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Digvijay Nikam One of India’s most important art collections was put together by the Indian airline company Air India. The ‘Maharaja Collection’ as it came to be called comprises over 4000 works of art including paintings, sculptures, and sketches by stalwarts of the Indian art scene post-independence like M. F. Hussain, V. S. Gaitonde, Anjolie […]
Documenting Indian Women: The Introspective Paintings of B. Prabha 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
11000 Drawings by People on Display as an Ode to the Coronation of Charles III Read More »
Digvijay Nikam What kind of relationship does the work of art bear with the artist’s body? Is the latter only an agent to aesthetic creation where the locus of any transformation is the art work and not the body? The contemporary Indian artist Nikhil Chopra has tried to bridge this chasm by foregrounding the body
Using Time as Material: The genre-bending durational performances of Nikhil Chopra 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
The MET’s collection contains over 1000 objects linked to alleged looters 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
Investigation links Indian antiquities in the Met to art trafficker Subhash Kapoor Read More »
Raza@100: Noted painter Akhilesh talks about how the master artist helped him understand the language of colours.
Raza@100: Beginnings of an obsession with colour Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Why books, and what are they doing at the Kochi Muziris Biennale? If Biennale spaces are considered for the artworks in different mediums, then why are books considered, and how do they manage their role in art exhibitions? These questions are echoed in Biennale space; before addressing the subject, we must address
Are books Artwork or not? Read More »
Abhishek Kumar Ishan Tankha is a professional photographer based in New Delhi, India. He is renowned for his unique style of photography, which combines traditional techniques with modern technology. He is known for his ability to capture the beauty of his subjects and the emotion in every moment. Ishan has worked with many high-profile clients,
Ishan Tankha’s Creative Approach to Photography Read More »
Abhishek Kumar India receives a considerable influx of tourists each year, and its religious and cultural riches highlight the remarkable contribution Indian civilization has made to world heritage. India has a long and rich history, with numerous examples of stunning and innovative designs being built over the centuries, one of them being Mosque architecture. Mosque
Minarets, Mihrab and Minbar: Mosque Architecture in India Read More »
(Editor’s note: Abir Pothi is excited to bring you book excerpts from Raza: Jaisa Maine Dekha (Rajkamal Prakashan) by noted artist Akhilesh, where he has sketched with words his long association with Syed Haidar Raza from the author’s early days to Raza’s last. We thank Akhilesh for allowing us to translate and use excerpts for Abir readers.