Witnessing wool craft

Desi Oon – a four-day exhibition – celebrates the crafts, heritage and cultural ecology of Gujarat’s Kutch  IN THE biting cold of the Capital, an ongoing exhibition in the city is celebrating the indigenous wool of Kutch. Titled ‘Desi Oon’ this four-day exhibition is organised by Khamir – a platform for preserving and facilitating the […]

Creations from clutter

The exhibition ‘Sands of Time’ by artist Rashmi Khurana is a body of work that stands on the edge of painterly abstraction, blurring boundaries between painting, making, cleansing and healing Artist Rashmi Khurana’s recent body of work started taking shape when she spent time cleaning her house and de-cluttering her studio after her previous solo […]

Misery in monochrome

This is how photojournalist Sudharak Olwe chose to expose the poignancy of malnutrition – one picture at a time Reed-thin arms, protruding ribs, distended tummies and eyes with absolute disinterest – the images will haunt you as you leave the gallery. And that’s exactly what photojournalist Sudharak Olwe aimed to do with his photographs. Exposing […]

When art speaks politics

At the ongoing exhibition titled ‘Family is Plural’, artist Probir Gupta explores the idea of archiving memory and his work is constructed from diverse experiences – often those of suffering and resistance Urban politics, migration, humanity and communities – for Kolkata based artist Probir Gupta, the politics of citizen protest and activism are naturally part […]

Beyond boundaries

The ongoing exhibition ‘India: A Mapful Story’ has on display unseen historical maps from pre-independence India and other important engravings Each map has a story to tell – of changing boundaries and the cartographers viewpoint. An ongoing exhibition in the city presents a selection of such 100 maps from pre-independence India. Titled ‘India: A Mapful […]

A new change or election stunt?

The Delhi government’s announcement of providing 15GB free data through Wi-Fi hotspots across the city is a welcoming news. But the question of its performance seems doubtful With private telecom operators increasing tariffs by almost 40 %, the Delhi government’s announcement on December 4 providing 15GB free data through Wi-Fi hotspots across the city is […]

Between time and space

The ongoing exhibition ‘Silence. Space. Terrestrial’ focuses on ecological concerns via the point of view of three artists from a non-urban environment ‘Silence. Space. Terrestrial’ – exploring how these three intersect and interact with each other, an ongoing exhibition of the same name is a take on ecology of the society. The works in the […]

Interpreting time

The ongoing exhibition ‘Painted Almanac’ foregrounds the calendar of the past as a form of inspiration to create new works of art that reflect current times Framing time – past, present and future – nine artists have lent their interpretation of the calendar. On display at the ongoing exhibition ‘Painted Almanac’, it foregrounds the calendar […]