The lines are blurring when it comes to brand events, fashion shows, gala dinners, and even exhibitions. Sophisticated décor and great food no longer make the cut; instead, styling and choreography are taking centrestage. A mixed tribe of design people — from varied backgrounds such as art, music, culinary, fashion, and retail — are helping […]
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For one weekend this month, a corner of New Delhi transformed into its own garden of earthly delights at the 16th edition of the annual India Art Fair (IAF), where art in all manner of shape, form, material, provenance, and pedigree took centrestage. At its largest edition yet, 120 Indian and international exhibitors showed classical, […]
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Ten months after Art Mumbai debuted at the Mahalaxmi Race Course — with a unique curation that blended art and the city’s brand of glamour and entertainment — the long-standing India Art Fair (IAF) in New Delhi announced it would be heading to the Maximum City, too, but in 2025. To be hosted at the […]
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No riding boots were to be found at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Race Course in the middle of November. On a Saturday afternoon, braving traffic, an unseasonal temperature spike and the risk of whiplash, well-heeled visitors to Art Mumbai walked into a veritable garden of curiosities at the race track. The question was, which to stop at […]
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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 […]
Continue Reading.jpg "Hyderabad at the India Art Fair 2024: Kalakriti, Shrishti and Dhi galleries showcase artworks in which the contemporary meets traditional imagery")
Three galleries from Hyderabad — Kalakriti, Shrishti and Dhi Contemporary — will be making their presence felt at the 15th edition of the India Art Fair 2024 (IAF), to be held in New Delhi from February 1 to 4 at NSIC Exhibition Grounds. This year’s edition features around 100 exhibitors, including 71 galleries, seven design […]
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Blue is a shade that rarely finds a berth for itself on the spectrum of ‘food colours’. Sure, we have the now-faddish blue pea flower — known multifariously as Asian pigeon wings or aparajita in India — imparting its cobalt blue hue to everything from dim sum to cocktails, but that’s pretty much it for […]
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Blue is a shade that rarely finds a berth for itself on the spectrum of ‘food colours’. Sure, we have the now-faddish blue pea flower — known multifariously as Asian pigeon wings or aparajita in India — imparting its cobalt blue hue to everything from dim sum to cocktails, but that’s pretty much it for […]
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They are Resting at Their Destination by Archisman Roy, as part of Sands of Time II at Kalakriti Hyderabad | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Time, fluid and pausing for none, serves as an archive for political and social histories, containing within it both personal and collective experiences. Sands of Time II, the sculpture exhibition mooted […]
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Hair & Her – The Politics of Hair Bound. Unbound. Short. Long. Coloured. Grey. Hair is beauty and protest, identity and statement. At the recent India Art Fair (IAF), an installation of 16 images — of a woman covered in hair, almost imprisoned by it — was one of the most photographed. An accompanying short […]
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