LISTINGS

Bangalore

  • ‘THE GAME,’ (Works 2006 – 2010), by Ravikumar Kashi, edited by Ranjit Hoskote, Gallery Sumukha, 23/10 BTS Depot, Wilson Garden, Bangalore,  preview on February 2, 2010, show on view till February 20, 2010 (10.30 a.m. – 6 p.m./ Monday – Saturday).
  • ‘My Hands Smell of You,’ by Krishnaraj Chonat, Gallery SKE, The Presidency, 82, St. Mark’s Road, Bangalore-1, February 7 – March 13, 2010.  
  • ‘Recipes for Change…s,’ recent works by Urmila V.G., 1, Shanthi Gallery / Studio, No.1, Shanthi Road, Shanthinagar, Bangalore, February 5 – February 10, 2010. (10 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
  • ‘The Stains in My Chintz,’ curated by Dr. Paula Sengupta, with Archana Hande, Lavanya Mani, Paula Sengupta, Joscelyn Gardner, Michele Elliot and Teresa Cole, The Harrington Street Arts Centre, The Harrington Mansions, 8, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, (Opp. The American Consulate, next to ICCR), Suite No. 5 & 25B, 2nd Floor, Kolkata -71, February 7 – March 20, 2010 (12 – 8 p.m. / Sundays and National Holidays Closed).

Kochi

  • Solo show by Reji Arackal, Gallery OED, Warriam Road, Ernakulam, Kochi, February 11 – 24, 2010.

  • ‘Untitled Project Part 1: Thingamajigs,’ curated by Meenakshi Thirukode, Gallery OED, Warriam Road, Ernakulam, Kochi, February 27 –  March 22, 2010.
  • ‘Paternal Instinct,’ solo show by Siji Krishnan, Kashi Art Gallery, Bazaar Road, Mattancherry, Kochi, March 6 – March 20, 2010.

Kolkata

  • ‘Essential, Eclectic, …. Ephemeral,’ inaugural show of The Harrington Street Arts Centre, a group show of Modern Masters, Antonio E’Costa, Ganesh Haloi, Jogen Chowdhury, Krishen Khanna, Paritosh Sen, Prabhakar Kolte, Vasant Wankhede, Pandu Rangiah Daroz, Himmat Shah and Laxma Goud, The Harrington Mansions, 8, Ho Chin Minh Sarani, Suit No. 5 & 25B, 2nd Floor, Kolkata -71, Jan 13 – Feb 1, 2010, 2 pm – 8 pm, daily. (The show will also feature a special installation titled, ‘Synapse, again,’ by the children of Akshar School)
  • ‘Edge of Faith,’ exhibition of photographs by  Prabuddha Dasgupta, presented by Tasveer and Seagull Foundation for the Arts, with an essay by William Dalrymple, Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C, S.P.Mukherjee Road, Kolkata – 25, January 23 – February 2, 2010 (2 pm – 8 pm, daily).

  • ‘Sisyphus Effect,’ by Sanchayan Ghosh, at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, Kolkata-29, from February 5, 2010 (2 -.m. – 7 p.m./ Sundays Closed).
  • Exhibition of paintings by Arup Ratan Choudhury and Shuvedu Sarkar, presented by Emami Chisel, at Emami Towers, 687 Anandapur, E.M.Bypass, Kolkata-07, February 11 – 20, 2010 (11 a.m. – 7 p.m.)

Mumbai

  • ‘Eternally I am Your Yes,’ a site-specific installation by Austrian artist Zenita Komad, THE LOFT at Lower Parel, C/o Mahalaxmi Silk Mills, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai-13, Jan 11 – Feb 3, 2010. (10 a.m. – 6 p.m./ Sundays Closed). 
  • ‘Her Work is Never Done,’ group show curated by Bose Krishnamachari, with Aishwarya Laxmi, Alison Byrnes, Charmi Gada Shah, Dia Mehta, Gitanjali Rao, Jasmeen Patheja, Leena Kejriwal, Nandini Valli Muthiah, Nisha Ghosh, Nivedita Deshpande, Poorna Rajpal, Shilpa Chavan and Sonia Jose, Gallery BMB, Mumbai, February 15 – March 20, 2010.

  • ‘Love Letters and Other Necessary Fictions,’ video, installation and paper works by Swati Khurana, New York-based Indian artist, at Chatterjee & Lal, 01/19 Kamal Mansion, Floor 1, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, Mumbai-5, preview on Jan 7, 2010, 7- 9 pm. On view Jan 8 – Feb 3, 2010. 
  • ‘Liminal Figures Liminal Space,’ solo show by K.S.Radhakrishnan,  Art Musings Gallery, Admiralty Bldg., Colaba Cross Lane, Mumbai-5,  February 1 – 13, 2010. 

  • ‘New Myths,’ (First Incarnation), a show of works by Waswo X.Waswo, presented by Bombay Art Gallery, Ruia House, 19, Mount Pleasant Road, Malabar Hill, Mumbai-6, Jan 12 –Feb 7, 2010.
  • ‘The Hangover of Agarlum,’ solo exhibition by Hemali Bhuta, Project 88, Mumbai, January 18, 2010 – February 13, 2010.

  • ‘I-SO-LATEd,’ works by Muktinath Mondal & Krupa S.Makhija, presented by The Osmosis Gallery, 175, Aram Nagar II, J.P.Road, Versova, Andheri (W), Mumbai-1, January 15 – February 5, 2010.
  • ‘Mask Factor,’ exhibition of paintings on sculpted masks, curated by Avinash Gupte & Rajiv Punater, Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point, Mumbai-21, Feb 24 – March 2, 2010 (11 a.m. – 7 p.m).

  • ‘Organic/abstract,’ sculptures and installations in ceramics, by Madhavi Subrahmanian, Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, 3rd Floor, G.Talwatkar Marg, Mumbai, January 18 – February 13, 2010 (11 a.m. – 7 p.m. / Mon – Sat).
  • ‘Ribbed Routes,’ solo of G.R.Iranna, The Guild, Mumbai, 02/32, Kamal Mansion, 2nd Floor, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, Mumbai-5, January 22 - February 15, 2010.

  • ‘The Serigraph Studio,’ Contemporary Art Print, by Sakti Burman, Pundole Art Gallery, 369, Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Mumbai-1, preview on February 8, 2010, between 6.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. on view till February 18, 2010 (11 a.m. – 6.30 p.m., except Sundays and public Holidays).
  • ‘Black Candy,’ recent works by Mithu Sen, Chemould Prescott Road, Queens Mansion, 3rd Floor, G.Talwatkar Marg, February 23 – March 20, 2010. (11 a.m. – 7 p.m. / Mon – Sat).
  • ‘Everything is Real: After Life…’ curated by Abhay Maskara, works by Neil Hamon, Peter Buggenhout, Nadia Lichtig, Ruben Bellinkx and Shine Shivan, at Gallery Maskara, Warehouse on 3rd Pasta, Colaba, Mumbai, February 9 – March 7, 2010.
  • ‘Automaton Love,’ curatorial project by Umer Butt & Mehreen Murtaza, at The Loft, Mathuradas Mills Compound, Tulsi Pipe Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai-13,  February 9 – March 3, 2010 (10 a.m. – 6 p.m. / Sundays Closed).

  • ‘24 Reasons We Still Need Superman,’ Video Art Touring Festival devised and curated by Tim Crowley, at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinrucke, 2 Sunny House, 16/18, Mereweather Road, Behind Taj Mahal Hotel, Colaba, Mumbai-1, February 5, 6, 2010.
  • ‘The Drifters,’ presented by Gallery Beyond and Art & Deal, curated by Rahul Bhattacharya, Al Haidi Hasan, Anindita Bhattacharya, Kanak Sashi, Kumar Kanti Sen, Megha Joshi, Nidhi Khurana, Paribartab Mohanty, Pratibha Singh, Puja Vaish, Rabindra Patra, Raj Mohanty, Saumya Anantha Krishna, Shantanu Lodh, Vinima and Vinita Dasgupta, Gallery Beyond, 1st Floor, 130/132, Great Western Building, SBS Road, near Lion’s Gate, Fort, Mumbai-1, February 5 – February 28, 2010, (11 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. / Monday to Saturday).

New Delhi

  • ‘Dream Villa,’ by Dayanita Singh, Nature Morte, A-1, Neeti Bagh, New Delhi, January 16 – February 12, 2010.
  • ‘Resemble Reassemble,’ works by 45 artists from Pakistan, curated by Rashid Rana, Devi Art Foundation, Sirpur House, Plot No. 30, Sector 44, Gurgaon, January 17 – May 10, 2010.

  • ‘Necklace of Echoes,’ Anju Dodiya, Vadehra Art Gallery, D-178, Okhla Phase I, New Delhi, January 18 – February 20, 2010.
  • Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, HCL Technologies, Plot No. 3A, Sector 126, Noida. January 24 – April 30, 2010.

  • ‘Platform-IV,’ A Café House Presentation of Recent Works by Dhanur Goyal, presented by Gallery Ragini, Choko La, Khan Market, New Delhi, preview on Jan 8, 2010, Jan 9 – Feb 4, 2010 (10 am – 8 pm.)
  • ‘Small Things,’ recent works by Amritah Sen, Anant Art Gallery, F213-B, Lado Sarai, New Delhi – 30, preview on January 12, 2010, on view till Feb 2, 2010, (11 a.m – 6 p.m. / Sundays Closed).

  • Krishen Khanna Retrospective, presented by Saffron Art, opening reception on January 22, 2010, Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Feroze Shah Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi – 1, January 23 – February 5, 2010.
  • ‘Legacy: A – vanguard,’ curated by Girish Shahane, with Prabhakar Barve, Madhav Imartey, Prajakta Potnis, Parag Tandel and Yashwant Deshmukh, Gallery Threshold, F-213/A, Lado Sarai, New Delhi-30, preview on Jan 29, 2010 – till Feb 14, 2010. 

  • Solo Show by Anjana Mehra, Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi-25, February 19 – March 6, 2010.
  • ‘Spiti – Daughter of the Sea,’ exhibition of photographs by Idris Ahmed, Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, February 5 – 11, 2010.

  • ‘CUT – TEAR – CURL’ recent works by Mahula Ghosh, presented by Anant Art Gallery, at Sridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, New Delhi – 1,   January 29 – February 7, 2010 (11 a.m. – 7 p.m.).
  • ‘Pipedreams,’ solo show by Anjana Mehra, Gallery Espace, 16 Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi – 25, February 19 – March 6, 2010 (11 a.m. – 7 p.m./ Sundays Closed).

  • Two Person Show, by Tejal Shah & Han Bing, Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi-25, March 12 – April 3, 2010.
  • ‘Continuum Transfunctioner,’ group show curated by Gitanjali Dang, with Kausik Mukhopadhyay, Shilpa Chavan, Koumudi Patil, Navin Thomas, Prayas Abhinav and Mithu Sen, Exhibit 320, F-320, Lado Sarai,  New Delhi-30, January 29 – February 25, 2010 (10.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. (Sundays Closed.)

 

International

  • ‘The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today,’ Saatchi Gallery, London, January 29 – May 7, 2010.
  • ‘The Astronomy of the Subway,’ solo show by Jitish Kallat, Haunch of Venison, London, 6 Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3 ET, UK, February 15 – March 27, 2010.
  • New Works by Sumedh Rajendran and Prasad Raghavan, 1x1 Contemporary, Warehouse No.4, Plot No. 364 223, Al Quoz Industrial 1, Dubai, preview on February 3, 2010, continues till February 28, 2010 (11 a.m. – 8 p.m. / Saturday – Thursday).