Hyderabad | Naik City, art from the gaze of an autorickshaw

Hyderabad | Naik City, art from the gaze of an autorickshaw

Autorickshaws are a recurring motif in artist Rajesh Naik’s work. For him, autos have been windows to the world since childhood. Growing up in Hyderabad’s Old City, he often watched — and at times accompanied — his father, who earned a living by driving an autorickshaw. Eventually, Rajesh too began driving after school hours to […]

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In Hyderabad, artist Rahul Mitra’s Box City installation draws attention to urban living

In Hyderabad, artist Rahul Mitra’s Box City installation draws attention to urban living

At the State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad, artist Rahul Mitra takes a look at the 300 cardboard boxes he bought from the Esamia Bazar in Koti. Once he paints them, these boxes will go into designing an installation titled ‘Box City’, alluding to box-like homes in urban spaces. He has showcased Box City installations internationally […]

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