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SCAFFOLDING THE ABSENT: G. R. IRANNA’S PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS

The Guild Art Gallery recently presented an exhibition of five new large-scale works of G.R. Iranna from November 4-22, 2011. The exhibition titled Scaffolding the Absent, shows how Iranna meditates on human mortalityand the fragility of our existence. MOA reproduces catalogue essay by critic/curator Maya Kóvskaya, PhD.

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The Studio of AA Raiba:An Unfinished Practice A solo exhibition of the artist AA Raiba was held in Nehru Centre Auditorium, Mumbai from November 18-20, 2011. The exhibition was curated by the Clark House Initiative for Gallery Art & Soul.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SANSKRITI AWARDS 2011 Sanskriti announced the 2011 Sanskriti Awards in the fields of literature, journalism, art, performing arts and Social Achievement.

THE ŠKODA PRIZE 2011 ANNOUNCES THE TOP THREE New Delhi, October 24, 2011: The Škoda Prize for Indian Contemporary Art today announced the three best solo exhibitions in the country over the last year.

SPECIAL INTERVIEW: REENA KALLAT

REENA KALLAT INTERVIEW WITH STINA EDBLOM

Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, 2011 is an occasion for artists, curators, writers and thinkers to mull over the turbulence and turmoil that is today’s world. Pandemonium: Art in a Time of Creativity Fever is the theme of the biennal this year.

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INFOCUS: HIMALI SINGH SOIN

THE THIRD DIMENSION BY HIMALI SINGH SOIN

Paper Tongues is cleverly curated: though seemingly dictatorial in form and medium, it does not limit its artists to employing paper simply as a medium. It extends into paper as a function of the preservation of manifesto, and an ‘exchange of ideas’. The concept note refers to the work growing from a desire to Change, and whilst the decay of society is commonly an artist’s inspiration, the exhibition did not strike me as socially charged or created by ‘revolutionary dreamers’.

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THE OSCILLATIONS OF DIMENSIONS

Review by Sabrina Osborne
October 15, 2011

Review by Sabrina Osborne
October 15,2011

Rashid Rana
March 28-April 28, 2011
Lisson Gallery London

The concept of bringing something entirely new in existence by preying on what already exists has taken Rashid Rana places. Considered as one of the most significant contemporary artist from South Asia, Rashid Rana’s works were on display at Lisson Gallery in London.

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONCERNS, ISSUES AND REACTIONS IN ART

Review by Sarmistha Maiti
October 15, 2011

Social And Political Injustice
Group show: Tapas Biswas , Subrata Biswas, Akhil Chandra Das, Nantu Behari Das, Mithun Dasgupta, Priyanka Lahiri, Sagar Bhowmick, Partha Guin, Prandeep Kalita, Pappu Bardhan, Swapan Kumar Mallick, Ketan N. Amin, Debashish Dutta and Buddhadev Mukherjee.