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‘Art can be intimidating but we want to offer a non-pretentious open conversation as a starting point’: Jaya Asokan, Director, India Art Fair
February 03, 2023 16:35 IST
" We understand that art and the art world are at times intimidating but we want to offer a non-pretentious open conversation as a starting point. This year, the talks will also be documented like an action plan that will be widely circulated and made accessible to the public," says India Art Fair director Jaya Ashokan.
Fri, Feb 03, 2023
French Ambassador’s photos capture Indian cities through exhibition in Delhi
February 03, 2023 02:40 IST
As his travels across India continue, Lenain is constantly adding to his archive. The photographs from the ongoing exhibition, meanwhile, are also being shared by him on his Instagram. The final chapter of the showcase in IHC are photographs of statues in cities across India with coverings.
Fri, Feb 03, 2023
As museums in Europe oppose the use of word ‘mummy’, its origins and history
January 28, 2023 11:17 IST
Museums across Europe are starting to adopt terms such as "mummified person" or the individual's name to assert that they were once living. Here's why
Sun, Jan 29, 2023
What Anjolie Ela Menon calls ‘The Husain Horse Syndrome’Sign In to read
January 28, 2023 10:20 IST
Anjolie Ela Menon, 82, on painting divine mothers in her current exhibition at Vadehra Art Gallery in New Delhi, her recurring symbols and being friends with Husain
Fri, Jan 27, 2023
Making art accessible to children, one artist and one artwork at a time
January 18, 2023 13:13 IST
In the year that marks Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's 50th death anniversary, a look at his artwork that appeared on an Indian postage stamp
Wed, Jan 18, 2023
Snapshots from road to Freedom
January 14, 2023 04:47 IST
The political shares space with the cultural — and there are portraits of stalwarts such as shehnai legend Bismillah Khan, posters of films such as Mother India (1957), and Nemai Ghosh’s photograph from the sets of Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj ke Khilari (1977).
Sat, Jan 14, 2023
What makes Nandalal Bose’s 1938 Haripura posters essential viewing
January 04, 2023 16:40 IST
Making art accessible to children, one artist and one artwork at a time
Wed, Jan 04, 2023
Despite all the turmoil, why Kochi Biennale must go on
December 25, 2022 04:20 IST
With the fifth edition of the Kochi Biennale finally opening on December 23 after an unprecedented postponement, VANDANA KALRA on the chaotic run-up to the event and why, despite all the turmoil, it’s important that the show, the only such celebration of art and artists in the country, goes on
Sun, Dec 25, 2022
Why South African artist William Kentridge doesn’t use colour in his artSign In to read
December 18, 2022 06:15 IST
In this exclusive interview, Kentridge speaks about performing at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the logic in the absurd and understanding the world through art
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Kerala octogenarian coach Rufus D’Souza, who still trains 40-50 at his first ground, is rooting for Messi
December 17, 2022 20:46 IST
As one who closely analyses all football matches, D’Souza is disappointed that 'out of 90 minutes, the ball is played forward only for 20 minutes’ and thinks India’s women’s team is better than its men’s team.
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Staff crunch, venue delay: Kochi Biennale scrambles to get its act together
December 15, 2022 19:48 IST
While the organisers cited “organisational challenges, compounded by external factors” for the last-minute postponement, several participants feel the announcement could have been made earlier.
Fri, Dec 16, 2022
Marred by delays, Kochi Biennale opens — slightly, formally
December 13, 2022 03:05 IST
The event also marked the completion of 10 years of the Biennale, with the first edition held on December 12, 2012.
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
‘I’ve considered this edition of the Biennale as a crucible to hold very disparate conversations’: Shubigi Rao, curator, Kochi-Muziris BiennaleSign In to read
December 12, 2022 10:00 IST
The artist and curator of the fifth edition of the biennale that begins on December 12, on the challenges posed by the pandemic and how it has provoked new ways of approaching the event
Mon, Dec 12, 2022
Kochi-Muziris Biennale opening postponed to December 23
December 12, 2022 09:56 IST
"Organisational challenges, compounded by external factors," led to the rescheduling, the Kochi Biennale Foundation team announced on social media.
Mon, Dec 12, 2022
Over 90 artists come together for 4-month art celebration
December 12, 2022 03:41 IST
“This has been the most challenging edition, with a lot of roadblocks but there is a wonderful energy coming together,” reassured Bose Krishnamachari, president of Kochi Biennale Foundation.
Mon, Dec 12, 2022
After getting postponed for two years, Kochi Muziris Biennale finally kicks off tomorrow
December 11, 2022 18:50 IST
Curated by Singapore-based Indian origin artist Shubigi Rao, in its fifth edition, the Biennale will feature works of 90 artists from across the globe presented under the central exhibition titled "In Our Veins Flow Ink and Fire".
Sun, Dec 11, 2022
Kochi-Muziris Biennale to begin on December 12: What are Art Biennales and why are they significant?
December 11, 2022 15:12 IST
Biennales help showcase art, and often named after the host city, they become a reason for local pride, promoting cultural tourism and generating revenue through visitors.
Mon, Dec 12, 2022
On the 75th anniversary of the Progressive Artists’ Group, remembering their seminal role in shaping Indian artPremium Story
December 04, 2022 06:00 IST
In their effort to synthesise tradition and modernity, the collaboration between artists such as KH Ara, HA Gade, SH Raza, FN Souza, MF Husain and others, has produced some of the most seminal works in Indian art
Sun, Dec 04, 2022
Shaped by war: Ukraine artist to showcase work at Kochi-Muziris BiennaleSign In to read
December 03, 2022 02:23 IST
Featuring neatly sliced “loaves” made of stones rounded by rivers near the Carpathian mountains, where she was sheltering from the conflict, the title "Palianytsia" is also symbolic.
Sat, Dec 03, 2022
Chronicling of the chaos and conflicts of the displacement
November 28, 2022 17:31 IST
An exhibition explores human displacement and its silent connotations
Mon, Nov 28, 2022
‘I am not looking for a subject or object, they are looking for me’: Paresh MaitySign In to read
November 24, 2022 18:25 IST
The artist on his biggest multi-city exhibition till date and why he keeps experimenting with mediums
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
Microsoft co-founder Paul G Allen’s art collection sets auction record, crosses $1 billion mark
November 10, 2022 10:50 IST
The biggest sale of a single-owner art collection in auction history, it also saw several individual records for artists
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s art collection is expected to raise $1 billionSign In to read
November 06, 2022 17:13 IST
Paul Allen started collecting art in the early 1990s and personally selected all the works that span over 500 years of art history.
Sun, Nov 06, 2022
Four-day FOSWAL Literature Festival beginsSign In to read
November 06, 2022 16:25 IST
This year, the guests of honour at the SAARC lit fest include writers Syed Manzoorul Islam from Bangladesh, Abhi Subedi from Nepal, Kanchana Priyakantha from Sri Lanka and Madhav Kaushik from India.
Sun, Nov 06, 2022
On display in Delhi, exhibition on Modi’s life and workSign In to read
October 28, 2022 20:19 IST
Paintings by Dubai-based Indian artist Akbar Saheb were inaugurated by tourism minister Kishan Reddy on Friday
Sat, Oct 29, 2022