Celebrating a life of toil

The image of a rickshaw-puller carting passengers in cities is representative of the relations that define an exploitative capitalist society. To scul

Art as political statement

An exhibition in Delhi proves that radical art exists as a distinct genre and that it is rich and varied in terms of the imagery it employs.

A creative collaboration

By collaborating with folk expression, Arpana Caur reforges links with the traditional base of India's artistic expression, the folk art of the peasan

A mirror of social reality

German artist Otto Dix's etchings reflect the horrors of war and the anguish of human degradation.

HANS V. MATHEWS

For a reassertion of the human essence

The Ninth Triennale does not fully reflect the variety, richness and originality of Indian art, but the show mirrors the yearning of artists to create

How enduring?

Only a few exhibits in "The Enduring Image" stimulate debate and can in any real sense be called works of art.

Good in parts

The exhibition on post-Independence trends at Delhi's Rabindra Bhavan Art Gallery was good to look at, but did not do justice to modern Indian art.

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Celebrating a life of toil

The image of a rickshaw-puller carting passengers in cities is representative of the relations that define an exploitative capitalist society. To scul

Art as political statement

An exhibition in Delhi proves that radical art exists as a distinct genre and that it is rich and varied in terms of the imagery it employs.

A creative collaboration

By collaborating with folk expression, Arpana Caur reforges links with the traditional base of India's artistic expression, the folk art of the peasan

A mirror of social reality

German artist Otto Dix's etchings reflect the horrors of war and the anguish of human degradation.

HANS V. MATHEWS

For a reassertion of the human essence

The Ninth Triennale does not fully reflect the variety, richness and originality of Indian art, but the show mirrors the yearning of artists to create

How enduring?

Only a few exhibits in "The Enduring Image" stimulate debate and can in any real sense be called works of art.

Good in parts

The exhibition on post-Independence trends at Delhi's Rabindra Bhavan Art Gallery was good to look at, but did not do justice to modern Indian art.