The Hindu goddess of learning, Saraswati, is depicted playing her veena in the outdoors, amidst the bright hues of her mount, the peacock, and a landscape of flowers. A woman gazes at a swan in rapt attention, the folds of her pink sari meticulously captured on canvas. The creator of these artworks — among a multitude of […]
Among the multiple issues affecting our city, the one which is often considered not important enough is our art, culture and heritage. BENGALURU: Among the multiple issues affecting our city, the one which is often considered not important enough is our art, culture and heritage. Many of you might say, “I thought art and culture […]
Bengaluru is set to host south India’s first major private art museum which will have its digital launch with a week-long virtual festival from December 5 to 11 to celebrate various art forms. The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) was planned to be opened in December but the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the delay. […]
Following virtual repatriation ceremony – Stolen Art A statue from the University of Regina’s collection at the MacKenzie Art Gallery began its journey home this morning with a virtual repatriation ceremony. The University of Regina’s Dr. Thomas Chase, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, met with Mr. Ajay Bisaria, High Commissioner of India, over Zoom to officially […]
On November 18, New York-based grant program Anonymous Was A Woman announced multimedia artist Chitra Ganesh as one of its 2020 grantees along with nine other recipients who were recognized for their artistic growth, accomplishments, originality, and potential as female-identifying artists over the age of 40. Each recipient receives an award of USD 25,000 to […]
How an online art exhibition, organised by an NGO based in Bengaluru, is restoring faith and confidence among artists with intellectual disabilities Akila Vaidyanathan from Coimbatore was misty-eyed when she saw her son Nishant Sriram’s paintings displayed at the second edition of eCAPA 2020 exhibition. He is one among the 59 participants with intellectual disabilities […]
“We Do Not Dream Alone,” the first Asia Society Triennial of contemporary art, is in search of a reason for being. You could find reasons for both enthusiasm and skepticism when Asia Society announced last year that it would present a triennial of contemporary art, centered on art from what the organizers called “Asia and […]
It’s the book art connoisseurs cannot get enough of—Court & Courtship features a collection of miniature paintings from erudite textile collector-couple, Praful and Shilpa Shah’s TAPI collection, and is a window into the bold, sensual representation in 16th-19th century art Red wine spills from a goblet. Krishna leans passionately into Radha, as he holds her from […]
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANSlife) Having gone virtual for many of their exhibitions and art-based interactions, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in the national capital has now reopened for visitors, who seem only too happy to be reconnecting with Indian master artists after months of the gallery being closed. Notably, all museums, […]
