BOOK REVIEW
Assemblage of the Flock : Arms & Armour: The Royal Collection at the Jaipur City Palace Santanu Ganguly This lavishly illustrated book brings to us the splendid collection of medieval Arms and Armour at the City Palace Museum in Jaipur….
BOOK REVIEW
Vijayanagara Empire Santanu Ganguly Vijayanagara, once one of the mightiest Hindu empires, has now been reduced to a mere village. Through extensive research and restoration efforts, dedicated conservationists and the ASI have made every possible attempt to restore the lost…
BOOK REVIEW
Indian Classical Dance: The Renaissance and Beyond Santanu Ganguly Indian Classical Dance: The Renaissance and Beyond traces the journey of the evolution of Indian classical dance since the years of Independence. Covering the eight classical dance forms of India –…
SNIPPETS
69th Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival-2016 Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra Founded in 1947, the Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra has secured for itself, an unchallenged position as an active propagator of the Indian Classical Performing Arts, Mythological, Contemporary and Folk Productions of…
COVER STORY
Relooking…. The Marks Left Behind Vrushali Dhage With the retrospective showing works done by G.R. Iranna nearly over the past two decades, beginning from his early art school days till the most recent ones; the artist discusses with Vrushali Dhage…
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…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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…
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…
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…
