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Tetuan Dabaa Do- Strangulate It
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Keeping Chintan Upadhyaya’s recent work titled ‘Tetuan Dabaa Do’ done at the Sandharbh Workshop in Parthapur, Rajasthan in focus, JohnyML looks at the concept of site specific art and asks whether the change of location facilitates change of meaning in a site specific work of art. read on » |
Prajakta Potnis |
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Prajakta Potnis
The works of Prajakta Potnis, if you chase her own words, could be understood in a single phrase; they are the ‘interpretations of dreams.’ Then it sounds too Freudian. One has to look for case studies, for repressed desires and residual aspirations deposited in the realm of her subconscious. That would look too crude, considering the sophistication of her visual expressions. Obviously this artist looks for the collective unconsciousness of the society. more »
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Mahesh Baliga
Mahesh Baliga |
Born on 14 August 1982 in Mudubidri, Mangalore District, Karnataka, Mahesh Baliga did his BFA from the CAVA, Mysore University and currently he is final year post graduate student in painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.University, Baroda. more »
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Search for the Beyond
Yashwant Deshmukh |
With his solo show coming up in Delhi’s Sridharani Gallery presented by the Bombay Art Gallery, artist Yashwant Deshmukh is all set to show his large scale works. From paper to canvas, from small scale works to large scale paintings- Yashwant has traveled a long way. JohnyML profiles the artist. more »
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The Dancer on the Horse
Reflections on the Art of Iranna G R
G.R.Iranna |
G.R.Iranna’s life and art are featured by Ranjit Hoskote in an exclusive monograph titled ‘The Dancer on the Horse’. Published by London’s Lund Hamprees, this monograph will be distributed by Mapin in India. Release of this book coincides with a major solo by the artist at Berkley Square Gallery, London. exerpts»
Asian Art Report: January 2007
 Gina Fairley, writes on what is happening on the art scene of South East Asia. Fairley is an Australian arts writer working in South East Asia. She's worked as an arts manager in America and Australia, and since 2000 has split her time between the Philippines, Singapore and Sydney more »
Does Size Matter?
Dr. Seema Bawa, in a catalogue essay for the show ‘Does Size Matter’ curated by Bhavna Kakar, argues that the value of a work of art should not be counted as the prices for real estate are estimated and size is not the only determinant factor. |
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Steel, Stainless Still opens in New Delhi » » |
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Thotta Vaikuntam at Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi » » |
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Discourse of the Minor at MS University » » |
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A.Balasubramaniam at Talwar Gallery, New Delhi » » |
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Ramkinkar Baij International Seminar at Santiniketan » » |
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Sandarbh Baroda Chapter Concludes » » |
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N.S.Harsha and Natraj Sharma at Kalaghoda » » |
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Making History Our Own Opens at AIFACS » » |
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My Magnificent Obsession:
Collecting The Works Of Bhupen Khakhar
Brian |
New York based art collector Brian Weinstein writes about his passion for the works of late Bhupen Khakhar prior to a non-commercial exhibition of Bhupen’s works from his collection at Guild Art Gallery, New York. more »
Sandarbh, Baroda.
Amrita Gupta Singh visits the Sandarbh site specific workshop held at Baroda and introduces a photo-feature on the works done in the workshop. more »
Walking Through the Expanded Miniatures
JohnyML recounts the formative years of Aji VN and locates his current art practice amongst the works and deeds done during his five years stint at the Fine Arts College, Trivandrum. more » |
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Money vs Value
Oslo based artist Marianne Heier attempts to deconstruct the economic system within the field of art. Recently she made a presentation on her works at the Khoj Studios, New Delhi. Rashika Ojha catches up with her and tries to explain Heier’s art projects. more»
Through the Memory Lanes
Amrita Gupta Singh looks at the works of the Kolkatta based artists Paula Sengupta and Adip Dutta presented in a recent show by Project 88, Mumbai and comes out with a feeling that these works articulate a regional-(post)modern that is vigorous, ideologically conscious and experimental in approach. more»
Art from the Neo-Marxist Bengal
‘Pastiche’, a group show of West Bengal based artists hosted by the ABS Red Earth Gallery, Baroda, could arouse some interests. Despite the curatorial enthusiasm, the show could have hit the bull’s eye, had it been placed in an open ended premise and accommodated a few more artists, feels Amrita Gupta Singh. more» |
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Version True - Uma Nair
Shrinking Space for Art Criticism
 Space in newspapers all over the country seems to be shrinking in terms of art criticism. The only newspaper that carries art criticism in its honest integral format is The Hindu (though its best critic Gayatri Sinha seems to have a silent pause for some time) and to a small measure The Asian Age that carries a page every Tuesday. more »
Delhi Sketchbook - Johny ML
 Number 4, Katwaria Sarai. An unlikely address for an art project to take place. To relax the eyebrows, the invitation says, ‘opposite Qutub Hotel’. Thank God. The project takes place at the third floor barsati. Those who are with poor eyesight and an extra amount of flesh would find it difficult to reach the place. more »
Mumbai Sketchbook - Abhijit Tamhane
Between Mumbai and Kala Ghoda
 The Mumbai Festival, on from mid-January will come to a close now, while the Kala Ghoda Art Festival will begin 2nd February. With the latter is regarded as a special event for the visual arts, one looks forward to meet Natraj Sharma and N.S.Harsha who will make public installations, or come across the YMA (!... young Mumbaikar art) by Prajakta Palav, Himashu, or the lesser known Parag Tandel. more »
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