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Manjeera 22 MARCH, ON THIS DAY Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environment’. -Yayoi Kusama Yayoi Kusama is a world-renowned contemporary Japanese […]
Princess of Polka dots: Exploring the infinity in Yayoi Kusama’s art Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir Something about Legos is so soothing and enjoyable; something about those little plastic bricks opens the door for our imagination to run wild and allows us to create anything that our imaginations can conjure up. We can say the same for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei who has taken the hobby a step further
Legos and Artmaking: Ai Weiwei’s recreation Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Read 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
Tsuktiben Jamir One of India’s most significant art galleries Nature Morte based in Delhi, is primarily known for showcasing and promoting contemporary works by mostly South Asian artists. They are currently hosting ‘Heed the Portent’, a solo exhibition by Mona Rai. Having started on the 15th of March 2023, the show is set to be
Heed the Portent: Exhibition by Mona Rai at Nature Morte Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir Art does not belong only in museums and exhibitions. The Bangalore International Airport has installed a piece by L N Tallur called ‘V+Mana.’ If you are wondering what the title of the piece means, we will save you the trouble because we reached out to the artist himself, L N Tallur, and he
L N Tallur’s V+Mana: Art at the Airport Read More »
Digvijay Nikam Migration – forced and otherwise – of humans and of objects, entangled with the questions of ethnicity and race, is the defining feature of the modern globalized world. “How should art respond to it?” is the question that the diasporic artist Rina Banerjee tries to probe through her work. Born in 1963 in
Make Me a Summary of the World: Rina Banerjee’s carnivalesque sculpture installations Read More »
Manjeera March 21, ON THIS DAY Haku Shah revitalized folk art in India, recognizing its importance to the country’s cultural inheritance. His paintings, which were a product of his careful observation and study of different types of folk and tribal art, convey a rooted sense of history to the viewer. At first glance, Haku Shah’s
Shades of Folk Art: Haku Shah combines tradition and modernity Read More »
Saptarshi Ghosh AI-generated art is part of the larger realm of generative art. Generative art refers to art created autonomously by systems like computer programs or machines. In this piece, we will be taking a short trip through time, exploring the critical moments in the development of the fascinating world of machine-generated art. Origins of
From Cybernetics to GANs: Tracing the history of AI-generated art Read 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
Diamond bracelet worn by Marlene Dietrich to fech $4.5 M. in auction Read More »
Iftikar Ahmed March 20, ON THIS DAY Photographing people from the margin is what Mary Ellen Mark is known for. From portraits to reportage, from the US to Mexico to India, Mary Ellen Mark’s photography spans a wide and inclusive spectrum that explores themes of social belonging, otherness, and various life trajectories. The work of