Everyday Lifeworlds of Paintings: Possibilities of Materialist Histories-Prasanta Ray, Hyphen, Kolkata, 2024 by Anuradha Roy
The book Everyday Lifeworlds of Paintings is about complex relations between the painter and the elite patrons above him, and also between the painter and his assistants, apprentices and art material providers (i.e. people who collect, preserve, process and distribute…
Whose Ramayana is it anyway? – Book Review
In Whose Ramayana is it anyway? Natasha Sarkar offers a fascinating insight into the multifaceted journey of the Indian epic Ramayana in Southeast Asia. Sarkar carefully navigates the cultural landscapes and artistic interpretations that shaped this timeless piece, shedding light…
SHRINGĀRI – Upasana Bhattacharya
Sometimes I wonder, how overwhelmed a curator must feel, when he decides to put together a leviathan number of artworks, each outstanding, into one tangible assemblage. How does he screen, how does he eliminate, and how does he win his…
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Your Studio Crumbled And Died – Joyona Medhi Daffodils gave way to diamonds, Bicycles went out of fashion, Butterflies shed their wings and cried, Your studio crumbled and died… The saint Paul daily globe, a newspaper of note in minnesota,…
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RAISING HELL FOR PEACE Social activist cum Management Consultant, Shashi Bakshi, releases his first self-published work, ‘Raising Hell for Peace’ The digital edition is available on Amazon Kindle and Goodreads, from December 2020 The lockdown and pandemic have given many…
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The Mystic and Her Colours Subhra Mazumdar For the art world, Pratiksha Apurv was always unique, and best described as a mystic who prayed through colours, to unravel the spiritual path without sinking into prayerful jargon. Somewhere down the line…
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PARALLEL WINGS: THE ART OF RIMI DHUMAL INDIRA LAKSHMI PRASAD The physical presence of this large sized hardcover gives a taste of the momentous contents within, before even beginning to read it. The stylish, minimal front and back covers featuring…
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Gold Dust of Begum Sultans Dr. Seema Bhalla Excerpt from the book – “The word of his marriage was the buzz in the servant quarters. Mumtaz Jehan, though, was not taken into confidence by her mother and grandmother, a fact…
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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….
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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…
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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 –…
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Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses In 20th Century Modern Art Santanu Ganguly Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses In 20th Century Modern Art explores the sheer enormity of art, a subject which has inspired from the earliest of times. To the…
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Artefacts of History: Archaeology, Historiography and Indian Pasts Anshita Arora Artefacts of History: Archaeology, Historiography and Indian Pasts deals with the history of Indian archaeology giving a clear perspective on how our past, cultural heritage, and civilization, can be given…
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The Art of Bengal, Indian Abstractes- An Absence of Form Santanu Ganguly Documenting the unique cultural efflorescence in Bengal begun over two centuries ago, the exhibition begins in the19th century when local folk artists began creating their paintings on mythological…
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Daniells’work unearthed: A boon To Art Lovers, Historians Santanu Ganguly Daniells’ India: Views from the Eighteenth Century Introduction: B.N. Goswamy ISBN: 978-93-81523-63-6 Size: 425×298 mm, Illustrations: 95, Hardback with dust jacket Price: Rs 6,000/-, Pages: 204 Thomas Daniell and his…
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Nicholas Roerich/Ashok Dilwali: Inspired By The Himalayas Santanu Ganguly Nicholas Roerich/Ashok Dilwali: Inspired bythe Himalayas Publisher: Niyogi Books Photographs: 125, Pages: 174, Size: 425×298mm, Price: Rs 3,000/-, HB Nicholas Roerich (October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947) was a Russian…
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Nobody’s Art –Everybody’s Art Lina Vincent Sunish To see art in a mutilated wall with plaster falling off, or a paan-blotch is a stretch. It is something that anyone living in India for long enough would question, surrounded as we…
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Discussing ‘Trace Retrace: Paintings Nilima Sheikh’- a significant intervention in Indian art historiography Aparna Roy Baliga The book ‘Trace Retrace: Paintings Nilima Sheikh’- is in all probabilities the first magnum opus on any woman artist in India. Though there had…
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Learning from Mumbai: Practicing Architecture in Urban India- Subhra Mazumdar The city of Bombay or Mumbai has held a fascination not only for fortune seekers and cine aspirants but also for students of architecture. They flock to the city charmed…
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ISLAMIC AND ORIENTAL ARMS AND ARMOUR Anjali Devidayal “As a source of images of the finest Asian weapons, this book is unrivaled and will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the subject in the future.” Launched in London…
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Usha Aroor COOKING ,THE ART AND THE ARTIST Reviving the age old art of appeasing the taste buds and the soul, the book ‘The Konkani Saraswat Cookbook’ by Asha Philar is more than just a cook book. Flavoured with memories…
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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…
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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…
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My Love Affair with Katharine Kuh JohnyML One day Katharine found that a bunch of postal stamps were missing from her work desk. A solo show by a young artist, Charles Sebree, was on at that time in her gallery….
