Parts, Wholes And The Spaces In Between

Sonal Sundararajan introduces Samira Rathod's free-spirited and rebellious explorations in the world of architecture, furniture and design.

"The Fine Art of Going to the Pictures."

Dr. Banerjee in Dr. Kulkarni's Nursing Home at Chemould Prescott Road brings together 26 paintings featuring a series of dramatic scenes from Hindi and Bengali films. In conversation with Abhay Sardesai, artist Atul Dodiya talks about childhood trips to movie halls, painted figures gripped by tension, and the closeness and remoteness of cinematic images.

"To Finally Have Something of Your Own to Mine."

Dayanita Singh is the recipient of the coveted 2022 Hasselblad Award. Keeping the photograph at the centre, she speaks to Shreevatsa Nevatia about books, book objects, photo novels, exhibitions and museums.

OF DIVINE LOSS

Shaurya Kumar explores the relationship between the subject and object of devotion, finds Aranya.

THE PAST AND ITS SHADOWS

Neha Mitra visits two shows and three artists in Mumbai.

FORCE OF NATURE

Alwar Balasubramaniam dwells on absences and ephemeralities in his new work, states Meera Menezes.

SHAPES OF WATER

Devika Sundar's works delineate the murky, malleable boundaries between the human body and the organic world, says Joshua Muyiwa.

INTIMATIONS OF INTIMACY

Sunil Gupta shares his journey with Gautami Reddy.

THE FRACTURED PROSPECT

Nocturnal landscapes as ruins in the making? Adwait Singh looks at Biraaj Dodiya's scenes of loss.

TEETERING BEYOND OUR GRASP

Meera Menezes traces Mahesh Baliga's journey from Moodabidri to London.

BETWEEN DEATH & DESIRE

Exploring the urgency of our instincts and the darkness in our hearts, T. Venkanna comes up with works that overwhelm, suggests Jasmine Shah Varma.

QUOTIDIAN REVOLUTIONS

Arushi Vats shows how Rajyashri Goody is remaking the public sphere by addressing Dalit identity and history.

MEASURES OF SILENCE

Dia Mehhta Bhupal's constructed sets evoke absent presences and textural depth, states Sandhya Bordewekar.

FREIGHT OF ANXIETIES

Arshi Irshad Ahmadzai, Saubiya Chasmawala and Baaraan Ijlal explore longing and loss, despair and disruption. Shweta Upadhyay looks at how women and wounds make their presence felt in their works.

The Grand and Intimate Designs of the Universe

Whether staring up at the stars or examining the cracks in a wall, we are all part of the same cosmic story, says Premjish Achari, as he moves in and out of Jitish Kallat’s inter-connected zones of signification.

RETURN TO RHYTHM

The 14th edition of the India Art Fair, with its extended sprawl of galleries, witnessed a consolidation of energies, feels Aranya.

CASTING A SPELL

Nauman Khalid dwells on Ali Kazim's Suspended in Time at the Ashmolean.

The Double

By capturing the life of a stunt man in Kannada films and exploring the adjustments made during film shoots, Amshu Chukki dwells on the leakages between real and cinematic life, finds K Sridhar.

All Eyes on The Prize

Jasmine Shah Varma gives a round-up of this year's Asia Arts Game Changer Awards India.

KEEPING QUIET AND SPEAKING OUT

The Whitney Biennial 2022 is only partially successful in addressing forms of control and exclusion present in American society and life, observes Rohini Iyengar.

HURTING IMAGES

Tanya Abraham discusses how accusations of anti-Semitism have overwhelmed documenta 15.

RE-CONNECTING, RE-CONSTRUCTING, RE-IMAGINING

The India Art Fair returns after a pandemic-induced hiatus. Aranya picks and discusses the significant works on display.

Anatomy of a Crisis

As people cope with a raging pandemic, N. S. Harsha maps changing collective behaviour and altering community life with empathy and irony, finds Kamayani Sharma.

Star Struck

What is the place of the self in the universe? Desmond Lazaro scours the sky for signs, reveals Pooja Savansukha.

The Grand Scheme of Things

Objects, memories and rituals come together to create a spectacle. Meera Menezes plays witness to Subodh Gupta's Cosmic Battle.

Unsung Heroes

From Partition refugees to Bandwallahs, Krishen Khanna installs the marginalised figure at the centre of his practice, observes Yashodhara Dalmia.

A Rich Mosaic

Anirudh Chari visits a show in Kolkata that tries to chart and celebrate the multi-directional journey of Indian art over the last 75 years.

Six Variations on a Theme

Artists take the line for a walk in different directions. Anirudh Chari falls in step.

Three Robust Enquiries

KP Reji, T. Venkanna and Smriti Dixit's new works foreground the freedom to resist, desire and reimagine, discovers Jasmine Shah Varma.

The Ecology of a Crisis

How do artists respond to environmental degradation, damage and disaster? Lajja Shah visits a group show that addresses the catastrophe staring us in the face.