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Seema Kohli – Parikrama The Yoginis, a group of tantric divinities (usually 64 or 81 in number) are not mothers, though the principal Yoginis are identified with the eight or Asthamatrikas. The Kaulajnananirnaya text (probably 11th century CE) tells us…

International

International

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…

History

History

Sculpture and its significance in Society Seema Bhalla In India, sculpture has played a role of importance with a different purpose. The Stambha (pillar) outside the temples have been having, on its top, the sculpture of a deity. The purpose…

Report

Report

With Love from a Cement Company R Dhanya A few years ago the BBMP (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanangara Palike) took upon the task of painting a large part of Bangalore’s public walls in blue, with historical ethnographic and cultural visual platitudes…

Film

Cinema

Lalon Fakir: Moner Manush of generations of baul singers… The film in a subtle way refers to the zamindari aspect of the famous Tagore clan and hints at Maharshi Devendranath Tagore to be a very strict zamindar. Although during the…

Essay

Essay

Detachment Vivek R. Singh ‘Bloom’ is a collection of paintings by artist Roohi Kapoor, showing at the Lalit Kala Akademi from the 28th of March to the 2nd April 2013. Recurring themes of fantasy and reality run throughout the show…

Review

Review

The Many Shade s of Black Three Decades of Carrie Mae Weems At The Frist Center For The Visual Arts like the lives of most African Edward Rubin The Frist Center For The Visual Arts, also known as “The Little…

Editorial

Editorial

Public art in India is scant and is still grappling to pave its way into the psyche of its people. The sculptural installations have to blend into the environment, reflect the mood of the space it acquires and i communicate…

Cover Story

Cover Story

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…

Cover Story

Cover Story

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…

Essay

Essay

9/11- A Two Dimensio nal Picture Representation of contemporaneity and art of myth-making in folk art : Bipin Balachandran“Either you are with us, or against us”- was the catchphrase of America’s so called war against terrorism after the 9/11 incident….

Essay

Essay

Individual and the “Other” : Rajarshi Sengupta The never-ending argument about the role of “Individual” and “Collective” in making an object of art charts into a new direction with the intersection of craft practice with the urban forms. Some of…

Feature

Feature

FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ART OF ASSAM : Dr. Meghali Goswami If art becomes a specialized vocation, the urge to deny tradition in viewing art as a totality becomes strong and often leads to a narrow-minded representation of life in a…

International

International

“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…

History

History

Seema Bhalla: Folk Art, for long having been rejected as Primitive Art, is an expression of complex multilevel understanding, not necessarily with any reasoning. It is an inheritance that predates the nomadic society. Though rendered in simplistic manner, the concerns…

History

History

Samit Roy:SARA PAINTINGS Of Barak Valley The circular disc made with clay painted with figures or motifs are popularly known as Saras. These are used in rural Barak Valley in connection with Pujas and sometimes connected with Vratas. The representation…

Media & Communication

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

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…

Film

Cinema

AUTO-MOBILE-ART–Sandhya Annaiah Film is perhaps the single strongest agency for the creation of a national mythology of heroism, consumerism, leisure, and sociality’ (Appadurai & Breckenridge) Shankarnag, the iconic actor, is a popular pick of the Autorickshaw drivers after his notable…

Photo Essay

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…

Review

Review

Reviving the forgotten aesthetics of Kalighat painting in a contemporary language – Dinesh Khemani Kalam Patua’s recent exhibition at Gallery Espace is varied and striking. A simple postmaster by profession, underneath there beats the heart of a true artist. His…

Review

Review

Surekha Ragi.net – Post Oil City- Bangalore Gardens Reloaded – R Dhanya To the left of a life size replica of Wright brothers’ first ever airplane, a small enclosure opens to the science museum visitors with a lawn of ragi…

Review

Review

Annual Art Exhibition, 2013 The Indian Institute of fine art, Silchar – Dr. Meghali Goswami We have seen how children are deeply involved in art. But beyond what we feel and believe, there is much honest information about why art…

Review

Review

FRIDAY FLEA MARKET an artist’s impression of this inspiration. – Kruti Mukherjee ‘REMEMBERING THE OLD DAYS – SHUKRAWAR INHERITANCE & INFLUENCE’ at Sarjan Art Gallery Baroda was an exhibition of works done by artists using materials collected from the ‘FRIDAY…

Editorial

Editorial

The term folk and tribal art are products of a colonial regime where the sudden need of preserving the non-mainstream was realised. Folk and tribal art has always been perceived as art created only for a specific audience, reflecting a…

Cover Story

Cover Story

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….

SPECIAL FEATURE

SPECIAL FEATURE

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….

SPECIAL FEATURE

SPECIAL FEATURE

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,…

Essay

Essay

Time for a Rethink the Perils of Print PortfoliosAs much as I love a well-crafted print, and as eager as I am to add various prints to my collection, there is something deeply disturbing about the ubiquitous portfolios churned out…

Essay

ESSAY

Contemporary Indian women artists and the re-imaging of the female bodyThe concept of body and sexuality is always being dealt in a complex and sometimes in a paradoxical manner in Indian culture. At times, it is celebrated and again it…

Feature

Feature

Play for Joy of Seeing Celebration of Partha Pratim’s CreationPartha Pratim Deb need not know that there was a long tradition of thought on creative motive, in Sanskrit, comprising copious discourses on Leela as the prime mover in creativity, or…

International

International

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

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…

Film

Film

Role of Period Cinema in Romancing the Luxury of PastAs each era unfolds and becomes part of history, very often almost every thing that defines it is forgotten, leaving behind only a few traces in the form of stories or…