November 01, 2008 00:39 IST
On the political map the two countries may not be one but when it comes to art, gallerist Ritu Jain feels artists from Pakistan and Bangladesh still share several sensibilities.
Sat, Nov 01, 2008October 30, 2008 05:19 IST
This is Manikarnika-the busiest cremation ground in India. Here people come with the hope of dying quietly and attaining nirvana.
Thu, Oct 30, 2008October 27, 2008 23:41 IST
This is Manikarnika-the busiest cremation ground in India. Here people come with the hope of dying quietly and attaining nirvana.
Mon, Oct 27, 2008October 26, 2008 23:49 IST
You didn’t necessarily have to be tipsy to see Picasso on a bottle of wine. You just had to be lucky.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008October 26, 2008 23:45 IST
This is Manikarnika — the busiest cremation ground in India. Here people come with the hope of dying quietly and attaining nirvana.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008October 26, 2008 11:41 IST
Alchemist of dreams Sakti Burman speaks about the reality intruding on his canvases and how he can no longer afford his own art
Sun, Oct 26, 2008October 21, 2008 02:18 IST
“This is the Tithi bird. It has been cursed to live in fear of the sun,” states artist Arpana Caur, as she looks at an ink and acrylic on canvas by Gond artist Rajendra Singh Shyam.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008October 19, 2008 00:38 IST
The annual Khushii ‘India on Canvas’ auction, that brings together celebrities and artists has shifted to Dubai this year but for Delhiites who are now accustomed to city celebrities brandishing a paint brush...
Sun, Oct 19, 2008October 15, 2008 03:50 IST
At 42.02 carats, it is the world’s largest Forevermark yellow diamond, estimated between Rs 2.7 crore and Rs 3.2 crore — one best friend for a man or a woman.
Wed, Oct 15, 2008October 15, 2008 03:10 IST
“This is the Tithi bird. It has been cursed to live in fear of the sun,” states artist Arpana Caur, as she looks at an ink and acrylic on canvas by Gond artist Rajendra Singh Shyam.
Wed, Oct 15, 2008October 13, 2008 01:54 IST
“This is the Tithi bird. It has been cursed to live in fear of the sun,” states artist Arpana Caur, as she looks at an ink and acrylic on canvas by Gond artist Rajendra Singh Shyam.
Mon, Oct 13, 2008October 13, 2008 01:24 IST
At 42.02 carats, it is the world’s largest Forevermark yellow diamond, estimated between Rs 2.7 crore and Rs 3.2 crore— one best friend for a man or a woman.
Mon, Oct 13, 2008October 12, 2008 23:35 IST
The trendy FCUK designer store and Hidesign leather accessories hardly seem like the perfect backdrop for Amritsar-based artist Atul Mehra’s acrylic...
Sun, Oct 12, 2008October 10, 2008 22:37 IST
At 42.02 carats, it is the world’s largest Forevermark yellow diamond, estimated between Rs 2.7 crore and Rs 3.2 crore — one best friend for a man or a woman.
Fri, Oct 10, 2008October 06, 2008 23:47 IST
It is not often that the first lady of Indian art dons the role of a curator, but when she does, Anjolie Ela Menon never fails to surprise.
Mon, Oct 06, 2008October 05, 2008 23:28 IST
If in 2006, he shocked Delhi with visuals of the Yamuna that featured in his book Immersion.Emergence, in his current exhibition titled ‘An Other Place’, Ravi Agarwal has moved beyond the riverbed...
Sun, Oct 05, 2008October 02, 2008 02:19 IST
Are there issues which are popular but unreal, or popularity which is materialistic?” When curator Ranjita Chaney approached artists with this loaded question over a year ago, she hoped to get them thinking about their surroundings and wider concerns that otherwise don’t find representation on canvas.
Thu, Oct 02, 2008September 28, 2008 14:01 IST
Upcoming private museums hope to bring the aam aadmi closer to the arcana of art
Sun, Sep 28, 2008September 26, 2008 00:43 IST
Uday Jain, director of the Dhoomimal Gallery, Connaught Place, is carefully removing from the walls artwork of FN Souza and Anjolie Ela Menon that have been on display for a few months now, and creating space for semi-figurative canvases by Kanchan Verma.
Fri, Sep 26, 2008September 26, 2008 00:09 IST
The connoisseurs of art in the Capital will get a reformed National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in a few months’ time.
Fri, Sep 26, 2008September 24, 2008 23:53 IST
While a martial arts-loving giant panda from Kung Fu Panda and a dreamer zebra from Madagascar attracted attention at the recent SIGGRAPH Festival in Los Angeles with their star status, Delhi-based filmmaker Charuvi Agrawal cut through the fantasy and introduced demonic television in her 150-second film 10th Avatar.
Wed, Sep 24, 2008September 17, 2008 00:16 IST
Managed by the Lalit Kala Akademi, the Garhi Artists Studio was primed for a makeover four years ago.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008September 14, 2008 16:53 IST
When Satish Gupta shuts his eyes, he sees Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, which inspires him to celebrate life
Sun, Sep 14, 2008September 13, 2008 23:17 IST
It was in 2003 that art critic Ina Puri first watched Uttara, Buddhadev Dasgupta’s reel version of author Samaresh Bose’s tale of violence and lawlessness in an ostensibly peaceful setting.
Sat, Sep 13, 2008September 11, 2008 00:16 IST
Established in 1954 to promote art, Lalit Kala Akademi is often associated by artists with memories of grand exhibitions and hours spent in the library, sifting through chronicles on art.
Thu, Sep 11, 2008