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Helsinki Central Library Oodi, situated in front of the Finnish Parliament is a public “living room” whose architecture is choreographed around democracy, everyday life and the changing idea of what a library should be. ALA Architects have designed it in service of access, openness and shared civic life. Site, symbol and first impression Oodi occupies […]
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The installation “Parliament of Ghosts” by Ibrahim Mahama, displayed at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, offers reflections on the politics of space, with its colonial undertone. Mahama’s work, which uses stitched jute sacks and chairs, portrays hidden chronologies of trade, labour, and colonial power. At the Biennale, Mahama transforms a room at Anand Warehouse, a colonial-era godown,
The ninth edition of Colomboscope, Sri Lanka’s leading contemporary arts festival, returns this January with the pulsating theme “Rhythm Alliances.” Conceived and curated by Berlin- and Karachi-based guest curator Hajra Haider Karrar, in collaboration with artistic director Natasha Ginwala and the festival team, the ten-day event will unfold across multiple venues in Colombo from 21 to 31 January 2026. Far more than
Shrine Empire is currently presenting a solo exhibition of UK-based multidisciplinary artist Ranjana Thapalyal, on view from December 3, 2025, to January 16, 2026. The exhibition brings together works that span several decades of her practice, tracing an artistic journey deeply attuned to questions of time, environment, and metaphysical reflection. A sculptor, painter, writer, and educator, Thapalyal’s
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Threshold Art Gallery will open Intimate Terrains, a two-person exhibition featuring artists Shanthi Swaroopini (India) and Michal Glikson (Australia), on January 19, running through February 28, 2026. Curated by gallerist Tunty Chauhan, the exhibition invites viewers into a contemplative exchange between two practices rooted in material experimentation, memory, and embodied experience. Trained at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, both
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The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei opens his first solo exhibition in India today at Nature Morte gallery in New Delhi. From January 15 to February 22, 2026, the untitled exhibition at The Dhan Mill complex in Chhattarpur presents works spanning over four decades of artistic practice. A Provocateur’s Philosophy Ai Weiwei approaches art
A Dissident’s First Stand in India: Ai Weiwei Brings Decades of Radical Art to Delhi Read More »
The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), in collaboration with the Gujral Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, is set to inaugurate “Satish Gujral: A Century in Form, Fire, and Vision”, a monumental retrospective celebrating the life and legacy of one of India’s most versatile and visionary modernists. The preview opens this evening, with the exhibition
NGMA and Gujral Foundation Honour 100 Years of Gujral’s Art in Latest Exhibition Read More »
Black Cube Gallery, led by gallerist & curator Sanya Malik, is set to unveil “Echoes of the Hand”, a solo exhibition of new sculptures by Santiniketan-based artist Gaurab Das, running from January 30 to February 20, 2026. The Artworks Das’s latest body of work reflects his deep engagement with material, memory, and form. Working fluidly across bronze, wood, and
Echoes of the Hand: Gaurab Das Brings Sculptural Intimacy to Delhi Read More »
The works in the Rinascimento series by Argentinian artist Adrian Villar Rojas, exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, remind one of Barbara Kruger’s famous phrase, ‘I shop, therefore I am.’ If Barbara’s work can be seen as a parody or a comic version of René Descartes’ statement, ‘I think therefore I am,’ which overturned the stream
Adrian Villar Rojas: The decays of Another World in the Fridge Read More »
At Method Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, artist Dheer Kaku presents his latest solo exhibition, “Unstill Life”, on view until 15 February 2026. The show builds on Kaku’s ongoing engagement with the architecture of emotion : where form, memory, and psychological space meet in delicate equilibrium. Between stillness and unease Growing up with limited private space, Kaku found solace in terraces, gaps,
Unstill Life: Dheer Kaku Explores Fragile Spaces at His Latest Solo Exhibition in Mumbai Read More »