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Agency of the Female Nude Figure: The Empowering Oeuvre of Vasundhara Tewari Broota

“To choose a human being as a subject comes naturally, and to choose a woman even more naturally because that’s the form I relate to.” – Vasundhara Tewari Broota. Vasundhara Tewari Broota is an Indian painter born in Kolkata in 1955 and moved to New Delhi when she was fifteen. After an initial stint studying law, […]

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Retinal Pleasure: Shibu Nateson’s Solo Exhibition at The Guild

Tsuktiben Jamir In a celebration of artistic diversity and contemplation of the social fabric that surrounds us, Shibu Natesan’s solo exhibition, “Retinal Pleasure,” is set to captivate art enthusiasts at Alibaug, Mumbai. In this exhibition, Showcasing an expansive range of artistic genres, including still lives, landscapes, and rare self-portraits, Natesan’s art offers a unique perspective

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Revolutionizing Museums: Bihar Museum Biennale Disrupts Historical Narratives and Inspires Cultural Renaissance

Aditya Sisodia Museums had long served as custodians of history and repositories of cultural treasures, dating back to ancient times when Ennigaldi-Nanna’s museum in Mesopotamia pioneered the concept of curated collections. Today, museums have proliferated exponentially, holding artefacts and nations’ collective cultural wealth. However, can museums transcend their role as mere storehouses of historical relics?

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Unveiling the Plans for a New KNMA at Delhi and Venice

Tsuktiben Jamir Established in 2010, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) is India’s first modern and contemporary art museum, based in New Delhi. The KNMA is a non-profit and non-commercial organisation that strives to demonstrate the dynamic link between art and culture through its exhibits, educational exhibits, publications, and public programmes. The Kiran Nadar Museum

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Celebration of Jewellery: AstaGuru’s upcoming Auction

Tsuktiben Jamir AstaGuru is India’s Premium Auction House for Art, Antiques and Luxury items. Established in 2008, AstaGuru deals in modern and contemporary Indian art, jewellery, fine silver, watches, celebrity memorabilia, textiles, numismatics, rare books, philately, as well as vintage cars. ‘Jewellery, Silver & Timepieces’ is another one of AstaGuru’s upcoming auctions that is scheduled

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Using Time as Material: The genre-bending durational performances of Nikhil Chopra

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

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A jouney through Shrimanti Saha’s creative world: The ‘Reveries in the Atelier’ exhibition

Tsuktiben Jamir Vadehra Art Gallery in New Delhi, India is a contemporary art gallery that was established in the year 1987. It was started as an effort to celebrate the rich and versatile Indian art. They are currently showcasing Shrimanti Saha’s solo exhibition called ‘Reveries in the Atelier’ and will be on view till the

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