Art India
The Thing Itself
Arjun Appadurai examines the aesthetic life of objects and reveals how their status and behaviour changes with altering circulation patterns and socio-political contexts.
10+ min |
March 2022
Art India
Spectres of the Real
Geeta Kapur presents varied readings of Ranbir Kaleka's Man Threading a Needle, a work which combines the painted image with video and sound.
10+ min |
March 2022
Art India
The Mutable Aesthetic of New Mediatic Realism
Nancy Adajania engages with the new turn in contemporary Indian art and provides the socio-political and aesthetic contexts to critique its manoeuvres and developments.
10+ min |
March 2022
Art India
"WHEN THE "IT'S IN THE MAIL" EXCUSE FOR MISSED DEADLINES HAD NOT GONE EXTINCT!"
Girish Shahane reminisces about how he marshalled the magazine to explore contemporary art.
3 min |
March 2022
Art India
A Dozen Ways of Viewing India
Ranjit Hoskote provides an account of the way art in India has, over the decades, reflected and questioned the state of the nation.
6 min |
March 2022
Art India
Flesh and Bone
Abhay Sardesai considers the contract between word and image in the works of eight artists.
8 min |
March 2022
Art India
Good Earth
Sandhya Bordewekar discusses the growth of ceramic art practices in the country.
7 min |
March 2022
Art India
FROM LONDON TO MUMBAI
Tasneem Mehta dwells on the thrill of engaging with the art scene in the late 1990s via ART India.
2 min |
March 2022
Art India
Now, Voyager
Travelling around has become more than a lifestyle choice for artists and their artworks. Zehra Jumabhoy journeys with them.
10+ min |
March 2022
Art Soul Life
Goodwill Gesture
PM Modi gifts hand-crafted artworks to Quad leaders showcasing India’s rich cultural diversity
3 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
HYUNDAI HONOURS 25 ARTISTS
Automaker Hyundai's philanthropic arm honours 25 artists with a grant of Rs 1 lakh each from diverse fields of art, craft and culture enabling them to focus on their art
2 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
TRIBUTE TO THE LEGEND
Three-day music festival in IGNCA to remember Bharat Ratna Pt Bhimsen Joshi, one of our greatest vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition
1 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
LALIT KALA AKADEMI AWARDS FOR 20 ARTISTS
The 62nd National Exhibition of Art covering artworks from a broad range of mediums exhibits artistic brilliance, innovative use of materials and aesthetic appeal of the selected artists
2 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
THE GLORY & DECLINE OF PATNA KALAM
The influence of two different styles - Mughal and British -produced one unique style in the form of Patna Kalam incorporating great aesthetic beauty and exuberant consciousness
7 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
The Power of the WRITTEN WORD
Pushpamala N's latest solo show comprises two distinct sets of works based on the common thread of scripts which seem contrary in nature; one is like shasanas: a practice associated with power and the other with resistance, says Saraswathy K Bhattathiri
4 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
ART FOR A CAUSE
New initiative by artist duo Thukral & Tagra called 'and Archive' includes a collection of books and gameplay to disseminate valuebased knowledge across different generations
1 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
THE LONE GENIUS
Even as he feels lonely in the present times of a new normal, acclaimed artist Riyas Komu challenges himself to remain alert and active through his art, says Neelam Gupta
10+ min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
ART IN EVERY CORNER
Every house in the Odisha village of Raghurajpur is a museum of art and each household has at least one Chitrakar, who is highly skilled and immensely creative
5 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
Rock Solid
Unakoti in Tripura is matchless in terms of absolute grandeur and artistry for its amazing rock-cut carvings and huge sculptures
3 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
A HOMEMAKER'S TRYST WITH ART
Kolkata-based Sangita Jain shows us nothing is impossible if you are passionate about it
1 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
BEAUTY IN A BLUR
A. Viswam's art disparages the linear theory of mechanical abstracts and goes beyond conventions of primal change. His abstracts are a free flow of stories, travels and association with rituals
4 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
GANDHI'S IDEALS, BUDDHA'S INSPIRATION
Earthy Hues showcases sculptures and artworks inspired by human evolution and nature featuring artists Anki Bhutia and G. Reghu
2 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
Traditionally CONTEMPORARY
Kanhai's Contemporary Golden Krishna exhibition displays different episodes from Krishna's life carrying forward the essence of traditional techniques into contemporary
1 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
Tradition Meets Modernity
Organised across five venues, Nepal’s biggest art event gives space to diverse forms of indigenous arts featuring more than 300 artworks from 130 artists
1 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
ART OF SAVING THE TIGER
Artist Michelle Poonawalla raises ₹7.4L for WWF with the auction of her tiger sculpture
1 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
THE MYSTERY OF THE INFINITE
Bharatanatyam dancer Geeta Chandran's new dance autobiography speaks of how she tackled the pandemic as an artist and inspires all to emerge out of darkness
4 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
The Palette of Dreams
Bright, sparkly, rippling with life and energy, bursting with love and longing, artist Samir Sarkar's paintings are sheer poetry written with colours
4 min |
May - July 2022
Art Soul Life
The Unity of Arts
A four-day multi-faceted arts festival at IGNCA provides artists, art connoisseurs an opportunity to understand, appreciate and facilitate the birth of new forms of art
2 min |
May - July 2022
Art India
Tree Ears, Bird Voices
Paths of rivers traced on tree barks, the map of a city located in a bulbul’s heart – Praneet Soi investigates imprints left by lost homes, finds Arushi Vats.
2 min |
February 2022
Art India
Vanishing Acts
Boundless mountains in Kartik Sood’s paintings open a portal to a world that is oneiric, intense and expansive, exults Arushi Vats.
4 min |