Reflecting on the urgency to protect girlhood on Girl Child Day

October 13, 2023

As the echoes of Girl Child Day still resonate, it’s imperative to delve into the distressing tales of adolescent tribal girls in Maharashtra, particularly within the Pardhi community. The media release from Child Rights and You (CRY) has unveiled a harsh reality—one that demands our attention and collective action. Just...

Inheritance’: exploring rebirth, regeneration and repetition

August 21, 2023

The exhibition Inheritance currently on at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York brings forth the idea of inheritance through a group show of artists from various disciplines. Inspired by the 2020 film of Ephraim Asili’s film of the same name, the show displays installations, paintings, sculptures, photography...

Breaking Rules, Embracing Artistic Freedom

August 7, 2023

British Artist David Risley opens his solo exhibition ‘Madam X’ at Copenhagen’s Outpost Gallery. The exhibit coincides with the launch of the Copenhagen Fashion Week. The artists looks at modern day muses as his subject and has iconised Danish fashion influencers to create works in watercolours on life-size silk canvases....

Art Exhibition by contemporary artists

June 13, 2023

A group show of paintings and sculptures by Kolkata based artists opened at the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai recently. ‘Unseen Thoughts’ is a showcase of the thoughts and art practices of Indian contemporary artists. The works of participating artists Abdul Salam, Gautam Das, Anju Paliwal, Srihari Dutta, Dasarath Das...

Spellbinding Art: Cristina de Miguel’s ‘About Last Night’

June 5, 2023

Cristina de Miguel’s solo show ‘About Last Night’ leaves you spellbound and thinking. The female leads in the paintings of the artist leave you mesmerised with their antics which are energetic and expressive in their own way. ‘About Last Night’ consists of eight paintings and is an ode to freedom....

Art Beat

May 29, 2023

Unique exhibition in London It is London this week and the series of exhibition in the wonderful city. ‘Tell Me Where Your Freedom Lies’ a group exhibition of paintings by London based artists opened at postROOM gallery in London recently. On display were works by artists Mick Finch, Nick Jones,...

Vintage artworks on display

May 22, 2023

Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s works created by him during his lifetime are on display at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Organised by Crystal Bridges and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the exhibition ‘Diego Rivera’s America’ curated by James Oles and Maria Castro, is coordinated at Crystal Bridges...

Reimagining monuments

May 15, 2023

A unique participatory art project initiated by artist Texas based artist Mark Menjivar ‘A Monument for the People’ invites youth to reimagine what monuments are and who they stand for in the community. This unique project began in 2020 in San Antonio, Texas in the deep midst of the pandemic...

The Validation of Sharad Pawar, by Sharad Pawar

May 8, 2023

A few days ago, a political worker who had once seen better days made an interesting observation. He believed that every Indian man loves to be pampered and unlike his Western counterpart, cannot be independent in his entire life. At the end of the day he is the most vulnerable...

Art Beat

May 8, 2023

Performance practices prevalent in Goa Panjim’s Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts is all set to host a presentation and talk by filmmaker and educator Nalini Elvino de Sousa on 10 May. ‘Kantar Goa: a shellac disc study at the intersection of cosmopolitan Bombay and colonial Goa (1910-1961)’ focuses on...