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Thursday, October 31, 2024
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Saris, stories, memories — an Indian-American’s gaze at Ambala over five generations in art

In her paintings at the exhibition named ‘Those who walk before me’ at Vadehra Art Gallery, Joya Mukherjee shows her own understanding of Indian culture and heritage.

Bengaluru artists brought art out of the white cube. Now they want crowds like in IPL

At the 75th session of the Art Park, artists held difficult conversations and said that building community and audience was paramount in the field.

‘I Will Draw my Own Laxman Rekha’—Gogi Saroj Pal reimagines Indian myths free of male gaze

Pal’s work redefined the female form. She was considered a feminist even before the term arrived in India. An exhibition of her work is on display at DAG, Janpath till 25 May.

This artist imagines India and Italy as neighbours. He’s inspired by his teacher Osho

Italian artist Nicola Strippoli, known as Tarshito, has worked with Indian folk artists for over 4 decades to create art guided by the spiritual practices of Osho and Thich Nhat Hanh.

Building ‘constitutional culture’ — collective distributes prints of preamble at Delhi exhibition

At the exhibition, 75 artists from the country showcased artwork inspired by the illustrations in the Constitution.  

The Chandayana – an epic Awadhi love story with many illustrated adaptations

Individual folios of Chandayana manuscripts are also part of public and private collections and institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum, New York, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Cats, culture, communities—art affair in Delhi showcases bond between tribals & tigers

The 3-day exhibition at IHC, organised by the NTCA and Sankala Foundation, empowers tribal artists in material terms too—they can sell their artwork.

Mewar-style Mahabharata painted by Muslim—what 2 art enthusiasts found buried in Udaipur fort

A trunk in a dingy room in Udaipur’s City Palace had been sheltering thousands of miniature paintings of the Mahabharata, painted by Allah Baksh between 1680 and 1698.

Triveni Kala Sangam is Delhi’s art address. It saw stars struggle—Shah Rukh Khan to Om Puri

Triveni was shaped by a spirited and feisty art visionary Sundari Shridharani, who worked in the service of her muse all her life.

Rasheed Araeen, veteran British artist of Pakistani origin, watches as kids dismantle his art

Araeen sees a link between his geometric abstractionism and Islamic art that he explores in Islam and Modernism, a book published last year by the Grosvenor Gallery.

On Camera

Amazon, Microsoft, Spotify show govts must amalgamate tech agility to meet modern needs

Rather than viewing technology as an adversary to be tamed with regulations, governments must carefully craft frameworks that safeguard against unchecked growth.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India-China disengagement completed at Depsang & Demchok, patrolling to start after Diwali

Corps commanders signed an agreement on 21 October to pull back troops from eastern Ladakh’s two face-off points, following efforts on diplomatic front to ease tensions along LAC.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.