Exploring artful abstractions

Masterfully combining colour, form and expression, the works of Prabhakar Kolte, brings to the fore the many facets of dynamics of abstract art  Treasure Art Gallery makes a debut with ‘The Mind’s Eye’ featuring veteran abstractionist Prabhakar Kolte.  Curated by art critic Uma Nair, the exhibition has on display 50 masterpieces, all about exploration of […]

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Art on wheels What: Focusing on a contemporary but less noticed facet of public life in Tamil Nadu, India International Centre presents, ‘Colours Unlimited: The Bus Art of Tamil Nadu’. An exhibition of photographs by Vijay Jodha, it features art that can be found on the sides of buses criss-crossing the state. The advent of […]

Cohesively fragmented

In his latest exhibition at India Habitat Centre, Ranjan Kaul, a self taught artist brings a pre and post pandemic view of the world, not just as a mere observer but as an empathetic participant   After leaving his corporate job at the peak of his career to pursue his love for art, Ranjan Kaul became a […]

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Myriad hues What: An assemblage of narratives from old to the new, ‘Fragments of Imagination’ engages the viewer’s perception that are extended beyond the image. It is a reflection on the transience of human and material existence and absence both. Even as an aggregation of fragments, what makes this experience a distinct aesthetic procedure is […]

Flocking through existential crisis

Ojas Art Gallery’s latest exhibition, inspired by a sufi fable, showcases the responses of different communities in times of crisis like the pandemic and climate change Named after the sufi fable ‘The Conference of the Bird’s, written by Farid-ud-Din Attar that tells the story of the assembly of birds in times of existential crisis, Ojas […]

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Contemporary culture What: Gallery Latitude 28 presents ‘Phantasmagoria’ featuring works by Dileep Sharma, Farhad Husain, George Martin and Pratul Dash. The exhibition grapples with the construction and deconstruction of thought/ memories conditioned by contemporary culture. It brings together artists who problematize the concept of realism as well as reality, especially in an age which is a frenzy of simulations. Taking […]

Painting with textures 

Art Konsult’s latest exhibition ‘Germination’ features graphics from the the 60s to the 90s showcasing the dual aspect of reality Displaying rare graphics of leading printmaker Anupam Sud, Art Konsult presents ‘Germination’. The exhibition features 22 rare graphics of Sud which she made in the 60’s to 90’s.  Her art reflects her humanistic tendencies, reflecting […]

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Bangladeshi landscape What: The poetic qualities of Bangladeshi artist Rokeya Sultana’s artistic compositions reside in the mythical figures embedded in nature amidst harmony. The exhibition Rokeya Sultana traces the artist’s fascinating trajectory from when she worked in Santiniketan as a student under the guidance of Somenath Hore to her artistic career  in Bangladesh with Safiuddin Ahmed and Mohammad […]