New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Nilima Sheikh, one of the pioneers of a feminist vision in Indian art in the 1970s, is back in the capital after six years for a solo exhibition. Most of her art works for the show “Drawing Trails: Work on Paper 2008-2009″ ... full story
NEW DELHI: Public art may soon be more visible in the capital. Making a strong pitch for what is quite common in any global city, Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) and the Commonwealth Games organizing committee have come together to draw a roadmap for ... full story
By Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Artist Hemi Bawa, who was honoured with the Padma Shri this year, feels that the award is a recognition of her art and a tribute to the artists’ fraternity in the capital where she lives. ... full story
... over a period from 1981-82 are an evocative testimony of the artist’s fascination with human physiognomy and sexuality. Estimates begin between £2000 – 4000. Sebastiao Salgado’s Church Gate Station, depicting the bustling Mumbai train station, ... full story
As Macku, 47, explained during the launch of his exhibition at Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, he uses two processes to create his works. One is called gellage. In traditional photography, a bright light shines through a “negative” film ... full story
Najib’s own artistic career has also seen many changes; starting as a batik artist at Central Market in Kuala Lumpur, he went on to university and later became an academic before moving on to the top job as custodian of Malaysian art. ... full story
The images in greatest popular demand dealt with the Kabuki theater, life in the red light district of Edo, now Tokyo, or low-brow novels, and the illustrations could easily be interpreted as a metaphorical critique of the prevalent political and ... full story
Some of Yusof's works are prestigious collections both in the country and overseas, including those owned by Petronas Malaysia, Tokyo Gas in Japan, PNB Malaysia, Bank Negara, National Art Gallery and many other public and corporate institutions. ... full story
For UCCA artistic director Jérôme Sans, cofounder of Paris's Palais de Tokyo, the Seine-side contemporary art museum, the link between the art world and nightlife has always existed, but collaborations between the two have started picking up momentum ... full story
A graduate of Ho Chi Minh City’s College of Theatre and Cinema, Hoc threw himself into the arts, diving into fashion design, stage managing, acting and singing before deciding his true calling was calligraphy. He had begun displaying his fir ... full story
