Abirpothi

India’s only daily art newspaper

May 2021

Postcard from New York: Immersive psychedelia, giant sculptures and a radical retrospective

All the way from New York City, Kaivana writes in to tell us about the most happening art events right now Multi-dimensions that you can immerse yourself in Enter into an immersive psychedelic room of Artechouse, a digital installation near the Highline in Chelsea. You will be transported into a multi-dimension universe created by the

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Exploring the art owned by Serum\’s Adar Poonawalla, demystifying a viral painting, and more

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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22 years in the last restoration of \’The Last Supper\’ ended on this day in history

May 28, On This Day The last restoration? The mammoth task of restoring one of the most iconic painting’s in world history finished 22 years ago today, on May 28, 1999 — and interestingly, the entire effort had also taken almost the same amount of year, having started circa 1977-78. In fact, many would argue

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Making ‘Room for More Art’ is all about a personal connection, says Dhyey Chag

Abir Pothi presents Room For More Art —a series of features on interior designers across geographic boundaries, discussing with them the nuances of their profession, their methods of sourcing and projecting art into their work, the challenges they face, and a whole lot more perspective. Dhyey Chag: ‘Art is not random, it is the soul

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‘The imaginative landscape is to think about and bring about the hope of change’

Abir Pothi in conversation with Rekha Rodwittiya, a contemporary Indian artist associated with the Baroda School, known widely for art that masterfully wields allegory and surrealism. This is part two of the interview. You can read the first one here. You are a mentor to young artists and have been a teacher yourself. How do

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Indian artist who painted through Covid passes on; South Korean towns vie for Samsung family\’s art trove

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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