Art & Culture

‘Museums are a tool of cultural diplomacy,’ says Nathalie Bondil

V Shoba

Curator Nathalie Bondil tells V Shoba that exposure to culture, art and music are integral to our well-being

In Praise of Company Artists

Rosalyn D’Mello

Of Masters lost in transition

The Streets Are Singing

V Shoba

The musical activism of Rahul Ram

Desperately Seeking Diversity

Jai Arjun Singh

Parasite’s historic win may suggest a new inclusivity at the Oscars. But can these awards (or any award) be all things to all cinemas?

Atul Dodiya: Shades of Memoirist

Rosalyn D’Mello

Atul Dodiya paints the possibilities of his own future

#artistsoninstagram

Somak Ghoshal

How social media connects painters, artworks and viewers

Attitudes and Identity

Rosalyn D’Mello

Where the familiar becomes fabulous

Jitish Kallat: The Space Traveller

Rosalyn D’Mello

Jitish Kallat’s new exhibition plays with our conception of otherness. He tells Rosalyn D’Mello about his obsession with the cosmos, cartography and philosophical enquiry

Bose Krishnamachari: Through a Mirror Darkly

Nandini Nair

For Bose Krishnamachari, art is life itself, and his solo exhibition in Kolkata shifts from minimalism to maximalism with sensational ease. He tells Nandini Nair why he can’t separate people from his creations