Proma Chakraborty
Posts by: Proma Chakraborty
When death came knocking
The victims of the Delhi riots were no criminals, they were ordinary people going about their daily life. they were killed on their way back from work, others while coming back home after visiting their relatives, some who had gone out to buy milk, another who had gone shopping for a wedding; many were also […]
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UNCONVENTIONAL FORM Art curator Simran KS Lamba has organised an exhibition titled “Metamorphosis of Formations in Tar” on mixed media art – a term that has been exhaustively used to describe the alignment of any two-separate media on the same base. Lamba’s work span over a decade, with ‘tar’ being her primary medium. Its lucid […]
Printmaking: Then & Now
The exhibition ‘The print: matter in matrix’ explores the medium of printmaking through its constant evolution in technology What are fine art prints, or limited edition prints? How are they different from various other types of prints that are so ubiquitous today? An upcoming exhibition attempts to answer these questions. Gallery Latitude 28 presents ‘The […]
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ODE TO A LEGEND What: A grandson’s ode to a grandmother, “Amma: Memories of My Grandmother” is a site-specific audio-visual performance by Revanta Sarabhai. Presented by the Gujral Foundation, it captures fragments of memories of his grandmother, the world-renowned Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918-2016), demystifying the pioneering figure to reveal the woman behind the legend. Mrinalini Sarabhai […]
Feast your eyes
The third edition of the Habitat International Film Festival is back with a host of critically acclaimed and award-winning features, shorts and documentaries from around the world “LOVE, BETRAYAL, passion, regret, vendetta, migration, war, starvation, ambition, loyalty, sacrifice and dedication. Definitely looks like the right ingredients for a sure-shot blockbuster,” says Vidyun Singh, Director, Programmes […]
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BEST OF CLASSIC What: Organising yet another memorable evening of music, Pracheen Kala Kendra is back at the Capital, to the delight of the music lovers. In this high-octane evening of musical brilliance, Ustad Usman Khan is going to present his adept performance on Sitar. His musical performance will be perfectly accompanied by Ustad Rafiuddin […]
Looking back
Artist Gerard Garouste’s exhibition titled “Gérard Garouste – The Other Side” will be featuring his paintings that span forty years of his artistic creation FEATURING AROUND sixty paintings that span forty years of his artistic creation, from 1980 to 2019, one of France’s leading contemporary artists – Gerard Garouste has made his debut in India. […]
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REELING BACK What: Born in 1903 in Munich, Josef Wirsching came to India in 1925 while working as a cinematographer on Light of Asia for Emelka Film studio, which was produced by Indian Himanshu Rai and shot entirely on location in India. Wirsching was impressed and beguiled by India, and nearly a decade later when […]