A Tyeb Mehta might fetch 3 million dollars; Lalu Prasad Shaw Retrospective opens today; and Picasso’s 50th death anniversary to be commemorated
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Ina Puri on Lalu Prasad Shaw: “You will be surprised”
By Vinay Seth I had the privilege of having a heart-to-heart conversation with Ina Puri on her upcoming retrospective on the Bengal master Lalu Prasad Shaw. The show is subtitled \’Early and Recent Works\’. The \’Early\’ part largely comprises Lalu\’s prints from the 70s and 80s, and the \’Recent\’ works mostly consist of works done
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Sudhir Patwardhan: Painter of the Particular
On a cursory glance, Sudhir Patwardhan’s cityscapes might look akin to Edward Hopper’s paintings. But while Hopper’s scenes often show figures in solitude against the backdrop of the geometrically laid-out Western city, Sudhir’s canvases are often brimming with toiling bodies struggling in a bustling Indian city in construction. The Social backdrop of Sudhir’s Patwardhan’s visual
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First Take Update, 2022: Eminent Jury expediently selects Finalists for exhibition
By Vinay Seth Since 2016, Abir has been annually inviting artwork entries from emerging artists from all over India, whereafter the entrants are shortlisted for displaying their works in a group show. From these shortlisted exhibition finalists, the top few — 10 this year — are selected for the First Take award, carrying an honorarium.
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Exhibit focusing on Alienation, curated by Meera Menezes (Part of DCAW 2022)
The Delhi Contemporary Art Week (DCAW) 2022 has been showcasing a large number of artworks by diverse artists selected by 7 eminent art galleries of the city. While the exhibiting space of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) at the Bikaner House has been used in an interesting manner. But what is equally interesting is
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11 Fresh Faces at DCAW 2022
By Vinay Seth and Abhishek Kumar To view in an enlarged, slideshow format, click on the image. [ngg src=\”galleries\” ids=\”7\” display=\”basic_slideshow\”] Delhi Contemporary Art Week (DCAW) 2022 is showing at the Bikaner House, New Delhi. It ends on Wednesday, 7th September 2022. admin
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7 Indian Artist-Teachers who moulded future generations
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7 Reasons to visit DCAW 2022
At the launch of the Delhi Contemporary Art Week 2022, our team was overwhelmed by the humdrum created by the large number of attendees comprising a mixed gathering of artists, handbag-holding culture connoisseurs and Gucci-wearing fashionistas, among others. While this gathering itself was a spectacle of sorts, we managed to take a good look at
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‘Art, Community, City’: Concerns about public art
By Abhishek Kumar and Vinay Seth On the penultimate day of the Delhi Art Week 2022, its Co organisers, along with the Culture Plus Foundation held a conversation themed, ‘Art, Community, City’ at the ballroom of Bikaner House, New Delhi. The talk took place among several panellists from different organisations with a stake in contemporary
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Insta artists who tell stories: From personal to political to fantastical
It might be called ‘The Gram’, but it’s worth a TON of exposure. Instagram has always been all about visual impact, and it’s where you find some of the finest artists in the world today, from the heavyweights to the hidden talent. Abir Pothi embarks on a series that will highlight the best of Instagram
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