Art

While more than half of the respondents thought the arts and culture are essential, they rarely manage to make time for it. The majority (60.6 per cent), mostly young people under 30, felt Indian museums could present more engaging content, and most perceived culture as anthropological/ sociological. Of the diverse categories included, music emerged as the most popular cultural activity.

Byzantines were great traders. They opened trade routes throughout Asia and developed extensive trading relationships with the Middle East and the Orient, including India and China. This fascinating mix of East and West is the design theme of Bosporus, the annual collection by luxury design house Good Earth.

The exhibition showcasing a new body of work by artist Paula Sengupta opens at 'Gallery Espace' virtually today, and will be on view until October 24, 2021, on the gallery website. It includes drawings which speak of Paula's continuing engagement with chintz, digital photo prints and animation, a medium she works in for the first time.

Aptly titled 'Present Future' the auction will showcase an eclectic range of paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations that represent the prevalent art trends and gives an insight into the future of contemporary art.

In an exclusive chat with IANS, Shai shared the making of the song. "We wrote this song almost 3 years ago before lockdown was a thing! Ryan, myself, and Freedo worked on it together in a session in London and originally had it down to pitch. After listening to it over a few months I resonated with it more and more and knew it had to be for my project," said Shai.

Little is known about the art form outside of Mewar -- but rural communities are familiar with the tradition and its various practices. Academic history has largely ignored the Gauri Dance, but details of its evolution and practices have been preserved in the cultural consciousness of its audience.

Presented by Gallery Espace, the shows titled, 'Sutra: Shobha Broota's Explorations of Thread and Colour' and 'shape of a surface -- A Solo Exhibition of Recent Work by Mekhala Bahl' are ongoing till September 14.

Being an Army Wife residing away from urban areas, often in the wilderness with horses, mules, and pets as the company she developed a Zen for the rural landscapes and animals. Her recent explorations of Himalayan landscapes produce an utopian vision of an innocent world that is a refuge from the pressures of the city, free from noise, crowds, pollution, and in tune with natural processes.

From a Tang-dynasty parcel-gilt silver 'rhinoceros' dish to huanghuali furniture and Japanese metalwork, the six distinct sales of Asian Art Week bring together in numerous eclectic works and objects from across the vast continent. Other highlights include paintings by South Asian modernist Narayan Shridhar Bendre and 16th-century Tibetan masters.

According to the gallery, the exhibition is an edited extract of 'Don't Ask Me about Colour', the large scale retrospective of Gobhai's work that Hoskote and Adajania had co-curated at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, early last year. The retrospective was cut short by the Covid lockdown. 'Epiphanies' draws on the extensive holdings of the late artist's estate.