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From Vivi Jojo Vellukunnel’s ‘The Mind of Water’ series | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Water has been a constant source of inspiration for artist Vivi Jojo Vellukunnel. Having grown up watching the many moods of the Kodoor river in Kottayam, Vivi’s deepest creative impulses have been shaped by water. A series of 15 abstract paintings…
The research-based retrospective One Hundred Years and Counting at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (CKP), features Indian artist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, KG Subramanyan’s wide collection of works. Curated by cultural theorist Nancy Adajania, the exhibition provides an insight not only into the artist’s life, but also the context of his works and philosophies. “KG Subramanyan…
The materials on display laid bare personal histories. | Photo Credit: Courtesy Amshula Prakash “Who gets to say what art is?” asks entertainment lawyer and art curator Amshula Prakash. “Who decides what belongs on a wall, under lights, what is worthy of being looked at?” Janapriya, a unique show curated by Prakash, held this February…
Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi. | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN The inaugural concert of MadRasana’s Margazhi series unfolded with a performance by Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi at the M.S. Subbulakshmi Arangam. The Lalgudi bani, celebrated for its melodic precision and emotional depth, found perfect expression through their violins and transported listeners to…
Odissi dancer Madhulitha Mohapatra, curated a two-day Naman festival recently in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Odissi, one of the classical dance forms, is marked by graceful postures, emotive facial expressions, bright costumes, and make-up. Pallavi, Ashtapadi, and Oriya poems, and Chaukha and Tribhanga stances form the basic movement through which Odissi dancers convey…
