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On this day, 7th of September, 1860, Anna Mary Robertson Moses was born in Greenwich, New York, US. She was the third of ten children born to Russell King Robertson, a farmer, and Margaret Shannahan. Due to lack of warm cloths, Anna Moses attended school only in the summer. At the age of 12 she …
The Delhi Contemporary Art Week (DCAW) 2022 has been showcasing a large number of artworks by diverse artists selected by 7 eminent art galleries of the city. While the exhibiting space of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) at the Bikaner House has been used in an interesting manner. But what is equally interesting is …
Exhibit focusing on Alienation, curated by Meera Menezes (Part of DCAW 2022) Read More »
By Vinay Seth and Abhishek Kumar To view in an enlarged, slideshow format, click on the image. [ngg src=\”galleries\” ids=\”7\” display=\”basic_slideshow\”] Delhi Contemporary Art Week (DCAW) 2022 is showing at the Bikaner House, New Delhi. It ends on Wednesday, 7th September 2022.
By Rajesh Kumar “A persistent memory shapes our future. Attempting to arrive at some clarity, by reiterating the one memory with the multiples of what seems like the same work, persistence has created its own rhythm and cadence”, states Jahangir Asgar Jani in his artist statement for his solo show titled ‘Pareidolia: Songs of (Dis)Belief’. …
An exhibition of watercolours reflecting the viewer’s own perception Read More »
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“The painter should not paint merely what he sees in front of him, but also what he sees within himself. If he sees nothing within, he should not paint what he sees before him.” – Caspar David Friedrich On this day September 5 in 1774, candle-maker Adolf Gottlieb Friedrich and his wife Sophie Dorothea Bechly …
Born on this day: Caspar David Friedrich, Man facing forlorn landscapes Read More »
By Rajesh Kumar An ongoing group show at Gallerie Nvya titled ‘Threadsuns’ takes cues from the poetry of the Romanian-German writer and translator who went by the pseudonym ‘Paul Celan’. As per the show’s curator, “‘Threadsuns’ was a collection of poems by Paul Celan as well as an essential part of a larger scope of …
Threadsuns: An amalgamated juxtaposition of artists young and old Read More »
By Rajesh Kumar ‘The Rear Window’ by Anupam Sud seems as an apt depiction of urban life that shows the public hush and rush in a city bus of Delhi, with emphasis on the human body. “Sinister and enigmatic, deceptive and irreal, these compositions also carry a subtle sense of humour, playfulness and even mischief. …
Meeting of Two Disciplines: Visual Art and Architecture Trupti Dave, Kaushik Gajjar, Hemang Dave, Manish Sharma, Abhishek Mandala, Samarth Mistry, and Mitul Desai, seven artists from Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara, have collaborated on an art exhibition at Ahmedabad\’s Amdavad Ni Gufa Art gallery. The theme of the presentation is \’Cosmic Homes’. The show focuses on …
At the launch of the Delhi Contemporary Art Week 2022, our team was overwhelmed by the humdrum created by the large number of attendees comprising a mixed gathering of artists, handbag-holding culture connoisseurs and Gucci-wearing fashionistas, among others. While this gathering itself was a spectacle of sorts, we managed to take a good look at …
