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India’s art residencies: Held back by uncertainty in 2021

Getaways and collectives of artists have been severely limited by the Covid-19 pandemic, with some doubt still lingering in the air for now. Team Pothi does a round-up In the first week of March 2021, a handful of India’s most prominent pan-city galleries, including Experimenter, Nature Morte, Chemould Prescott Road and Vadehra Art Gallery, announced

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Addiction and art: Where do you think that tenth glass of whisky is leading you?

Santanu Borah dwells on a subject that has been contentious across history: do spirits and contrabands help you make that masterpiece? Like the average individual I like to socialise. In these social events the discussion does veer towards art, though that happens rarely. A large part of socialising, often, results in mild drunken arguments. Sometimes,

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Talking art with Veer Munshi Part 2: Life in Baroda and a newer perspective on what makes an artist

Artist Veer Munshi tells Santanu Borah why living the life of an artist and following a process that even includes mundane chores, is important in becoming an artist. This is Part 2 of a four-part series. You can read the first part here As expected, life change once Veer Munshi made it to Baroda. The

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Talking art with Veer Munshi: Idyllic childhood in Kashmir and his first brush with painting

Artist Veer Munshi remembers his early life in Kashmir and tells Santanu Borah what made him want to go to Baroda. This is first part of a four-part series There are enough instances in the history of the human race that shows that conflict mothers great ideas, events and art. The thinking human being always

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Raza@100: Artist Akhilesh talks about the many times he crossed paths with the master of colour

(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.

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One needs to understand that even good artists do bad work sometimes: Kyamas Anklesaria

Art lover and collector Kyamas Anklesaria, who was in the core team of Reliance’s Harmony Art Show, tells the Pothi team how he views art The world of art is richer not only because there are artists, but also because of those who appreciate it, show it and buy it. And then there are those

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From traditional to unconventional art, the designers who include it all

Abir Pothi presents Room For More Art — a series of features on interior designers across geographic boundaries, discussing with them the nuances of their profession, their methods of sourcing and projecting art into their work, the challenges they face, and a whole lot more perspective.   Riddhi Pandya: An ever-evolving interaction with art As

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