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Krispin Joseph PX It’s an absolute godsend to see the photographic work of Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam’s work in Kochi Muziris Biennale in this contemporary political-social context. Shahidul Alam is a pioneering photographer in Bangladesh, and he uses the camera as a socio-political tool, not to capture images but to expose society’s bare truth. He […]
Touching the political soul of a country with a Camera Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
Archeologists have uncovered the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt Read More »
Abhishek Kumar There have been many artworks throughout history that have challenged the traditional norms of the art world and changed the way we think about art. Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain”, Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian”, “Shredded Girl” by Banksy and Joseph Kosuth’s “One and Three Chairs” are some of the examples which changed the dynamics of the
Artworks that Changed the Dynamics of Artworld Read More »
Abhishek Kumar JANUARY 28, ON THIS DAY New needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new means of making their statements… the modern painter cannot express this age, the airplane, the atom bomb, the radio, in the old forms of the Renaissance or of any other past culture. Jackson
Jackson Pollock and His Drip Painting Technique Read More »
Rajesh Kumar Songs about love and mischief from the people of Phek district of Nagaland makes the documentary ‘Up Down and Sideways (Kho ki Pa Lu)’. The film is made by Anushka Meenakshi. Currently the film is been exhibited at the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2022. The documentary is about the 5000 local villagers who plant
Farmers of Nagaland singing at the Kochi Muziris Biennale Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Photography is the best tool to capture stillness and ideal to document history as an image. Documentary photography is more into history and documents contemporary life for historical reference. K R Sunil, Kochi-based documentary photographer and visual artist, exhibits his works related to Chavittu Nadakam in Sea, A Boiling Vessel, opened in
Carnivalised life and other stories of a performance Read More »
Aliya Usmani “A Humument”: What is it? Tom Philips started working on something called the “A Humument” in the year of 1966 which is till date considered one of the most popularly known works of blackout poetry. The story goes that Tom Philips and R. B. Kitaj walked into a furniture shop and said “the
Blackout Poetry: When art and poetry intertwine Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
U.S. authorities return dozens of looted artifacts to Italy; Insights from art world Read More »
Abhishek Kumar JANUARY 27, ON THIS DAY “It is a melancholy fact that more nonsense can be talked about art than about any other subject, and writers of treatises on painting, from the great Leonardo downwards, have not been slow to avail themselves of this privilege.” John Collier John Collier was a British artist and
John Collier’s Exploration of Social Issues in his Art Read More »
Christopher Charles Benninger On the morning of 24th January Balkrishna Doshi left his body and continued on his journey, leaving us both memories of a man and an IDEA. I believe very special people are implanted in our memories at birth. So even before the first time we meet them it is a kind of
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