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Sudarshan Shetty: Stretching the Canvas

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He is the artistic director and curator of the third edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India’s first art biennale

Avinash Chandra: The Disappearing Artist

Somak Ghoshal

Avinash Chandra’s work is riveting, often for its shocking amorality

Mohit Takalkar: The Minimal Master

Shreya Ray

Neither commercial nor experimental, Mohit Takalkar has developed his own stage idiom. And now it’s winning awards

The Mark of A Modernist

Somak Ghoshal

Although Nasreen Mohamedi lost most of her motor functions, she did manage to retain control over her right hand. Her last work remains ethereal, meticulous but also filled with palpable gravitas

India Art Fair 2016: Less Is More

Somak Ghoshal

Indian artists may not have set hearts aflutter but those from Pakistan and Nepal added spice to the local flavours

Writers’ Protest: Living in a Tragic Land in a Tragic Time

Keki N Daruwalla

Majoritarian hubris and the writers’ protest

Subverting the Subversive

Soma Bhowmik

A compelling new show spotlights three artists’ take on the ironies and contradictions of their time

Rehana and Shakil Saigol: With Love From Karachi

Sunaina Kumar

Artist couple Rehana and Shakil Saigol trace their roots to Kolkata, a city they say nourished their imagination

The Gujral Foundation’s decision to present two artists from India and Pakistan in its collateral show at the 56th Venice Biennale this year did seem like a risky proposition. Thankfully, it was the choice of artists that made the difference