SHEDDING OLD SKIN, DONNING A NEW AVATAR Art Frieze moves its physical location in New York to the Shed while Indian galleries participate virtually Art fairs are coming back in a hybrid form—as was the case with the brief window…

A CHRONICLER OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE FOREVER DELHI: A series of black and white photographs by Shalini Passi, is a fund-raising exhibition for COVID-19 Relief. Whilst looking at the scenes of Delhi, with its tall buildings, stately monuments and even its…

SYMBOLIC AT SUPPER ‘The Final Feast’ is a referential interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ by artist Vibha Galhotra. It is an allegorical presentation of contemporary times, the latter increasingly plagued by social, political, economic, and especially ecological chaos.…

THE MEDITATIVE LYRICAL LIGHT LEAVES US Remembering Yogesh Rawal who passed away. He was known for his contemplative abstract collages, paintings and etchings. The sad news that artist Yogesh Rawal (1954-2021) passed away on the 16 April, 2021, has not…

THE UNION OF SEVEN The Delhi Contemporary Art Week (DCAW) showcases at Bikaner House some of the best contemporary artists promoted by seven of the best-known galleries. Walking into Bikaner House, on 8 April 2021, one felt a little bit…

AN ‘Art- Epidemic’ AT THE INDIAN CAPITAL Delhi Art Week has the city buzzing with artwork that is analytical, critical, and even hopeful in our post COVID times. The Delhi Art Week (DAW) featuring thirty-seven art galleries, two museums, and…

A CULTURE OF MUSEUMS The Bihar Museum Biennale launched both physically and virtually announcing an ambitious project that brings culture into focus. Celebrating the first Museum Biennale in India would have called for a bigger gathering at the spanking new…

INDEPENDENTLY DELHI PART II The second half of Independent Delhi examines two very different, but extremely gripping art projects that look at the changing and evolving idea of home, ‘the nest’. What has happened to the notion of a place…

INDEPENDENTLY DELHI PART I Visiting the four independent exhibitions that went physical in the post COVID scenario has been rewarding. As one walks out of the sun and into the cool of Gallery Espace, one is greeted by dramatically severed…

THE PAINTER OF VIBRANT HUES DEPARTS Goa-born artist Laxman Pai passed away leaving behind a body of work that is as diverse and colourful as life itself. Known for his vivacious colours, his positive attitude toward the human race but…