Art & Deal

Monthly Art Magazine in India

Month: April 2014

Cover Story

COVER STORY

A Collection Of Stories : an Interview with Jo Nambiar Art & Deal Correspondent Antiques bridge the disconnect with the past and stare at you with its vast baggage of stories. Art&Deal correspondent interviews the versatile antiquarian, Jo Nambiar, as…

Essay

ESSAY

The Past As A Futuristic Representational Device H. A. Anil Kumar The past with its baggage of history, knowledge and socio-political affirmations forms the basis of future theorization. H.A.Anil Kumar asserts how the future is an accepted abstract borrowed from…

Essay

ESSAY

Collecting Indian Graphic Novels Clyde D’ mello Clyde D’mello explores the origin, transition and continuum of the medium of ‘graphic novel’ as the writer tries to answer the way to choose and own these ’designed leaflets of art’. The idea…

Report

REPORT

Dhaka Art Summit Uma Prakash Second edition of Dhaka Art Summit served not only as a perfect platform for South-Asian art but also a treat for the artistically curious mind with a variety of curated photography shows, performance art shows…

Report

REPORT

Colombo Art Biennale ‘Makes History’ with it’s Third Edition Kurchi Dasgupta Colombo Art Biennale saw the contemporary manifestation of the turbulent though dead yet alive past through the aesthetics of the present with the eye of the future. Kurchi Dasgupta…

Photo Feature

PHOTO FEATURE

Jyoti Bhatt Tasveer and Vacheron Constantin present photographs by Indian artist Jyoti Bhatt for the first time in Mumbai. The exhibition chronicles the artist’s travels across rural India in the mid-60s, where he visited villages and tribal regions photographing folk…

Obituary

OBITUARY

Khushwant Singh : Man For All Seasons Uma Nair “Here lies one who spared neither man nor God Waste not your tears on him, he was a sod Writing nasty things he regarded as great fun Thank the Lord he…

Obituary

OBITUARY

Absence Which Follows Arpana Caur Khushwant uncle went yesterday after a friendship of four decades with my mother who made him President of her Academy and consulted him frequently except in the last two to three years, not wanting to…

Matters of heArt

MATTERS OF HEART WITH PARAMJOT WALIA

Matters of heArt with Paramjot Walia Dhaneshwar Shah Art&Deal : How would you describe your ‘style’ of work? Dhaneshwar Shah: In simple way I am an animal painter and my way of language or style of art work is much…

Photo Essay

PHOTO ESSAY

“The Nanyang Spirit” An Aesthetic Voyage to Singapore!! Art & Deal Correspondent On Friday, 12th March, 2014, Art Spice gallery at The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa in collaboration with Singapore Art Society hosted the inauguration ceremony of the intriguing, large-scaled…

Review

REVIEW

Representing Mysticism as a Paradox Review of ‘ Remembrance of Voices Past’ H. A. Anil Kumar Under the labyrinth of constant change lies the consistency,the oneness of being, the oscillation between the past and future. H.A.Anil Kumar interacts with the…

Review

REVIEW

Each Night Put Kashmir In Your Dreams Uma Nair This exhibition at the Chemould Prescott Gallery captures the true essence of Kashmir with its serene beauty, perturbed history and controversial present. Uma Nair listens as Nilima Sheikh tries to give…

Review

REVIEW

Where photography meets public Paramjot Walia Central Delhi celebrated a French-Indian collaboration through ‘’Fête de la photo‘,a photofest providing avenues to bring photography closer to the public, reports Paramjot Walia. This season, photography trespasses the confines of the galleries and…

Review

REVIEW

The Full Space Paramjot Walia The exhibition titled ‘The Full Space’ offers an alternative perspective and encourages the viewer to open his mind and experience the ‘formless form’ outside and beyond the physical presence of form and space, Paramjot Walia…