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At Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, a curious exhibition unfolds. Its title, Buttered Bread on a Cat’s Back, draws from a paradox in popular thought: cats always land on their feet, and slices of buttered toast always fall butter-side down. When the two are combined, they are said to hover, suspended in a loop […]
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Part Two The passage of time is always marked by the disappearance of that which once was. Whether through neglect, disinterest, or systemic erasure, the stories we fail to remember can be lost forever. Yet, in the practice of memory work, there exists a counterforce: a quiet persistence. This persistence, embodied in the work of
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Part One At the confluence of personal memory and cultural inheritance lies a fragile but persistent force: the will to remember. On a humid Goan Sunday morning, at Museum of Goa’s public program ‘MOG Sundays’, this force found a collective voice in the launch of Absent Archives, a project initiated by Archival Matter. Described as
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Born in 1524, Luís Vaz de Camões remains one of the most enigmatic figures of Renaissance literature. He emerged from the shifting social and political tides of 16th- century Portugal, a nation expanding its maritime reach into Asia and Africa, while also navigating the turbulence of religious orthodoxy and imperial ambition. His life, though celebrated
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In the heart of Goa, at the intersection of art, tourism, and identity, a quiet shift is beginning to take shape. No, it’s not a new resort or yet another techno festival—it’s something far more intimate, layered, and long overdue. The recently concluded Collaborative Photography Design-a-thon at the Museum of Goa, aptly titled As We
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There is something about weight—its intimacy, its burden, its quiet persistence—that resists easy representation. It slips through the language of metrics and measurements and instead coils itself around the stories we tell, the bodies we inhabit, and the rituals we repeat without questioning. In What Women Carry, a dual exhibition by Goan artists Harshada Kerkar
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The anticipated Samay exhibition combined two celebrated contemporary artists, Hesham Malik and Mohan Naik, in a powerful exploration of timelessness. This distinctive artistic endeavour was made possible through the vision and expertise of Mr. Daegal Godinho and Mr. Michal Kos, esteemed directors in their respective fields, whose passion for art history and dedication to nurturing
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A Dream in the Balcao Premieres As the world turns its gaze to a new year, Goa Open Arts, an artist-led platform offers a moment of artistic reflection with A Dream in the Balcao, that blends the contemporary with the traditional. Set against the charming backdrop of Villa 259 in Assagao, this group show features
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