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Tracing the Human Trail

Art critic and curator Oindrilla Maity Surai, reflects upon the artists’ role in reinforcing public memory, based on her ex ... more »

The contemporary Indian artist L.N.Tallur, who is currently based in Korea, discusses his monumental work, ‘Souvenir Maker: Designed in America, Conceptualised in India, Made in China, Sponsored by Korea, Yes we are Conditioned to think under flags…’  that was exhibited for the first time in 2005 at Arario ... more »

MARK HIM: Riyas Komu

‘Up Close and Personal’ is a shared diagram locating lives of significant figures in Contemporary Indian Art over the last four decades. The locus of this diagram is drafted through first person accounts, situations, art works, projects, events, texts, issues, people, cultures and geographies thereby trying to articulate an art context that is simultaneously personal and historical. In this edition of ‘Up, Close and Personal,’ Dr.Kavitha Balakrishnan approaches the works of the contemporary Indian artist Riyas Komu.)

 

 

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A question of answers

Anupa Mehta

 

A New Delhi based art collector recently bequeathed a few works from his collection to a well known American museum of contemporary art.  Prestigious as it is, the situation is not without its share of irony.  In fact, it is a comment on the sorry state of our own museums.  Why else would an as  more »