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Georgina Maddox

Georgina is an independent critic-curator with 18 years of experience in the field of Indian art and culture. She blurs the lines of documentation, theory and praxis by involving herself in visual art projects. Besides writing on immersive art for STIRworld, she is a regular contributor for The Hindu, MASH Mag and Architectural Digest.

Embedding Art in Everyday Life: Anu Menda on RMZ Foundation’s Venice Biennale Initiative

Anu Menda is the Chair and Managing Trustee of the RMZ Foundation, where she spearheads initiatives at the intersection of art, community resilience, and urban innovation. A visionary leader in the cultural sector, she is dedicated to democratizing art by integrating contemporary creative practices into everyday public and lived spaces. Beyond her work at the […]

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Farewell to Raghu Rai: The Pioneer Photographer Who Leaves Behind Forever Memories

Raghu Rai Portrait

Written by Georgina Maddox “A photograph has picked up a fact of life, and that fact will live forever,” Raghu Rai once said. Rai (1942–2026) passed away on the 26th of April 2026, after a stoic two-year battle with cancer. He leaves a mark on the art and culture community, alongside the newsmakers and documentarians

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Ankita Singh Captures Apavarga Aura and Shiva Shakti Vitality

An ineffable sense of aura and vital energy permeates the work of Ankita Singh. Her visual language unfolds as an intimate meditation on the unseen forces that animate existence—whether in the germination of seeds and roots, the radiating expanses of cosmic galaxies, or the microscopic cellular structures that constitute all living beings. Through her practice,

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Forged in Steel: Vikash Kalra Exhibition in Delhi

Vikash Kalra's monumental stainless-steel Lord Ganesha sculpture at The Art Square, Aerocity Delhi, in Forged in Steel exhibition.

The Art Square at Aerocity, Delhi, becomes a striking public art destination with artist Vikash Kalra’s larger-than-life stainless-steel sculptures, disseminated across the high-end outdoor promenade It is a warm sunny afternoon on Sunday, and folks are gathering around the shiny Lord Ganesha sculpture that dons the outdoor esplanade at Aerocity Mall, taking selfies as well

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Drinking in the Bitter Nectar: Sustaina 3rd Edition

Sustaina in its 3rd edition deals with Bitter Nectar. The ongoing project curated by artist duo Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra in collaboration with CEEW is appropriately titled as it critically examines the environmental change that the world is witnessing, rooted of course in India. This year’s edition, examines climate change through fruiting cycles, food systems,

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‘A Story in Red’, an Immersive Art House Experience in Kochi By Asian Paints Royale: A Review

Talking in Colour: ‘A Story in Red’ is an Immersive Art House Experience in Kochi presented by Asian Paints Royale Where walls, objects and shades of red come together as a contemporary art narrative. Kochi is a city where time slows down and it somehow finds a way to linger. Whether it is the bamboo

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