First things first. This is going to be an unabated love-fest, because the 3 days I spent last week at the Kochi Biennale were absolutely amazing, in every sense of the word, with the art being only a part of it. Right, to begin with, a bit of context. But …
If it’s early springtime in Delhi, & the weather is lovely, then it must be time for the India Art Fair. It is, and it is, and therefore it is, if you see what I mean. Dunno how the Art Fair manages it, but they ALWAYS have great weather! As …
Just the mere act of entering the Piprahwa Buddha Relics International Exhibition, is like stepping from one world to another. Outside, just a few metres away, insane, noisy, honking traffic. Inside, peace and tranquility. This recently inaugurated exhibition (which is in Delhi for 6 months) is an absolute joy. It …
Udon Thani is a pleasant town in the north of Thailand, about 600km north-east of Bangkok and fairly close to the border with Laos. And it has long been on my To Do list for winter, because of one thing, and one thing only – the seasonal phenomenon of Red …
Just when you think you know your city, along comes a museum that you have never heard of, let alone visited…that was us today, visiting the Indian Air Force Museum in Palam, out near the airport. I only recently heard about the museum on social media, but we couldn’t join …
My recent trip to Doha, after a long time (34 years to be precise!) was full of revelations. Amazing architecture, extraordinary museums, and none more so than the absolutely stunning National Museum of Qatar. The building is absolutely gorgeous. Truly stunning. It is designed to represent a desert rose, a …
What an interesting, informative & beautifully presented exhibition this is. The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art has collaborated with the National Museum of Australia to bring to Delhi a collection of nearly 300 paintings, objects and multimedia works from Australia’s First Nation. The exhibition narrates the saga of the Seven …
Imagine walking down a street in Shanghai et voilà, all of a sudden, there in front of you is a ship at anchor, with luggage stacked next to it. This is the fabulous sight that awaits you on Wujiang Road in the elegant, upmarket Jing’An district. LV has transformed a …
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 …
