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The ongoing exhibition at Avtar Foundation for Arts hits home. Sometimes you are gazing at someone else’s home, sometimes you are right in the middle of their living room quietly taking in the surroundings, sometimes you are standing in front of barbed wires dividing two countries and perhaps dividing homes too. At Home — an…
A still from ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ | Photo Credit: HBO Max HBO has unveiled the first teaser trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, offering a glimpse into the origins of Stephen King’s iconic horror universe. Set in 1962, the upcoming series acts as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s It films and expands on the…
Ishaan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar in ‘The Royals’ Netflix India on Tuesday (April 22) launched the trailer for The Royals, a self-described ‘royalty rom-com’ set to stream on the platform from May 9. Directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana, the series is headlined by Ishaan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar and Bollywood veteran Zeenat Aman. The ballroom-filing ensemble…
As the plane touches down at Tribhuvan International Airport, the majestic sight of the Himalayas greets passengers with their snow-capped peaks glowing in the late afternoon sun. Upon landing, warm smiles welcome visitors, in an airport buzzing with a mix of trekkers, tourists and locals. It is 15 degrees Celsius outside, and the crisp air…
Shilpa Nanjappa, a Kodava, brought out the rich culture and ways of worship of her people and the greatness of River Cauvery (whose origin is in Coorg) through her ‘Tales in Kodava’. She gave a clear, comprehensive introduction, as the songs were in Kodava. This was presented as part of the 10th edition of Manthana,…
Works displayed at the gallery | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Concepts related to migration and the idea of ‘personas’ have always intrigued Hyderabad-based artist Sushisurge (Sushant Sharma). Having moved from Chandigarh to Bengaluru, Delhi and now Hyderabad, the artist explores how emotional changes and various identities one adopts while traversing through unfamiliar cities, cultures and…
Rama Sundar Ranganathan and Himanshu Srivastava at their ‘Sangam’ show | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On a nippy November evening, visitors stepping into India Habitat Centre, Delhi’s art and culture hub for a painting exhibition got to listen to the rhythmic notes of Indian classical music. Quite fitting, for Hindustani vocalist Rama Sundar Ranganathan and…
Sculptor Jacob Jebaraj | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Avibhuti-smeared mirror is the backdrop to the art pieces at Art Kin Centre’s newest exhibit. It gives one a peek at their own reflection while weaving intricate line work through twirls of ash. A dry clay-covered installation that centres the exhibition, frames the sculptures amid old phones,…
It is not often that a white cube, its silence and solemnity broken only by colour and canvas on walls, gets inundated. Last week, the precursor show of the upcoming contemporary art festival Madras Art Weekend that highlighted over 60 artists from South India titled Spotlight on the South opened to a sizeable crowd —…
