Art ‘Woman is as Woman Does’: An ode to womanpowerAnupama KatakamAn exhibition at the CSMVS in Mumbai goes beyond art to become a celebration of femininity.
Pollock, a portraitA SPECIALCORRESPONDENTWYOMING-BORN Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) enrolled at the Art Students League, New York, in 1930. His early work was influenced by the methods and subj
Footsteps to freedomSUNEET CHOPRADhiraj Choudhary sees art as the battlefield of his struggle for freedom.
Colour and willHANS V. MATHEWSVelu Vishwanadhan's abstract painting, which builds upon Indian modernist sources, traces the painter's passage, as a particular sort of person, throu
Celebrating a life of toilSUNEET CHOPRAThe 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 statementSUNEET CHOPRAAn 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 collaborationSUNEET CHOPRABy 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 realityHANS V. MATHEWSGerman artist Otto Dix's etchings reflect the horrors of war and the anguish of human degradation.
For a reassertion of the human essenceThe 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 partsThe 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.
Modern and masterlySUNEET CHOPRAVipul Kumars work is propelled by his enormous understanding of and control over the different materials he uses to express ideas that he has held con
A beach sculpture exhibition in AustraliaRomain MaitraA walk among the art works of the “Sculpture by the Sea” event in Sydney, the world’s largest annual open-air exhibition.
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
