The Atlas of Painting

Being Charlie Chaplin

It was on a stolen trip to the cinema that he met his hero, Charlie Chaplin. And a chance encounter that got him the Cherry Blossom ad. So many years, so many gigs, yet he still isn’t done being Chaplin.

Feminist Strokes

At the Art Mall premises in Delhi, International Women’s Day saw 100 women painters conceptualise the theme ‘Stree’.

Canvas for Kids

The cute and cuddly photos in kid’s rooms have competition. Artists are creating art specially for kids as young as two months old, and they can’t keep up with the demand.

Shutter Speed

Even before the opening of his latest show, Atul Dodiya has sold all 12 works. But he says he regrets the commodification of art.

What’s Your Type?

Letters are everywhere. On the streets, in your newspapers, in art and literature. But it might take an exhibition on typography to make you fall in love with these shapes again.

The Man Who Painted Time

How the Waste Was Shunned

An ambitious project by artist Michael Landy in the UK invites artists to dump their ‘failures’ in a giant waste bin.

Street of Art

Every year, for one day, a kilometre-long artery of central Bangalore becomes a platform for artists from all over India to display their works without engaging mediators like galleries.

This isn’t What it Looks Like

An exhibition of contemporary art from Pakistan redefines the idea of national art, and of the political versus the private.