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By Rajesh Kumar Black and white photographs dating back to the 1980s, colour photographs shot in front of historical sites of Delhi, and portraits showcasing behavioural identities of queers from different regions — these comprise the collection that adorns the walls of the Vadehra Art Gallery for the ongoing solo exhibition of Sunil Gupta. The […]
Cruising through the world of the queer community Read More »
AI-generated prize-winning artwork puts award to question Jason M. Allen of Pueblo West, Colorado, took home the first place blue ribbon in the Colorado State Fair\’s contest for emerging digital artists. What is of exceptional note is that he ‘created’ his entry with Midjourney, an artificial intelligence program that turns lines of text into hyper-realistic
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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By Rajesh Kumar “A persistent memory shapes our future. Attempting to arrive at some clarity, by reiterating the one memory with the multiples of what seems like the same work, persistence has created its own rhythm and cadence”, states Jahangir Asgar Jani in his artist statement for his solo show titled ‘Pareidolia: Songs of (Dis)Belief’.
An exhibition of watercolours reflecting the viewer’s own perception Read More »
By Rajesh Kumar An ongoing group show at Gallerie Nvya titled ‘Threadsuns’ takes cues from the poetry of the Romanian-German writer and translator who went by the pseudonym ‘Paul Celan’. As per the show’s curator, “‘Threadsuns’ was a collection of poems by Paul Celan as well as an essential part of a larger scope of
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By Rajesh Kumar ‘The Rear Window’ by Anupam Sud seems as an apt depiction of urban life that shows the public hush and rush in a city bus of Delhi, with emphasis on the human body. “Sinister and enigmatic, deceptive and irreal, these compositions also carry a subtle sense of humour, playfulness and even mischief.
Anupam Sud: Human Puzzles on display at KNMA Read More »
Meeting of Two Disciplines: Visual Art and Architecture Trupti Dave, Kaushik Gajjar, Hemang Dave, Manish Sharma, Abhishek Mandala, Samarth Mistry, and Mitul Desai, seven artists from Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara, have collaborated on an art exhibition at Ahmedabad\’s Amdavad Ni Gufa Art gallery. The theme of the presentation is \’Cosmic Homes’. The show focuses on
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
‘Art, Community, City’: Concerns about public art 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
Frida Kahlo’s artworks in Metaverse; Digital Art Fair dates declared Read More »
By Vinay Seth Delhi Art Week, a unique “phygital” collaboration While happy to connect, the Delhi Art Week team began the conversation by expressing their disagreement with and disappointment over a particular point in my coverage pertaining to their effort — they stressed that the apple-to-apple comparison of the Delhi Art Week with the Delhi