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Idol Pursuits – Bharti Kher When given to considering sculpture and public art in the Indian subcontinent, it is impossible not to become aware of one of the current luminaries of contemporary Indian art, Bharti Kher has very quickly come…
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Folk & Tribal Expressions: H.A.Anil Kumar Benchmark to the challenges in Modernist Perceptions Folk and Tribal Art (FTA) is a term evoked by the impact of Museumisation, which is in turn by and large a colonial habit. When did those…
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WHAT MAKES CONTEMPORARY? : Lina Vincent Sunish The term ‘contemporary art’ should not be the sole domain of urban fine artists, but to be shared with, and extended to all the artists who are producing thoughtful art in the current…
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“I am very nostalgic,” Chavan says. “I love the simplicity of old school living, old school life — I’m holding on to this in the face of the speed of modern Mumbai.” – Little Shilpa Rajesh Punj : Where does…
Media & Communication
Mr. H.A.Anil Kumar, a renowned art critic, art historian and contemporary curator has been awarded from Delhi Art School with the prestigious B.C.Sanyal Award for the year 2013, as the ‘Dedicated Teacher’. The details of the award are as below:…
Art & Theatre
Tanya Abraham : Folk art is the archive of histories. Be it performing or visual, art of such form is the record of traditions and cultures of yesteryears, passed down generations. If however, we look at these art forms from…
Photo Essay
Partha Seal Theatre: I’ve been tired of performing on stage for vacant halls. It seems people are fed up of drama may be because they have too much of it in their lives. Or is it they seek entertainment and…
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Kathakari by SidharthI have known Sidharth now for maybe fifteen years. We were first introduced by Manjit Bawa and funnily enough, the reason for engagement then was our common love for food. Three of us love to cook and eat….
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AN ENCHANTER’S WAND: PARESH MAITY’S VENICE“I travel all over the world and sometimes the same place offers many things to me. I have travelled to Venice many times over the past 20 years-and every time it is an intoxicating moment….
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MOTIFS, PATTERNS AND POLITICSThe ART OF ANINDITA BHATTACHARYAThough what strikes us visually is the referentiality towards the miniature tradition, Anindita Bhattacharya’s works need to be historically situated in the (post) lineage of the Baroda Narrative tradition. At the same time,…
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ONE on one with a renowned performance artist Nikhil chopraArt&Deal: When I consider your performative work I think of your desire to engage very directly with the viewer and draw them out of their comfort zone and into your theatrical…
Amit Mukhopadhyay’s Column
DIALOGUE 2013 I am an Aristotolean fanboy. PHILIA-1 Athis: Hi, Neel, why you are silent today ? You seem to be lost in thought, anything in particular bothering you? Neel: Well yes, but I am not sure how to tell…
