Art | Agents of change: six women artists discuss their canvas and worldview

Art | Agents of change: six women artists discuss their canvas and worldview

A couple of years ago, Laurence des Cars was named the head of Louvre. The importance sinks in when you realise it is the first time ever in the Parisian museum’s 230-year-history that a woman sits at the top. The same year, Rijksmuseum featured women artists in its ‘Gallery of Honour’ — the first time […]

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Let’s talk song and satire | The mood is lighter at the 2022-2023 Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Let’s talk song and satire | The mood is lighter at the 2022-2023 Kochi-Muziris Biennale

Artists setting up at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale | Photo Credit: Madhu Krishnan One would expect hope to be the cornerstone of a biennale that’s opening after three demanding years of the pandemic. And while it is, the fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is a lot more — encompassing humour, satire, resilience, joy, protest. The […]

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18 cities, 1 art plan: The second edition of AF Weekender has ambitious pan-India goals

18 cities, 1 art plan: The second edition of AF Weekender has ambitious pan-India goals

AF Weekender, India’s first pan-India art event, will have galleries staying open beyond working hours and special studio visits for young collectors   AF Weekender, India’s first pan-India art event, will have galleries staying open beyond working hours and special studio visits for young collectors   This weekend, art took to the streets in a big way. […]

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Survival of the greenest

Survival of the greenest

Surviving All Odds by Shirley Mathew is a celebration of Nature’s triumph despite rampant urbanisation Surviving All Odds by Shirley Mathew is a celebration of Nature’s triumph despite rampant urbanisation “The lockdown was a difficult phase for everyone, but with time Nature began surfacing,” says Bengaluru-based artist Shirley Mathew. “During this trying period, we survived, […]

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Portraits of characters from ‘The Mahabharata’ on display at Chennai exhibition

Portraits of characters from ‘The Mahabharata’ on display at Chennai exhibition

A series of paintings by artist Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharjee zooms in on the characters of The Mahabharata, particularly their faces A series of paintings by artist Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharjee zooms in on the characters of The Mahabharata, particularly their faces The Mahabharata is an all-encompassing text. Stories that lay hidden in its vastness have come a long […]

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New York gallery showcases the work of Kerala artist Tom Vattakuzhy

New York gallery showcases the work of Kerala artist Tom Vattakuzhy

Tom Vattakuzhy’s solo show ‘Song of the Dusk’ on at a gallery in New York captures the loneliness and uncertainty of the pandemic times Tom Vattakuzhy’s solo show ‘Song of the Dusk’ on at a gallery in New York captures the loneliness and uncertainty of the pandemic times A gradual sense of disquiet begins to […]

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‘Outside the Window’, an art show by six artists in Thiruvananthapuram, celebrates myriad themes and perspectives

‘Outside the Window’, an art show by six artists in Thiruvananthapuram, celebrates myriad themes and perspectives

Group art exhibitions have a different vibe to them. ‘Outside the Window’, an ongoing art exhibition at Museum Auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram, has nearly 100 works of six artists, part of an art collective, Colourbees. Formed over a year ago, Dipu Kalliyoor, Seema CR, Anila V, Suma SM, Nisha Anu and Nithin Thulaseedharan make up the […]

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