Cover Story
‘Train’ing Public to Make a Visual ‘Platform’ for Themselves – H.A. Anil Kumar Around 1000 tickets, costing ten rupees each, were sold during the weekend recently, to watch an ‘art exhibition’ of puppets from various cultures. All the shows of…
Cover Story
Namma Metro vs. Paris Metropolitan – Franck BarthelemyThe Bangalore metro is the latest addition to city public transport system. It was inaugurated in 2011. The city was then focused on utility and a massive amount of money was spent towards…
Cover Story
London Tube : A True Platform for Art – Sandhya Bordewekar2013 is being celebrated as the 150th year of the London Underground, popularly known as the Tube because of the round tunnels through which the trains navigate the vast city…
Art Market
Wealth Diversification Through Art – Rishiraj SethiAs global art markets seem to be on the road to recovery, the Indian art market still appears to be tottering along. Rishiraj Sethi, Director of Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, points out the…
Photo Essay
Aditya DhawanTaking photographs in the metro could be injurious to health because people do not like them to be ‘caught’ by others on camera. Their rebellion, however, does not work with the State that continuously records their activities via surveillance…
Book Review
Crowfall : A Magic Carpet to Life – johny mL I am not able to forget Sindhutai Joshi. Her relationship with Dr. Bhaskar remains an enigma to me. Were there any undertones of erotic desires in that relationship? Or was…
Matters of heArt
Matters of heART with Paramjot walia- Priyanka Govil For you Priyanka govil is Someone who is…? Priyanka Govil: Ambitious and believes in herself. How would you describe your ‘style’ of work? PG: I work with landscapes and would call them…
Cover Story
Vicky Roy: Artist and the Brand Chandan Gomes On many occasions, his work has been labelled as NGO photography. Such a definition, limits the scope of his expression, thus resulting in the artist being secondary to the brand. I strongly…
Lead Interview
Let a Hundred Photo Festivals Bloom: Prashant Panjiar Priyanka Tagore PT: This time there is an open call for entry. How has the response been? PP: The response has been fantastic. Around 2400 submissions have come in from around the…
Education
Gen-X Documentary Photography Dr.Deepak John Mathew Photographers who have devised strategies, performances and staging especially for the camera are mentioned in this article as they have challenged the traditional stereotype of documentary photography. Some photographers go out for a daily…
Book Review
Surrealism Illustrated Paramjot Walia The articles, ‘Ode to My Masters’ and ‘Shining from the Sidelines’ seep into the artist’s personal life and help you understand the reflections in his works. It is interesting to see how surrealism has influenced the…
