Page 3 - Indian Artists
No painter of pretty pictures
If Amitava's early practice was characterised by anger, he has since tempered it with wisdom, yet he remains a chronicler of social wrongs, writes Kishore Singh
 "No painter of pretty pictures")
The show must go on: Performance artists struggle as gigs go online
Due to the lockdown, artists are turning to online shows but the concept of online concerts are still at a nascent stage making survival difficult for many
 "The show must go on: Performance artists struggle as gigs go online")
The largest retrospective of Raja Ravi Varma's ubiquitous works goes online
2020 marks 150 years of Raja Ravi Varma's first commissioned painting, a family portrait of Krishna Menon, a sub-judge of the Calicut Court.
 "The largest retrospective of Raja Ravi Varma's ubiquitous works goes online")
Major galleries create a joint online platform to continue celebrating art
The online exhibition platform, In Touch, in its first outing features artists represented by 10 prominent galleries in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Dubai.
 "Major galleries create a joint online platform to continue celebrating art")
So long, Nemai Ghosh; Goodbye, Satish Gujral - gentle men of art
Nemaida's misfortune in life was to be known as Satyajit Ray's "Boswell"; History will remember Gujral as a renaissance man whose imprint over New Delhi is huge
 "So long, Nemai Ghosh; Goodbye, Satish Gujral - gentle men of art")
After Gaitonde and Raza, who are the new Old Masters of Indian art world?
Subodh Gupta is set to enter the big league but there are others too
 "After Gaitonde and Raza, who are the new Old Masters of Indian art world?")
Art in 2019 showed record-breaking sales -- and a banana taped to the wall
In the Indian art-scape, Vasudeo S Gaitonde was the undisputed star, bagging the top two spots for the most expensive Indian artworks sold in the year
 "Art in 2019 showed record-breaking sales -- and a banana taped to the wall")
Kolkata's unusually respectful and discerning attitude to art and artists
Art in Bengal is a reflection in the deepest sense of the way its people feel - about nature, political troubles or social strife
 "Kolkata's unusually respectful and discerning attitude to art and artists")
Artworks by theatre legend Ebrahim Alkazi prove his artistry across mediums
An exhibition of artworks by theatre legend Ebrahim Alkazi confirms his artistry across mediums
 "Artworks by theatre legend Ebrahim Alkazi prove his artistry across mediums")
Meet Bengaluru's buskers, who make art, type poems and charm strangers
Busking is traditionally defined as the act of putting up a street performance for voluntary donations
 "Meet Bengaluru's buskers, who make art, type poems and charm strangers")
Old is gold
Amendments to the antiquities Act have been on the cards for a while, and it is hoped the government will ease these sooner rather than later. The opening of a museum within Purana Qila in Delhi augur
 "Old is gold")
Artist Nikhil Chopra puts himself on display at The Met, New York
Nikhil Chopra is the first Indian artist to strike it big on an international scale, a part of a group of breakaways who have turned the foundations of the art world on its head, writes Kishore Singh
 "Artist Nikhil Chopra puts himself on display at The Met, New York")
Art, the artist and her body
Transposed on her body, the city is at once familiar and alien, drawing the strings on its multi-layered freedoms and repressions
 "Art, the artist and her body")
The artist as a poet
Prabhakar Barwe is that rare artist whose work defies description and cannot be easily slotted under a convenient label
 "The artist as a poet")
The Indian spirit of an emigre artist
Sohan Qadri passed away following a period of illness in Toronto in 2011, but his works continue to remain in circulation, particularly those made during the last decades of his life
 "The Indian spirit of an emigre artist")
The missing Indians
Who are the primary movers and shakers of the art world - the artists, their promoters, institutions and museums, or the collectors who provide the patronage?
 "The missing Indians")
A sculptor's world
Where does one place Group 1890, the short-lived but influential collective of Indian artists, within the spectrum of art movements? A new book tries to answer this question. An excerpt
 "A sculptor's world")
