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Krispin Joseph PX No one can tell the meaning of the colour black quickly. Black is a colour or the mindset or conditions that some people encounter and face in daily life. Grey or black colour may be the reason for exclusion from the elite space, and that makes sense in some spaces. ‘Who are […]
Why ‘Black’ and what’s the meaning? Read More »
Abhishek Kumar ‘Anyone to whom equality is integral is feminist’ — Sonia Khurana Sonia Khurana is a contemporary Indian artist who works across various mediums including video, photography, performance, and installation. Khurana is regarded as one of the leading contemporary artists in India and her work continues to push boundaries and challenge the status quo.
Khurana’s approach to performance art as a means of social and political transformation Read More »
Saptarshi Ghosh Reena Saini Kallat and Jitish Kallat Reena Saini Kallat is a renowned artist whose practice spans drawing, photography, sculpture and installation. Born in 1973, Reena investigates history, collective memory, identity and nationhood through her art. She often works with materials like official records, state constitutions, maps and archaeological surveys. Reena is married to
Abhishek Kumar February 11, ON THIS DAY Graham Ovenden is an English artist and photographer. He is best known for his highly detailed and realistic paintings of rural English landscapes, as well as his photographs of historical buildings and monuments. His photographs and paintings often depict young children in a manner that some people have
Graham Ovenden’s Controversy and Contribution to Art History 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
Gold glass ‘Roma’ discovered in Rome during work on the city’s subway Read More »
Ved Prakash Bhardwaj It is a good sign that many galleries have displayed works by young artists at the India Art Fair 2023. Many of these artists have forged their own identities, while some are just starting their journey. Senior and famous artists usually get priority at art fairs but it is good to see
From Masters to Emerging Contemporary Artists at India Art Fair 2023 Read More »
Ved Prakash Bhardwaj Akbar Padamsee’s name is prominent among the artists who gave direction to modern Indian art. He has been doing both abstract and figurative works. He also sculpted, did photography, wrote on art, made films and digital prints. He worked in all fields of expression. That’s why his art cannot be tied to
Psychological Expressions in Akbar Padamsee’s Head Series Read More »
Krispin Joseph Px Kochi Muziris Biennale brings artists and art projects from marginalised communities. That representation is less than they want and the same as what they get in other regions of social visibility. Many underrepresented subjects are exhibited in this Biennale, and doubtful about who represents these subjects. Elite-class people and artists representing the
Ambedkarite art in Communities of Choice Read More »
Saptarshi Ghosh In what appears to be a still from a 1950s black-and-white film noir, a masked woman donning a black hat sits at a table in a cafe, looking directly at the viewer. She reappears in an oleograph purportedly printed in 1908 by the famed colonial-era Calcutta Art Studio, but this time in the
The Many Avatars of Pushpamala N. Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX It’s an absolute godsend to see the photographic work of Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam’s work in Kochi Muziris Biennale in this contemporary political-social context. Shahidul Alam is a pioneering photographer in Bangladesh, and he uses the camera as a socio-political tool, not to capture images but to expose society’s bare truth. He
Touching the political soul of a country with a Camera Read More »