Share:Filmmaker, art historian and photographer Benoy K Behl studies how the ancient murals at the Ajanta Caves still have the potential to lend a new perspective to Indian art India has one of the finest traditions of paintings in the world. This early tradition is not generally known, as many of these paintings are hidden […]
Share:Among the multiple issues affecting our city, the one which is often considered not important enough is our art, culture and heritage. BENGALURU: Among the multiple issues affecting our city, the one which is often considered not important enough is our art, culture and heritage. Many of you might say, “I thought art and culture […]
Share:Bengaluru is set to host south India’s first major private art museum which will have its digital launch with a week-long virtual festival from December 5 to 11 to celebrate various art forms. The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) was planned to be opened in December but the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the delay. […]
Share:Following virtual repatriation ceremony – Stolen Art A statue from the University of Regina’s collection at the MacKenzie Art Gallery began its journey home this morning with a virtual repatriation ceremony. The University of Regina’s Dr. Thomas Chase, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, met with Mr. Ajay Bisaria, High Commissioner of India, over Zoom to officially […]
Share:On November 18, New York-based grant program Anonymous Was A Woman announced multimedia artist Chitra Ganesh as one of its 2020 grantees along with nine other recipients who were recognized for their artistic growth, accomplishments, originality, and potential as female-identifying artists over the age of 40. Each recipient receives an award of USD 25,000 to […]
Share: How an online art exhibition, organised by an NGO based in Bengaluru, is restoring faith and confidence among artists with intellectual disabilities Akila Vaidyanathan from Coimbatore was misty-eyed when she saw her son Nishant Sriram’s paintings displayed at the second edition of eCAPA 2020 exhibition. He is one among the 59 participants with intellectual […]
Share: “We Do Not Dream Alone,” the first Asia Society Triennial of contemporary art, is in search of a reason for being. You could find reasons for both enthusiasm and skepticism when Asia Society announced last year that it would present a triennial of contemporary art, centered on art from what the organizers called “Asia […]
Share:It’s the book art connoisseurs cannot get enough of—Court & Courtship features a collection of miniature paintings from erudite textile collector-couple, Praful and Shilpa Shah’s TAPI collection, and is a window into the bold, sensual representation in 16th-19th century art Red wine spills from a goblet. Krishna leans passionately into Radha, as he holds her from […]
Share:By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANSlife) Having gone virtual for many of their exhibitions and art-based interactions, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in the national capital has now reopened for visitors, who seem only too happy to be reconnecting with Indian master artists after months of the gallery being closed. Notably, all museums, […]
Share:Eminent contemporary Indian artist Anjum Singh passed away on Tuesday after losing a prolonged battle with cancer, art collector Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, said.She was 53. “Anjum Singh was a wonderful artist who passed away after a long but brave and courageous battle with cancer,” she told PTI. Born to renowned artists Arpita and […]
