Translated by Nandana Dev Sen Asia Society India Centre hosted an online conversation on the book Acrobat: Poems by Nabaneeta Dev Sen (published by Juggernaut Books) on February 02, 2022; the organization’s…
Capitalism and the Museum One of the most fascinating aspects of the history of the museum is its relationship with capitalism, which, like the museum itself, had its origin in Enlightenment. The…
The Pilgrim’s Bowl, by Swiss poet Philippe Jaccottet, is a meditation on the work of Italian artist Giorgio Morandi and its power to evoke a complexity of emotions. Jaccottet examines Morandi’s still…
I’ve always asked myself this question: why is it that despite the richness of some of the Indian theories, they are rarely used in understanding any modern day phenomena like that of…
Rain is an important aspect of the cultural life of the Indian subcontinent, and it continues to evoke a range of emotions and memories. It has inspired music, literature, poems and paintings…
This article is based on an online talk on the topic of Protests against Discriminatory Oppression on 7th March, 2021, and has been slightly edited for clarity. The connection between art and…
A review of the Somnath Hore Exhibition curated by KS Radhakrishnan at Arthshila, Santiniketan I stand witness to his empathy and feel the scars of someone else’s wounds pressed against my flesh.…
Sayed Haider Raza was one of the greatest painters of modern India. Yashodhara Dalmia’s book, Sayed Haider Raza: The Journey of an Iconic Artist, traces his journey from Barbaria in Madhya Pradesh,…
The pandemic has shown us how broken our systems are, and how much injustice still plays havoc with people’s lives. It is as if by wearing our masks our blindfolds have fallen…
An unreal reality. Or perhaps too real. Zdzislaw Beksinski was born on 29th February 1929 in Sanok in Poland and died on 21st February 2005. The scale and draughtsmanship of paintings came…
“Museums never exist just on their own, but stand in reciprocal relationship to surrounding society and culture.”[1] Museums are integral to modern society. In fact, their ubiquity may generate the impression that…
Night. . . silently in the moonlight, a worm digs into a chestnut. Traditional Indian linguistics envisages three powers in words – abhidha, lakshana and vyanjana. Abhidha is the first or the…
