Madhubani art— bharni…

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