Behind the scenes 

Giving the viewers an insight into the ‘making of’ art pieces, artist Susanta Mandal identifies and depicts the process as the crux of creation  Artist Susanta Mandal initiates an exchange of ideas around the theme of the creative process through an exhibition format, inviting artists whom he respects and admires to weigh in on their […]

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Introspecting minds What: A compilation of artworks which are characterized by the introspective aspects of their creators’ mind is on view. The show has been curated in a precise association with the artist’s psyche and thus moulded by their experiences and inner turmoil’s. Titled ‘Isolation and introspection’, the show offers artworks by few eminent artists […]

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Celebrating women What: Marking International Women’s Day, the International Association of Women in Radio and Television, India Chapter is back with its 17th edition of the Asian Women’s Film Festival – a collection of 33 films from 10 countries, directed by women filmmakers from Asia and of Asian origin. Films from India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, […]

The mapmaker’s trail

As a painter, Bhopal’s geologist Manish Pushkale dwells into pensive memoirs of abstraction, which both resists language and invites dialogue Born and raised in Bhopal, where he trained as a geologist, Manish Pushkale has charted his trajectory as an artist in Delhi  “In Bhopal, too, he found his painterly métier in the ethos of creativity […]

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Multi-layered What: Previewed with a selection of works on Nature Morte’s viewing room last year, ‘The Sapper’ is back as a full series, and a new sculptural installation as well. Bharat Sikka’s The Sapper is as multi-layered as the relationship that it narrates between a father and an adult son. Through photography, Sikka creates the possibilities for […]

Inking the blots of a pandemic 

Showcasing a series of ink paintings done by artist Jatin Das during the lockdown in the wake of a mass migration of labourers across Indian cities, Exodus 2020 is a look back at how the pandemic changed the world in many ways Das looks at the fragility of human existence in these challenging times. Captured in […]

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From the archives What: An exhibition of archival portraits of leading Indian classical artists taken during live performances, ‘Aks–e–Mausiqui’ (Shadow of Music) is now on display. Captured by Rakesh Sinha from Lucknow, the exhibition features a collection of archival/heritage portraits of leading Indian classical dancers and musicians taken at their live performances. These 16×20 inch […]

The spice of life 

The latest exhibition by Art Centrix Space ‘Peppery Soliloquies’ shows the different flavours of life and explores narratives around spices It has been estimated through the fields of archaeology, geology and science that the estimated watermark for humankind to use spices goes as far back as 50,000 BC.  Exploring the historical and contemporary narratives around […]