Proma Chakraborty
Posts by: Proma Chakraborty
Prince of the Renaissance
To commemorate the works of Renaissance painter and architect Raphael on his 500th death anniversary, the India International Centre is hosting an online exhibition Born Raffaello Sanzio, Raphael was crowned the ‘Prince of Painters’ by Giorgio Vasari, a 16th-century biographer of artists. Commemorating his 500th death anniversary India International Centre is organising an online exhibition […]
Events of the week
Groove along What: For all the music lovers out there, gear up to celebrate World Music Day online this year. Hungama Artist Aloud World Music Day is back with its fourth season. Curated by BookMyShow join in this one-of-a-kind digital music festival where you can groove to the songs of your favourite artists. From the […]
Different strokes
With lockdown norms relaxed, art galleries across the city are re-opening, but on a cautious note with limited access With the easing of the lockdown, the entire city is slowly attempting to get back to its usual form. As offices, malls and markets re-open for business, art galleries have also opened their doors but things […]
Brushes with history
Abir Karmakar’s artistic interpretations of the effect of the pandemic on the lives of millions is an attempt to keep the memories alive. Lest we forget “This story of the pandemic in our country is much larger than the virus. As one half of the nation tries to escape death by apathy, how can we […]
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Ghalib at Bus Adda What: Pierrot’s Troupe is back with its longest-running comedy Ghalib, e-launching the play on BookMyShow. Performed over 509 times since 1997, it is an extremely funny account of the re-birth of the renowned 19th-century poet Mirza Ghalib in 21st century New Delhi. Directed by M Sayeed Alam, the play begins with […]
Sculptures to reshape our unique vision
Adip Dutta’s solo exhibition, the second edition of ‘In Touch,’ is bringing to light usually overlooked everyday objects which shape the world around us Conceived as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused an unprecedented physical closure of public spaces and cultural institutions, the second edition of In Touch is back. Featuring twelve galleries […]
Memories of another day
Bringing together the works of seven different women artists, the Kiran Nadar Museum of art is showcasing pieces that strike up a conversation amongst diverse practices Bringing together 160 artworks belonging from different stages and artistic careers of seven women artists, Kiran Nadar Museum of art has a triad of exhibitions – Scripting Time, Memory, Ecology […]
Events of the week
Art tutorials What: To do something to help fellow artists and help the community at the same time in these unprecedented times, artist Venkat Shyam had posted online art tutorial videos of Gond artists. The videos were really loved by people and encouraged them to initiate live online art classes. Shyam states that art is […]