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COVER STORY

Our Tennyson is gone Arpana Caur Arpana Caur recalls her memories with padmashree Keshav Malik Ji and pays homage to the renowned art writer and critic. Tennyson is what I called Keshav. Tennyson. Though he had the noble profile of…

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COVER STORY

Remembering Keshav Malik Suneet Chopra Art criticism is not dead as it still breathes through Keshav Malik’s writings and grows by his example. Renowned Art critic and writer Suneet Chopra pens down how ‘strong conviction’, ‘protesting outrage’ are also adjectives…

Abituary

OBITUARY

Keshav Malik (1924- 2014) Johny ML JohnyML remembers veteran art critic, poet and writer, Keshav Malik who passed away on 11th June 2014. Death is a cliché. Hence let me start with another cliché: With Keshav Malik’s passing away an…

Editorial

EDITORIAL

It is a summer less harsh so far in Delhi this year with clouds or light showers every time the mercury rises. The Gods have resolved to show some mercy… This issue we draw inspiration from Marina Abramović “The Grandmother…

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COVER STORY

Current Pulse- Performance Practice In Bangalore Lina Vincent Sunish Bangalore is known for the experimental and transdisciplinary nature of its art practices. Performance practice is one of the areas in which several artists are gradually building up a repertoire, making…

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COVER STORY

Marina Abramovic: 512 Hours Marina Abramović’s performances have always pushed the limits of tolerance ,exhaustion and fear in the quest for ‘liberation’ .The Serpentine premieres another such unprecedented performance by the artist. In a unique work created for the Serpentine,the…

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COVER STORY

Performative-Photos of Bengaluru: Gaze and Historicity amidst City’s Blinding Future H. A. Anil Kumar Performative-Photos proudly preserve the essence and attributes of the performance and its performer. H.A. Anil Kumar pens down how the viewer’s silent gaze forms the ‘mute’…

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COVER STORY

Thinking Performance Art Inder Salim Inder Salim’s performances have always jolted viewers out of ordinary patterns of thinking. The man who cut his finger to protest against dying of Yamuna river speaks of the nuances of performance art. The opening…

Essay

ESSAY

Tales of the Patuas Stuti Agarwal The narrative scrolls of the Patuas still picture the mythical stories but also depict the contemporary fiction and social issues. Stuti Agarwal explores the fate of this traditional form of story-telling. Once upon a…

Interview

INTERVIEW

Nemai Ghosh Satyajit Ray And Beyond Santanu Ganguly Photographer Nemai Ghosh has been the quintessential Satyajit Ray biographer through his decades-long close association with the master filmmaker. Over a lifetime of work, he has built up a vast and valuable…

Matters of heArt

MATTERS OF HEART WITH PARAMJOT WALIA

Matters of he ART With Paramjot Walia Saba Hasan Saba Hasan, a Delhi based artist, has been awarded international fellowships from Syracuse University, New York,the French Cultural Ministry, Paris, the George Keyt Art Foundation, Colombo, the Oscar Kokoschka Academy in…

Report

REPORT

One Day Art Camp By The K. K. Hebbar Art Foundation Lina Vincent Sunish The K K Hebbar Art Foundation was established in 1991-92 to promote art and culture with special emphasis on young and talented artists. With this in…

International

INTERNATIONAL

CHINESE ART IN BRAZIL: Chinese Contemporary Art after 2000, Curated by Ma Lin and Tereza De Arruda Santanu Ganguly ChinaArteBrazil , curated by art historians Ma Lin and Tereza de Arruda, shows for the first time in Brazil a unique…

Photo Feature

PHOTO FEATURE

On the Cusp of Times: Sebastiao Salgado Uma Nair Genesis, by internationally renowned photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, is an eight year photographic expedition revealing the raw untouched beauty of thirty-two different locations around the planet. Uma Nair reviews how the exhibition…

Profile

PROFILE

Landscape of Mystery Paintings by Moni Oolyonghai Theodore Cantrell Moni Oolyonghai’s grasslands are metaphors of separation and proximity with the openness symbolic of freedom of spirit, the space between trees representing a doorway etc. Theodore Cantrell tries to unfold the…

Review

REVIEW

“Where have all the FLOWERS GONE long time passing?” Clyde D’ Mello Udeya Vir Singh through his performance reminisces the old green spaces and urges the audience to take a step back and think about environmental issues and the cause-effect…

Review

REVIEW

In Pursuit of Mists, Clouds and Waves Premjish Achari Spiritual Sojourn saw a perfect blend of aesthetics and expression through Shridhar Iyer’s works as the bold tranquil strokes explore a deeper uninhibited meta-physical realm. Premjish Achari reviews. ‘Spiritual’ and ‘Sensuous’…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

Jamil Naqsh & Najmi Sura Edward Lucie-Smith The exhibition celebrates not only the four decade companionship of Jamil Naqsh and Najmi Sura but also explore the Eastern and Western influences in their works. Edward Lucie-Smith elaborates. The paintings by Jamil…

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COVER STORY

Jamil Naqsh & Najmi Sura: An Epic Romance Marjorie Husain Jamil Naqsh maintains the balance between elements of cubism,demands of abstraction and the sensibilities of contemporary approach. Whereas Najmi Sura is inclined to the figurative expression. Marjorie Husain explores these…

Essay

ESSAY

Flight, Fact And Fiction: The Missing Airliner And The Role Of Stories Siddharth Sivakumar Fiction Seems to be effective at changing beliefs while feeding on the psychology of human Candition and blurring the judicious distinction between the authentic fact and…

Essay

ESSAY

“Brand” fART Geetika Arora Curation is an art, a process with its own flowing structure and an intended language. Geetika Arora questions the ‘curatorial’ practices followed as she argues for the correct definition of this relatively young science of art….

Essay

ESSAY

Jayasri Burman: Feminine Fables Uma Nair Jayasri Burman finds the perfect balance between aesthetic sensitivity and surreal romanticism.Uma Nair reviews as she reads into these contemporary narrations of myths and history . Jayasri Burman takes her first solo to Hong…

Report

REPORT

Nauka Puja In Barak Valley, Assam Dr. Amalendu Bhattacharjee Barak Valley wears a festive look, rejoicing and singing in time of Nauka Puja, a special religious ceremony. Dr. Amalendu Bhattacharjee reports. Nauka Puja is a very popular festival of rural…

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REPORT

Ruminations……Audiences and Other Things Lina Vincent Sunish In this fluctuating art market and economic slump ‘viewers’ become a priority, not only for monetary aspect but also for retaining and spreading the value of ‘art’. Lina Vincent Sunish addresses this issue…

Photo Feature

PHOTO FEATURE

Of Echoes And Silent Rupture: Prabir Purkayastha Uma Nair Many times a forbidden space tells its story with the porches and columns speaking of the architectural history and motifs and patterns dictating the artistic and ancestral tales. Uma Nair reads…

Matters of heArt

MATTERS OF HEART WITH PARAMJOT WALIA

Matters of Heart With Paramjot Walia Megha Joshi Art&Deal : How would you describe yourself as an artist? Megha Joshi: The same way I would describe myself as a person. Which of course, is not always as others see me,…

Profile

PROFILE

The Thin Red Line: Garima Jaydevan Shubhalakshmi Shukla Each work by Garima Jaydevan, each repetition re-discovers itself not only in subject but also in its objectivity. Shubhalakshmi Shukla successfully attempts to explore the subtle mystery in each of her works….

Book Review

BOOK REVIEW

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…

Review

REVIEW

Reviewing a ‘City in Transit’: Constitutional Parallels H. A. Anil Kumar Show at Rangoli Art Center bridges the disconnect with the post and stares at you with its vast baggage of history H. A. Anil Kumar Celebrates the “old” the…

Review

REVIEW

Dear Alice! CLYDE D’MELLO Deceiving, comforting fantasy plays its trick and keeps you cushioned from the outside world; but when reality knocks and tears this delusion apart you have no choice but to face reality. Clyde D’Mello reviews the exhibition…

Review

REVIEW

Unison from diversion Pranamita Borgohain Using a fine amalgam of music, dance and vocal art, the performance “Quit from Split” emphasised the importance of ‘oneness’ in this diversified world. Pranamita Borgohain reports. If we cannot now end our differences, at…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

A Collection Of Stories : an Interview with Jo Nambiar Art & Deal Correspondent Antiques bridge the disconnect with the past and stare at you with its vast baggage of stories. Art&Deal correspondent interviews the versatile antiquarian, Jo Nambiar, as…

Essay

ESSAY

The Past As A Futuristic Representational Device H. A. Anil Kumar The past with its baggage of history, knowledge and socio-political affirmations forms the basis of future theorization. H.A.Anil Kumar asserts how the future is an accepted abstract borrowed from…

Essay

ESSAY

Collecting Indian Graphic Novels Clyde D’ mello Clyde D’mello explores the origin, transition and continuum of the medium of ‘graphic novel’ as the writer tries to answer the way to choose and own these ’designed leaflets of art’. The idea…