Art & Deal

Monthly Art Magazine in India

Month: June 2014

Editorial

EDITORIAL

It is a summer less harsh so far in Delhi this year with clouds or light showers every time the mercury rises. The Gods have resolved to show some mercy… This issue we draw inspiration from Marina Abramović “The Grandmother…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

Current Pulse- Performance Practice In Bangalore Lina Vincent Sunish Bangalore is known for the experimental and transdisciplinary nature of its art practices. Performance practice is one of the areas in which several artists are gradually building up a repertoire, making…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

Marina Abramovic: 512 Hours Marina Abramović’s performances have always pushed the limits of tolerance ,exhaustion and fear in the quest for ‘liberation’ .The Serpentine premieres another such unprecedented performance by the artist. In a unique work created for the Serpentine,the…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

Performative-Photos of Bengaluru: Gaze and Historicity amidst City’s Blinding Future H. A. Anil Kumar Performative-Photos proudly preserve the essence and attributes of the performance and its performer. H.A. Anil Kumar pens down how the viewer’s silent gaze forms the ‘mute’…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

Thinking Performance Art Inder Salim Inder Salim’s performances have always jolted viewers out of ordinary patterns of thinking. The man who cut his finger to protest against dying of Yamuna river speaks of the nuances of performance art. The opening…

Essay

ESSAY

Tales of the Patuas Stuti Agarwal The narrative scrolls of the Patuas still picture the mythical stories but also depict the contemporary fiction and social issues. Stuti Agarwal explores the fate of this traditional form of story-telling. Once upon a…

Interview

INTERVIEW

Nemai Ghosh Satyajit Ray And Beyond Santanu Ganguly Photographer Nemai Ghosh has been the quintessential Satyajit Ray biographer through his decades-long close association with the master filmmaker. Over a lifetime of work, he has built up a vast and valuable…

Matters of heArt

MATTERS OF HEART WITH PARAMJOT WALIA

Matters of he ART With Paramjot Walia Saba Hasan Saba Hasan, a Delhi based artist, has been awarded international fellowships from Syracuse University, New York,the French Cultural Ministry, Paris, the George Keyt Art Foundation, Colombo, the Oscar Kokoschka Academy in…

Report

REPORT

One Day Art Camp By The K. K. Hebbar Art Foundation Lina Vincent Sunish The K K Hebbar Art Foundation was established in 1991-92 to promote art and culture with special emphasis on young and talented artists. With this in…

International

INTERNATIONAL

CHINESE ART IN BRAZIL: Chinese Contemporary Art after 2000, Curated by Ma Lin and Tereza De Arruda Santanu Ganguly ChinaArteBrazil , curated by art historians Ma Lin and Tereza de Arruda, shows for the first time in Brazil a unique…

Photo Feature

PHOTO FEATURE

On the Cusp of Times: Sebastiao Salgado Uma Nair Genesis, by internationally renowned photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, is an eight year photographic expedition revealing the raw untouched beauty of thirty-two different locations around the planet. Uma Nair reviews how the exhibition…

Profile

PROFILE

Landscape of Mystery Paintings by Moni Oolyonghai Theodore Cantrell Moni Oolyonghai’s grasslands are metaphors of separation and proximity with the openness symbolic of freedom of spirit, the space between trees representing a doorway etc. Theodore Cantrell tries to unfold the…

Review

REVIEW

“Where have all the FLOWERS GONE long time passing?” Clyde D’ Mello Udeya Vir Singh through his performance reminisces the old green spaces and urges the audience to take a step back and think about environmental issues and the cause-effect…

Review

REVIEW

In Pursuit of Mists, Clouds and Waves Premjish Achari Spiritual Sojourn saw a perfect blend of aesthetics and expression through Shridhar Iyer’s works as the bold tranquil strokes explore a deeper uninhibited meta-physical realm. Premjish Achari reviews. ‘Spiritual’ and ‘Sensuous’…