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Smriti Malhotra This is the story of a man who was once a long-distance truck driver and is now one of the most influential art critics in the art fraternity. This is the story of Jerry Saltz, who has claimed to be a ‘failed artist’ who only became a professional art critic at the age […]
Jerry Saltz: The Artist Who Failed but Art Critic that Prevailed. Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Most entries here (in ‘Art is Life’, a book by Jerry Saltz) are hosannas for established luminaries and tributes to late, great legends. Saltz sings the praises of Kara Walker and Robert Gober; he mourns the losses of Chris Burden and Louise Bourgeois; he celebrates the lives of Dorothea Tanning and Beauford
Famous Art Critic Jerry Saltz’s Ideas of Art You Should Know About Read More »
Niveditha Ajay “It is that sense of looking into another world that’s so fascinating about art in the first place.” Notes British painter, Cecily Brown while talking about the inspiration behind her pieces to The Met. With a unique style obtained through unrestrained experimentation, Brown has cemented herself as one of the finest artists of
The Fluid Narratives of Cecily Brown: Art, Influences and Exhibition Read More »
Niveditha Ajay The city of New York is iconic for its history, legacy, and sheer diversity. When imagining the bustling metropolis with its magnificent skyscrapers and crowded subway, one cannot forget the irreplaceable role street art has had in the making of its exterior. With graffiti, murals and blatant political imagery all meshed together- this
From Throw-Ups to Activism: A Brief History of New York City Street Art Read More »
Prachi Sahasrabudhe Sidharth is a well-known artist who met and invited art critic, writer, and curator Johnny ML to his studio in Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, in July 2011. Johny ML was captivated by Sidharth’s stories and desired to tell them in his own voice. Johnny ML opted to frame the ‘speaker’ in the narrative
The Circle of Light: The Conversations Between Artist Sidharth and Johnny ML. Read More »
Pratiksha Shome The Thakurs of Jorasako have been one of the most influential and celebrated families across Bengal. They made their way to social eminence in the eighteenth century first as employees to the European traders in Bengal and then in the early nineteenth century as business entrepreneurs, landholders, religious leaders, administrators, litterateurs, legal practitioners,
Vaishnavi Srivastava “I do not paint to create beauty, but to express my innermost self.” -Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore’s progression as a painter was a reflection of his character and emotions, and his works were firmly entrenched in Indian customs while also being a part of a greater movement that resulted from the discovery
Rabindranath Tagore’s Artworks: Revealing His Quest for the World Beyond Words Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Poet Rabindranath Tagore founded Visva Bharati after long travels into different countries’ diverse topography and knowledge systems. Tagore understands the learning system of the West, and he blended it with Eastern ideas, an Indian style of ‘seat of learning’. This institute is considered a visible body of the Tagorian vision of life,
Visva Bharati: Tagorian Aesthetics of Society and Culture Read More »
Iftikar Ahmed The search for indigenous art as a form of resistance to colonialism became a major feature of Modern India. This search was driven by the nationalist movement’s efforts to construct a new Indian identity that drew on the country’s ancient cultural heritage and traditions. The search was also driven by the desire to
Nationalism, Primitivism and Shantiniketan Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX The impact of Rabindranath Tagore on Indian Art and culture is a research question that needs to be answered precisely. Modern Indian art- culture, and social movements are inevitably framed by Tagorian ideas of Modernity and social life. As a poet, Tagore brings the whole of India in a stance of his
How Tagore Brings Modernity to Indian Art? Read More »