Anjali Venkat’s glass art show in Chennai draws from Nature

Anjali Venkat’s glass art show in Chennai draws from Nature

A close look at artist Anjali Venkat’s work on glass | Photo Credit: special arrangement Copper florets with a glinting red centre, complement a green, layered carpet of lotus leaves. The stray reds, in a gradient shade, draw one only a few seconds later as more foliage, all made in glass, waits to catch the […]

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Chennai | Five art shows that you should not miss this week

Chennai | Five art shows that you should not miss this week

If you are a lover of the arts, there is no better time to be in Chennai. As the all-encompassing ode to classical arts — the Margazhi season — came to an end , contemporary arts started taking over white cubes, museums campuses, shopping malls, and (soon) MRT stations in the city, much to the […]

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Madras Art Weekend 2024: Explore this art and design showcase in Chennai

Madras Art Weekend 2024: Explore this art and design showcase in Chennai

It is not often that a white cube, its silence and solemnity broken only by colour and canvas on walls, gets inundated. Last week, the precursor show of the upcoming contemporary art festival Madras Art Weekend that highlighted over 60 artists from South India titled Spotlight on the South opened to a sizeable crowd — […]

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Chennai | Madras Art Weekend highlights paintings and sculptures by 60 South Indian artists

Chennai | Madras Art Weekend highlights paintings and sculptures by 60 South Indian artists

Art and spaces that hold art have for long been synonymous with quietude, hushed whispers, and silent observation. Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai on December 5, however, painted a contrasting picture. The recently-renovated gallery was bursting at the seams with over 60 artists, their 200-plus pieces of work, and enthusiastic patrons and well-wishers, at the […]

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