Proma Chakraborty
Posts by: Proma Chakraborty
Back to Bercos
After months of ordering in, finally got the chance to revisit Delhi’s go-to place for Chinese cuisine, Bercos, which as expected was a pleasurable visit Ask anyone in the city and they will tell you that Bercos is almost synonymous with good pocket-friendly Chinese. From ordering in to just dropping by in one of […]
Where things have a life
Turning the lockdown into an opportunity, Tanmoy Samanta gave new life to everyday objects through his art Chair, comb, telephone, sewing machine – the most mundane domestic things lying around in the house, aren’t just so ordinary for artist Tanmoy Samanta. During the pandemic, staying at home, these regular objects are not restricted to being […]
Events of the week
Figurative abstraction What: A new group of works on paper has been created by the artist Dhruvi Acharya during the lockdown titled ‘Evaporating Voices’. Confined within our homes, unable to socialise for a period of three months has been a startling experience for most people. The vocabulary of Acharya’s paintings and watercolours has been developing consistently […]
Art unbound
As art galleries move their focus from physical spaces to the online world, Nature Morte looks at it as an opportunity to liberate them from the constructs of physicality “In the year 2020, activities in physical spaces have been greatly curtailed, socialising made taboo, and human contact resoundingly virtual. This presented both challenges and opportunities […]
Events of the week
Kids’ film fest What: With a host of national and international films, The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in collaboration with Children’s Film Academy has launched an online film festival for young adults and children. Called ‘Children’s Talkies’ the festival features absorbing cinema to entertain and educate children as well as promote family bonding and universal empathy […]
Events of the Week
Making manifestos What: Manifestos have often served as a means by which individuals and groups state intentions. Could manifestos play a role in how we envision the future and move forward at this moment? Titled ‘The Artists’ Way’ it’s a series of experimental workshops hosted virtually by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and led bypractising artists […]
Bearing witness
Art is a way of preserving what was and what can be. In keeping with the idea, an exhibition by Ishara Art Foundation is bringing the artistic perspective of bearing witness to the ever-changing world Drawing inspiration from Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poem ‘Memory’ that was written in 1953 while he was imprisoned in the Montgomery […]
TAPping talent
To face the challenges brought on by the ongoing pandemic, art galleries across the city are collaborating to bring artworks accessible through digital platforms “New challenges trigger new ideas, it’s time to think differently” – Vinit Nair, founder of Gallery White. Over the past few months, galleries across the city have revamped and rebuilt themselves […]