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Lakshmi Madhavan explores identity, heritage through kasavu cloth, bridging art and tradition through weavers

Lakshmi Madhavan explores identity, heritage through kasavu cloth, bridging art and tradition through weavers

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For conceptual artist Lakshmi Madhavan, the gossamer fine cotton cloth woven with gold zari (kasavu) is her chosen medium to explore a people’s stories, culture and social mooring. The Mumbai-based artist uses the kasavu-bordered cotton textile to explore her identity, her roots and her efforts to bridge the different facets of her life while juxtaposing […]

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New Delhi | 1,000 ways to oneness at the India Art Fair

New Delhi | 1,000 ways to oneness at the India Art Fair

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As a witness to the India Art Fair (IAF) since its inception, I have a distinct memory from an earlier outtake — children peeking over the boundary wall of the fairgrounds, disrupting the manicured landscape with raw curiosity and unchecked laughter returned in equal compassion by waving visitors and participants. A performance of childlike spirit […]

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