Art & Deal

Monthly Art Magazine in India

Year: 2016

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Scripts as form of Art Helen Scalway At first sight the paintings of Jagmohan Bangani entice with their jeweled, patterned appearance. But there is more to them: or rather, they show us that pattern itself can offer powerful effects. Pattern,…

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REPORT

“Emotion In Motion” Striking Shades of Human Emotions Showcased By Celebrated Singaporean Artist P. Gnana at Plush Art Spice Gallery, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa Art & Deal Correspondent On Friday, January 15, 2016, Art Spice, the plush art gallery…

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REPORT

The 4th Dharamshala International Film Festival Santanu Ganguly The 4th edition of the Dharamshala International Film Festival took place in McLeod Ganj from 5-8 November 2015. Longtime residents of Dharamshala, filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam initiated the film festival…

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REVIEW

Autolysis : Asim Waqif Uma Nair [Delhi] Autolysis by AsimWaqif in a 200 year old sarai at Mehrauli turned out to be the marriage of decadence with persistent perseverance. Asim Waqif, the multi disciplinary architect turned artist once said ‘commercial…

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REVIEW

Vitality and Resonance in Vineet Kacker’s Digging Time Uma Nair[Delhi] Visiting a ceramic show is something that gets my juices flowing. And when the curator is Vineet Kacker I know that the journey itself will be one of great vitality….

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REVIEW

Poetics of Plurality [Baroda] Aranya Bhowmik In contemporary times, art practice is no more bound by normative concepts, rather it has widened, emphasising on interdisciplinary practices. Experimentations in different media, medium and discipline have brought about a huge change in…

Editorial

PUBLISHER’S PEN

PUBLISHER’S PEN This anthology of criticisms has taken a year to materialize and we are looking at a wide variety of art events and exhibitions the world over.Talwar Gallery’s A.Balasubramanium’s solo exhibition at the Gallery in Delhi had the ability…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

Van Gogh’s Roses and Irises@ Metropolitan Museum New York Uma Nair New York: History happens when the present bows to the past.At the Met Museum in New York,Van Gogh’s Roses and Irises are united in the manner of quoting T.S….

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COVER STORY

Picasso Sculptures Enthrall @ Moma Uma Nair Picasso Sculptures at MOMA had this eclectic insignia about it that invited intrigue and curiosity more than the auction news that was circling the market. Somehow with all the highs of the art…

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COVER STORY

Beyond The Black Sun : Sayed Haider Raza Uma Nair ‘Aarambh’-Sayed Haider Raza’s adagio to his birthday at 93 plays out like a morning ‘raaga’-its nuances and notes finding harmonies within the realms of colours and tonalities and flowing between…

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COVER STORY

Restrained Rhythms : A. Balasubramaniam @ Talwar Gallery, New Delhi Uma Nair “In the work of the cavity I thought of the balloon-the pressure of the wind-the human body both from out and also within—how the outer skin folds and…

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COVER STORY

Subodh Gupta Storma New York Uma Nair ‘When I see utensils, it gives me a feeling I can’t describe. I get very excited,’ says Gupta, of his process. ‘The marks of the utensils just tell me so many stories and…

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COVER STORY

Urban Chos Hema Upadhyay Art & Deal Correspondent Everything she signifies is shown to us from a high vantage point – its an almost aerial view of multiple colours and insignias of stacks and shacks with their blue plastic cover-ings…

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COVER STORY

Jamini Roy : Carved Contours, Dhoomimal Gallery Uma Nair Jamini Roy’s works speak to us about social consciousness and the indomitable human spirit.If we look at his work as an overview there is no illusion ,only the simplicity of the…

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COVER STORY

Alfred watson’s Speech : 1929 Uma Nair “In a few moments I shall declare open the exhibition of the works of Mr. Jamini Roy. Those who study the various pictures will be able to trace the development of the mind…

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Fausto Melotti : Dynamic Mix Of Abstraction Utility And Art Theory Uma Nair Hauser & Wirth has announced its exclusive worldwide representation of the Estate of Fausto Melotti (1901 – 1986), the Italian sculptor, installation artist, and poet admired for…

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Shridhar Lyer Uma Nair Shridhar Iyer is known as a pilgrim in search of the intangible. A silent vibration of a mantra emanates from his countenance and you think of discipline, simplicity and devout absorption that transcend the frontiers of…

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PROFILE

Rhythm Of Man : Sashidharan Uma Nair Sashidharan the professor sculptor is a man of eclectic interests. He walks in to the Visual Arts Gallery in Delhi to savor Sudip Roy’s Odyssey and we get talking. As a critic and…

EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION

‘Nauras’ Unveils Cultural Zenith of 16th-19th CE Southern Sultanates Shruthi Isaac The size may not merit special attention, but the figures in it definitely do. For, the 89cm x 74cm Kalamkari work throws light on the region’s cosmopolitanism at the…

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EXHIBITION

Watching Wounds Through The Hands of a Master Art & Deal The mention of Wounds at Akar Prakar brought back lots of memories. Somnath Hore in Shantiniketan was more than an artistic journey, it became the genesis inspiration, and those…

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EXHIBITION

Print and Pulp : Haunting Residues Uma Nair “What do I paint? Expression of my own self, revolving around the one concept – Wounds. All the wounds and wounded I have seen are engraved on my consciousness. ” – Somnath…

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EXHIBITION

Sultans Of Deccam India, 1500-1700 : Opulence and Fantasy Metropolitan Museum New York Uma Nair The magnifi cent museum Sultans who ruled the Deccan in the middle ages, prided themselves on attracting the best available literary and artistic talent to…

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EXHIBITION

Jeevan Chakra : Multicity Arts Project, Curator Laitka Gupta Uma Nair January 2016 saw an exciting programme of cultural activity across three cities -Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi – all part of Medicine Corner. The programme was an initiative of one…

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EXHIBITION

Calligraphy and Fine Art Aiyana Gunjan Craft vs Art : vCraft is a tradition passed on, repeated, done over and over again. In craft there is the collective unconscious made conscious with every stroke. The form, the subject, the lines,…

EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION

Spirit of Children : Christine Margotin Uma Nair At the celebration of India International Centre’s Experience Festival as well as Lalit Kala Akademi ChristineMargotin’s sculptures of children drew gazes and interest alike.” I do not paint bronze but I prepare…

Architecture

ARCHITECTURE

Sanderson : ICC Art Gallery Uma Nair At the India International Centre Gallery was an exhibition that made Delhi’s ancestors grin with happiness. ‘Graphic brilliance vies with vintage vitality’. A delightfully laid out aesthetic extravaganza of the historic haunts of…

Photo Essay

PHOTO ESSAY

Paris Palette Text & Photographs : Rupin Nair Thomas It was 2001, as I sat in my honors seminar class I was handed the reading package for the semester. We were to participate in a ‘conversation’ for a semester on…

Editorial

EDITORIAL

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” The editor welcomes the year 2016 with an interactive essence, and a notable spirit to bring out the artist in you. The notion that I am going to…

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SNIPPETS

Chamba Rumal: Life to a Dying Art Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in collaboration with Delhi Crafts Council A unique traditional art form, the Chamba Rumal is an embroidered square cloth from Chamba in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The…

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COVER STORY

Accumulated Consciousness: An interview with Hema Upadhyay Rajesh Punj Mumbai based artist Hema Upadhyay appears utterly affected by the cityscape, as she explains of movement and migration as though it were a modern disease inflicted upon the masses. As they…

Interview

INTERVIEW

AN Interview with Dr. Nick Merriman Preeti Kathuria Preeti Kathuria: What according to you is the biggest obligation of a public museum towards its public who supports it through their taxes? Nick Merriman: The greatest obligation of a public museum…

Interview

INTERVIEW

AN AWAKENING The women’s project – Q & A with the participants Lina Vincent Sunish Preeti Kathuria: What according to you is the biggest obligation of a public museum towards its public who supports it through their taxes? Nick Merriman:…

Obituary

OBITUARY

Hema Upadhyay [1972 – 2015] Art & Deal correspondent “I produce realistic form-based works, often as a construct of the ‘truth’ or ‘reality’ that surround us “- Hema Upadhyay A painter, a printmaker, an installation artist, a sculptor and then…

Essay

ESSAY

Geometrical patterns as work of folk art in Haryana -a sub regional study Ranbir Singh Patterns created in geometrical forms that became part of the folklore of the village communities settled long ago in various sub-regions of modern Haryana –a…