[ad_1] A view of the show at Lalit Kala Akademi | Photo Credit: special arrangement Today, the Lalit Kala Akademi gallery is red. Many gradient shades of the colour hang heavy on the 90-odd canvases that fill the space: crimsons and reds that are sometimes sharply broken by a deviant, rogue black or grey. But […]
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[ad_1] A series of abstract artworks by A Viswam on display | Photo Credit: special arrangement Walking through Lalit Kala Akademi today envelopes one in a journey of the city’s artistic culture. For one sees the dance of Radha/Krishna on a canvas as well as their grandmother’s folktales come to life, all within the same […]
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[ad_1] Manifestoes in the Open Air presents a slice of what contemporary Indian art means in today’s context | Photo Credit: special arrangement Artist Basist Kumar’s photorealist canvases are one for the books. At Lalit Kala Akademi today, his body of work speaks a decipherable language — whether it be in large swathes of familiar […]
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[ad_1] A view of the Broadlands Hotel in Triplicane | Photo Credit: special arrangement Chennai is home to multiple art institutions, and a legacy that boasts of a regional Modernist movement that is unlike any in the country. Yet, conversation surrounding visual art is often restricted to the usual suspects: galleries, artists and patrons alike. […]
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[ad_1] V. Umashankar’s Solitude Memories, | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As the Progressive Painter’s Association completes 79 years of its existence, Artworld Sarala Art International Chennai celebrates the occasion with a display of paintings and sculptures by artists from the association. The exhibition was curated collectively by the association and features creations by 23 artists […]
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[ad_1] At Koilpitchai Prabhakar’s exhibition space | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Artist Koilpitchai Prabakar’s mottamadi (terrace) transforms into a gallery every summer. The walls are whitewashed, and bright light bulbs are brought out. He, along with a few architect friends, does up the place with recycled material such as jute fabric and cardboard rolls […]
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[ad_1] Artist SG Vasudev | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas SG Vasudev stoops over a blank canvas. This time, he is not armed with a brush. Instead, the artist works with tiny, incongruous, stray pieces of paper that were once part of magazines, catalogues and notebook covers, and a trusty tube of glue. The veteran artist […]
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[ad_1] The 10-minute theatre festival, Short + Sweet South India, makes a comeback after two years with enthusiastic participation from new faces and young groups The 10-minute theatre festival, Short + Sweet South India, makes a comeback after two years with enthusiastic participation from new faces and young groups Every year, since 2011, the Chennai […]
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[ad_1] In a first, Madras Art Weekend, a curated three-day long event for the arts, celebrates the visual art culture of Chennai through exhibitions, panel discussions and a workshop In a first, Madras Art Weekend, a curated three-day long event for the arts, celebrates the visual art culture of Chennai through exhibitions, panel discussions and […]
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[ad_1] Chennai gets a new community art centre, set between printing, framing and canvas stores. Putting access at the forefront, it is also one of India’s affordable galleries Chennai gets a new community art centre, set between printing, framing and canvas stores. Putting access at the forefront, it is also one of India’s affordable galleries […]
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