When the great artist Anish Kapoor finally had the chance to do a show in India in 2010, I remember asking him what took him so long. He had been struggling to come here with.
What can temporary paper planes, that we used to make in school as kids, possibly be doing in a world class museum? I wondered, during one of my visits to the World Heritage Transport Museum.
There are certain forms and colours in nature which are unseen and therefore unthinkable. But the works of photographer Luo Hong opens up our eyes to an unexplored natural world which we have never experienced..
One year after the pandemic, India’s ‘culture sector’ is in dire need of funds. This time the funds required are not just for patronage but for survival and livelihood. Remember, it’s always the artists and.
A Piece of Gaudi
Sahar Zaman has been on the arts beat long enough to know that arts and artists often boggle people s minds. She sees herself as a translator of the creative works in music, design, theater and visual arts. For the past 20 years, she has worked with the motto of making arts accessible. This she has done through her journalism and reportage in TV, print, radio and online. Her experience in political newscasting helps in ensuring that the arts is viewed through the spectrum of mainstream news. LESS. MORE
If there was a world record for the longest work-in-progress building it would be held by Antoni Gaudi. The construction of his Sagrada Familia in Barcelona started in 1882. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site but it’s still under construction. Gaudi, who was recognised as an unparalleled genius in his lifetime, left behind detailed instructions in the form of sketches, plaster moulds and designs for the completion of this church.