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 […]

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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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Personal experiences   What: An online exhibition of paintings by Daniela Reis from Portugal based in the artist’s own exploration, reflection and experience of the ‘feminine’ is ongoing. Titled ‘Not The Whole Body Is Flesh’ the artist works with oil on canvas, oil on paper, enamel and digital painting. In the search for it, for […]

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Shades of grey What: Gallery Blueprint 12 is all set to launch their new gallery space with Vipekha Gupta’s first solo show titled ‘Oscillations’. Over the years, Vipeksha has worked on themes inspired by her meditative practices, mostly Vipassana.  Known for her monochrome and grey meditative drawings, Vipeksha’s works are schematic capturing the process of […]

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Polish touch What: Organised in collaboration with the Polish Institute, New Delhi, here’s a film festival that presents eight award-winning feature films from Poland. It opens with Off Camera (2019) the recipient of the Best Youth Film Award, Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema, 2018 and Distinction for Best Actor and Rising Star […]

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‘Urmila – Enchanted Mother’ brings together the works of ten artists and their interpretation of birth, death and the mysteries of life “Adversity encourages innovation; pain draws out hitherto untapped emotions,” says curator Anu Jindal. Her ongoing online exhibition ‘Urmila – Enchanted Mother’ brings together the works of ten artists from varied genre and media […]

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Engaging initiative What: PRAF Participatory an initiative by Prameya Art Foundation is back with its third edition. The initiative invites international artists to develop a project with the participation of emerging artists and scholars in India exploring the possibilities of meaningful, intimate, and informal exchanges. As part of its intent to supplement conventional pedagogy, this initiative […]

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