Having lived in Bombay’s* Cuffe Parade at the same time as the late M.F.Husain, I felt a certain neighbourhood “kinship” with the eminent artist who went into self-exile from India and spent the last years of his life as a Qatari citizen. So, the immersive exhibition in Doha’s Qatar Museums …
Disclosure time. We went to the inauguration of the exhibition “An Invisible Bind” because a very dear friend, Shalini Dam, is one of the participating artists. So, yes, we went because of Shalini, to support and cheer her on, but the evening turned out to be so much more. Beyond …
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi’s Saket is always well worth a visit – the current retrospective exhibion of the work of Gulammohammed Sheikh is beautifully curated and presented. But there is another reason to head there in the coming week. And it is this one painting. Mary …
Another day, another exhibition…basically the weather in Delhi is SO hot and SO conducive to not stepping out or doing anything, that I am doing the exact opposite. Forcing myself to leave my air-conditioned study and head out! (Hums “Mad dogs and Englishmen…”) After yesterday’s exhibition about Ladakh, today it …
This is a heads up for everyone who loves Ladakh (and don’t we all?) and especially for Delhi folk…there is a fascinating photographic exhibition at the India International Centre on the rock art of Ladakh. The exhibition “Speaking Stones: Rock Art of Ladakh” by photographer and writer, Ahtushi Deshpande, showcases her decade …
New Delhi already has some jaw-dropping monuments – think the Red Fort, Purana Qila, Humayun’s Tomb, Safdarjung’s Tomb – to name but a few, and now we are blessed with the country’s first sunken museum. The “first in the country” moniker is actually not that important (though it’s a fun …
There is no other way to say this, so let me plunge right in: If you have not already seen this STUNNING photography exhibition at New Delhi’s Travancore Palace, then drop everything and GO RIGHT NOW! The exhibition of 35 photographs taken by the immensely talented Bandeep Singh is sensational. …
It’s that time of year again, here in Delhi. The weather is brilliant. There are shows and exhibitions galore, and it all feels just too wonderful. And so, as tradition dictates, off we went this afternoon for the preview day of the India Art Fair. As I said in my …
This small but very sophisticated, immersive exhibition, charting the history and the current trends in the world of Louis Vuitton is definitely worth visiting. And you honestly don’t really need to carve out a huge chunk of time to visit, since it is compact and if you choose an early …
