Have Our Public Institutions Aided Open Discourse around the Visual Arts?
by Critical Collective First published on 23rd August 2024
Roshini Vadehra from Vadehra Art Gallery, Shefali Somani and Anahita Taneja from Shrine Empire, Tariq Allana from Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi, along with Mortimer Chatterjee and Tara Lal from Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, address this subject and other
read more Galleries in India - Scaling Up
by Critical Collective
Gayatri Sinha (GS): In the last ten years, galleries in India have seen a profound shift. There has been a proliferation of new galleries, while some of the older ones have become somewhat subdued. How do you read this? Is it because exhibitions and trade around the modernists have become
read more Centenary Tribute to F.N Souza (1924-2002)
by Critical Collective First published on 24th April 2024
Francis Newton Souza, born on April 12, 1924, in Portuguese Goa, was an artist best known for his experiments with the human form. Souza’s controversial paintings, infamous for their alleged obscenity and haunting reimagination of Christian motifs and subjects,
read more Interviews with Bose Krishnamachari and Jagdip Jagpal
by Critical Collective Critical Collective in conversation with Jagdip Jagpal, Director, India Art Fair
Critical Collective (CC): The pandemic and its subsequent lockdown impacted the established calendar of events and shows all over the world. What were some of the steps that were taken and anticipated
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