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Vandana Shukla Through the cultural renaissance of India, especially in Bengal, artists were targeting social evils. Social satire emerged as a major theme in art, replacing the monkeys and donkeys, […]

Vandana Shukla Humour and satire are used anecdotally in ancient Indian art. The theme or subject of an artwork is never treated exclusively with humour. Seeing the richness and diversity

Vandana Shukla Laughter comes as naturally to humans, as does anger or pathos. All human expressions have occasional humorous anecdotes; to kill monotony. In art, though humour is inexplicable. It

Partha Dasgupta Art infecting the city: Festival comes at a definite time every year. This cyclical movement of event’s where creation and dissolution, coming together of a large number of

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj “A line is a dot that went for a walk.”  — Paul Klee Yusuf’s name comes in the front row among the artists who have significantly contributed

Madhvi Subramaniam 6 March 2020 Dear Diary, My show opened today at the Thomas Hunter Project Space at Hunter College in NYC. I have been an artist-in residence here for

Abhishek Dixit Women wearing animal heads were the attraction in a performance called “Cotton Stainers” at Khoj Studios. The performance was strong and asked numerous questions about women empowerment and

Abhishek Dixit A show has opened in New Delhi amid the India Art Fair, which critically examines the value of a personal relationship with space and allows you to reflect