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Veteran artist Amit Ambalal tells the Pothi team how he is coping with the pandemic situation by following his own bliss. With the pandemic raging all around us, we need to redraw the lines of our lives and figure out how we can continue doing art. Amidst the mayhem, artists have to find a way […]
By the Abir Pothi team These are tough times. There seems to be no better way of saying it. We have only fathomed superficially how deep the rabbit-hole goes. In such times, it sets us thinking how artists cope with difficult times and how that moment in time affects their creative output. So, we decided
Caution: Some of you may find this a bit disturbing, but it is the sign of the times Read More »
April 16, On This Day The passing of a great portraitist Born in March 1746, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes passed away on April 16, 1828. The Spanish romantic painter and printmaker is was immensely successful in his lifetime, and is often referred to as both the last of the Old Masters and the
Last of the Old Masters, first of the moderns Read More »
April 3, On This Day Developed in reaction to World War I, the Dada movement consisted of artists who rejected the logic, reason, and aestheticism of modern capitalist society, instead expressing nonsense, irrationality, and anti-bourgeois protest in their works. German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet Max Ernst was a primary pioneer of Dadaism, and
Birth of a master of anti-capitalist, surreal works Read More »
The experienced real estate businessman in Sameer Sinha gauges how the rapidly surging housing market could provide an incredible opportunity to innumerable young artists across India, who he also feels carry explosive potential to take on the global market. In Samvaad, Sinha further holds forth on art’s transition into the digital realm, and reveals his own distinctive way of engaging with art
‘At the end of our lives we will all be stories — better make it a good one’ Read More »
The Art Market 2021 Report is out. This Art Basel and UBS survey has been prepared by Dr. Clare McAndrew, Founder of Arts Economics. The Pothi team brings you excerpts and overviews of this incisive report. This is part 4 of a six-part series. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here and
Global Auction houses innovate digitally to stay relevant in the ‘New Normal’ Read More »
First of it kind hybrid biennale – digital and physical – will showcase collections from different museums. The Pothi team report The first Museum Biennale is started today in Patna, a day on which the Bihar Divas is celebrated as well. This mega-event at the Bihar Museum is the first of its kind in India.
7-day Museum Biennale kicks off at the Bihar Museum in Patna Read More »
\”I remember I wrote a letter to my father those days, and he sent me a money order of seven rupees.\”
From a small village to MSU, pages from the journey of Haku Shah Read More »
Nidheesh Tyagi tells you why the living through difficult times makes us more human and saves the best of us from the worst of us As the world is talking less about Covid and more about vaccine jabs, it is time to come out of almost a year-long dark depressing tunnel and breathe in the
Notes from an open optimist Read More »
On his birth week, the Abir Pothi team pays tribute to the artist who had the guts to be what he was before it was fashionable in India Imagine it is 1981. Less than two years after the first ‘Coming Out Day’ was celebrated by the LGBTQ+ community on October 14, 1979. And you have
How Bhupen Khakhar came out as gay through his painting ‘You Can’t Please All’ Read More »