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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 […]
Forged in Steel: Vikash Kalra Exhibition in Delhi Read More »
Sri Lanka-based artist Vinoja Tharmalingam presents haunting bunker installations and textile works at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, mapping the trauma of three decades of civil war in northern Sri Lanka. About the Installation At Island Warehouse on Willingdon Island, Kochi, Vinoja Tharmalingam’s immersive installations confront visitors with the raw weight of war-torn survival. Her two interconnected
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Pop Art was a dynamic and significant art movement that embraced consumerism and popular culture when it first appeared in the middle of the 20th century. Pop Art, which was characterised by vivid colours, images from comic books and advertisements, and commonplace things, aimed to subvert preconceived ideals of high art. Artists such as Roy
5 African Pop Artists You Should Know About Read More »
India’s vast visual heritage has been meticulously documented and imaginatively reimagined by diverse photographers across generations. From political history to social documentary and avant-garde art, these 11 figures stand out for their unmatched vision, technical mastery, and cultural impact. 1. Raghu Rai Raghu Rai (b. 1942) is regarded as the doyen of Indian photojournalism. After
11 Iconic Experimenters and provocateurs of Indian Photography Read More »
Rahul Jain and Gunjan Arora present Threadarte, a captivating exhibition on reclaimed materials and river-inspired themes, now at Art Centrix Space in New Delhi. About Rahul Jain’s Threadarte Exhibition Rahul Jain and Gunjan Arora form Threadarte, a duo with over 20 years of work in sustainable art. They turn waste yarns, old textiles, and metal
Rahul Jain and Gunjan Arora Unveil River Flows in Delhi Read More »
Sanjay Das presents Cupola on the Cusp: History Through the Lens, a photography exhibition in New Delhi that captures Rajasthan’s fading architectural stories. Sanjay Das’s Cupola on the Cusp: Rajasthan Heritage Unveiled Cupola on the Cusp: History Through the Lens opens at CCA Gallery in Bikaner House. Sanjay Das photographs Rajasthan’s heritage for this show.
Sanjay Das Captures Rajasthan Heritage in New Delhi Show Read More »
The paintings from Smita M. Babu’s series ‘Paakkalam’, exhibited at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, traverse the geographical peculiarities of the Ashtamudi Lake shore in Kollam, a region with numerous unique characteristics. Smita’s works, which hint at various aspects related to the coir industry, including occupations, history, and traditions, stand as a testament to how an artist
Smita M. Babu on Paakkalam: Weaving Memory, Labour, and Landscape Read More »
A new group exhibition titled Space Making : Making Space in New Delhi, curated by interior architect Kunal Shah, brings together artists, architects, and designers to explore how space is conceived, built, and imagined across physical, social, and spiritual dimensions. About the exhibition Space Making : Making Space is a group exhibition presented by Gallery Art Motif in
New Exhibition by Kunal Shah in Delhi Traces Space Making Read More »
Indonesian artist Jompet Kuswidananto presents ‘Ghost Ballad,’ a site-specific installation at Pepper House, as a part of the 6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale (2025–26), marking the journey from dictatorship to democracy and bringing together once-thriving, banned music and performances. The work uses his signature objects of ‘bodiless’ figures to gather the fractured chronology of Indonesia, acting as
Jompet Kuswidananto on Ghost Ballad: Singing Histories of Resistance Read More »
It is quite easy these days to come by an art pattern, which looks like a careful and intentional assembly of geometrical shapes, on bedsheets, on paper, on walls, on phone covers and sometimes also wallpapers. Yes, we are talking about the infamous Mandala Art. A mandala is a geometric configuration of symbols. These symbols
Mandala Making for Mental Health Read More »