The 16th century erotic revolution that made Italy accept nudity in high art

In the Middle Ages, beautiful figures in art were mostly draped. Rare exceptions such as Botticelli’s ‘The Birth of Venus’ were kept for private viewing.

James Grantham Turner, Aeon

· Aug 01, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Ambedkar in South Africa: With a new installation, Riyas Komu creates an archive of resistance, hope

The artist’s new work ‘Fourth World’ at the Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg brings together the politics of the word, history and symbolism.

Dilip M. Menon

· Jun 23, 2019 · 11:30 am

Through destruction and reconstruction, artist Vivan Sundaram reimagines and retells history

The artist’s ongoing show ‘Install: black gold, terraoptics and the work of termites’ is as much about the act of installation as it is about history.

Chanpreet Khurana

· May 26, 2019 · 11:30 am

By celebrating Gandhi, Indian art in Venice shows the way to those debating Godse’s ‘patriotism’

The choice of artists and artworks for the India Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale was guided by one metric: they had to be linked with Gandhi’s ideology.

Chanpreet Khurana

· May 17, 2019 · 11:30 am

With his new work, Nityan Unnikrishnan takes the viewer on a wild ride into his world

The artist’s Mumbai exhibition ‘The Way Out’ forces us to ask: is it this world we inhabit or are we trapped in someone’s nightmare?

Ruchir Joshi

· Apr 11, 2019 · 11:30 am

How Indian-born artist Krishna Reddy left an indelible mark on printmaking worldwide

An exhibition in Kolkata showcases works by Reddy that are ‘timeless and relevant’.

Chanpreet Khurana

· Mar 29, 2019 · 03:30 pm

Cellphones and cars: A Kolkata painter is adding a dash of modernity to centuries-old Patachitra art

The last of his tribe, Bhaskar Chitrakar is still painting archetypal characters, but their setting is distinctly different.

Abhishek Sikhwal

· Mar 06, 2019 · 11:30 am

One of India’s foremost abstract artists doesn’t want you to read any meaning into her works

Sheila Makhijani’s new show in Delhi, ‘This, That and the Other’, reaffirms her ideas of the language of art and what it must express.

Ella Datta

· Mar 03, 2019 · 03:30 pm

What stories do we explore through art? A visitor searches for the answer at the Kochi Biennale

From Shilpa Gupta’s installation to Prabhakar Pachpute’s wood cutouts, each artwork sparks an idea, a reference, a memory.

Arundhati Ghosh

· Feb 02, 2019 · 11:30 am

Artist FN Souza’s early works reveal his intimate connection with Goa and its people

The exhibition ‘Souza in the ’40s’ throws light on a crucial but little-known period in Souza’s life.

Arti Das

· Jan 20, 2019 · 11:30 am

A Bengaluru artist shows how plants talk to each other through the internet of fungus

Dhara Mehrotra’s paintings and installations provide a glimpse into a universe that has existed for millions of years but only recently been understood.

Priyanka Sacheti

· Jan 13, 2019 · 11:30 am

The Bahujan Art Festival in Mumbai gives marginalised communities a space to raise their voices

‘All universities call artists to perform, but at most festival lineups, the Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi folks are relegated to academic sessions on caste.’

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

· Dec 23, 2018 · 11:30 am