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Why Indian Art Took Time to Embrace Photography as Art When New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) held its first photography exhibition in 1937, it marked a major shift, photography was officially being recognized as a form of art. But in India, the journey for photography to be accepted as “art” took much longer. […]
The Slow Rise of Photography in Indian Art History Read More »
The Beginning of Jeff Koons’ Art Controversy It all began in 1989, when via an invitation by the Whitney Museum, and guest curator Marvin Heiferman, Jeff Koons created a piece focused on media for a billboard for the exhibition “Image World: Art and Media Culture.” Koons’ billboard promoted a fictional film named Made in Heaven.
Jeff Koons’ Made in Heaven is the Public’s Best-Kept Secret Read More »
The Trade Fair with The Grand Footfall has Scope of Change to Bring Art Closer to its Audience The 16th edition of the India Art Fair (IAF) opened with much fanfare on February 6, boasting more glitz and glamour than ever before. Running until February 9, this year’s fair has expanded its scope with Public
India Art Fair: A Growing Spectacle in Need of Reinvention Read More »
Gustave Courbet’s Contribution to the Art Community Art scholars argued about Gustave Courbet, a founding father of the politically-motivated Realism campaign, revolutionising the European art setting. He is regarded as an originator and initiated the route for the Impressionists and, eventually, the genesis of modern art in Western art. In each art history domain, people
Gustave Courbet: Critic of Romanticism, Founder of Social Realism Read More »
Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, a conceptual work consisting of a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall has made headlines as one of the most polemic works in contemporary art. First shown at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019, it soon sparked discussion about art’s nature and value. The work sold for $150,000 at its debut, an
Does Comedian Expose the Art Market or Exploit It? Read More »
The Lonely City by Olivia Laing is an exploration of loneliness in the modern city, and the connection between solitude and creativity through the lens of iconic artists like Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol, David Wojnarowicz (and Nan Goldin), Henry Darger, Vivian Maier, Klaus Nomi, Josh Harris and Zoe Leonard. She explores Edward Hopper in the
How The Lonely City Misses the Mark on Artistic Motivation Read More »
When pretty much every thing in the world today seemed possible with AI, internet, and cameras ever cheaper, one may wonder the point of creating images by hand; particularly hyperrealistic paintings. Why paint what you can photograph with someone quickly? These questions quickly faded when I found the work of Parag Sonarghare and suddenly, it
Why Hyperrealism Isn’t Dead: Reflections on Parag Sonarghare’s Art Read More »
Introduction The last few decades have witnessed a rise in individual artists from around the world to create work based on themes of cultural identity, social struggle and complex dialogue between tradition/modernity in different places. Misha Japanwala is one of them, a Pakistani artist and more recently fashion designer who has made her name through
The Irony & Sincerity in Misha Japanwala’s Practice Read More »
Art, especially abstract art, evokes many emotions, along with reefs of scepticism. The “I could do that too” argument has been countered many times with “Why didn’t you then?” And Mark Rothko is entrenched in that argument. If there is one artist who polarises art lovers and critics alike, it is Rothko, considered one of
If You Are Not Weeping Before a Rothko, Don’t Worry. You Are Not Alone Read More »
My last visit to the Nawab Palace of Murshidabad Hazardwari Palace which is now transformed into a museum, left me disheartened and questioning the notion of “better preservation.” As I observed the peeling wall paint and witnessed the neglect of priceless 17th and 18th-century oil paintings, I couldn’t help but reflect on the lack of