Jogen is in town What: Tracing the artist’s career from the 1960s when he was a student in Paris, until 2005, Vadehra Art Gallery presents a travelling exhibition of forty select works by Jogen Chowdhury from the collection of the Glenbarra Art Museum, Himeji, Japan. This collection comes to New Delhi after being exhibited in Kolkata and more […]

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Canvassing flora  What: Two centuries ago, the British botanists began a visual study of Indian flora. Indian artists were commissioned to make botanical paintings which were sent back to Britain where it survives in collections at some of the Royal botanical gardens. Over the centuries, Indian flora has been cross-pollinated through trade from regions across the world. These […]

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Relic of a lost era What: Samira Rathod Design Atelier is a design practice since 2000 that delves in the space in-between art and architecture. In an exhibition titled ‘In Presence of Absence’ they take a look at the quiet town of Bhadran, a timeworn and weary hamlet on the outskirts of Baroda. They use […]

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Sculpting stories What: Shot in the atelier of a sculptor renowned for large statues of politicians and national heroes, Death at a 30 Degree Angle is a work about the commissioning of a monumental statue by a small-time politician. Located in present-day India, the film is presented as part of Filament, an online film program by […]

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Untold stories What: Supporting younger artists in these grievous times of a global pandemic, Vadehra art Gallery presents an online exhibition of new works by Shrimanti Saha titled ‘Fire in the Greenhouse and Other Stories’. A combination of expressive dreams, literary narratives and visceral characters blend to create dystopian landscapes in Saha’s paintings, which tread […]

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Italian connect  What: Organised in collaboration with the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, four plays of Pippo Delbono, well-known Italian theatre actor and director are now available online. Presented by the Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione, Italy, each of the plays feature leading actors from theatres in Modena, Cesena, Vignola and Castelfranco Emilia. The plays will be […]

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During the pandemic, young people in Germany are finding interesting ways to come together, help each other, and in the process, party like never before The pandemic has changed the way we interact, as each of us is a potential threat to the other. In Europe, after a fairly intense couple of months, the situation […]

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In times of Covid, a community newspaper – Mylapore Times — holds lessons for Big Media Vincent D’Souza, 60, the owner-editor of Mylapore Times, has the beard and belly of a middle-aged St Nick, the energy of a Duracell bunny, the mind of a bean-counting businessman, and the ticker of a hustling city reporter. In times […]

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