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Sayed Haider Raza, Bindu and his art of the big black void... I wrote about the Indian modern giant's ongoing retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/a… via The National akar prakar French Embassy in India 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @peabodyessex

For Open Magazine this week, I wrote about the artistic journey of Jamini Roy and the upcoming Jamini Roy House Museum in Kolkata, which will hopefully further preserve his legacy. DAG

For Open Magazine this week, I write about Benodebehari Mukherjee and his extraordinary early youth in Santiniketan (with some insightful commentary from prof. R Siva Kumar).

Bihar Museum Biennale 2023: New, must-visit exhibitions kick off in Patna via Architectural Digest architecturaldigest.in/story/bihar-mu… Shaikh Ayaz Bihar Museum Dr. Alka Pande Emmanuel Lenain @FranceInIndia Ambassador of Brazil to India #BiharMuseum #BiharMuseumBiennale #BMBCurtainRaiser

For Open Magazine this week, I write about 60 years of Gallery Chemould (ChemouldPrescottRoad) and how this "Citizen Gallery" (in author Jerry Pinto's words) has shaped Indian modern and contemporary. openthemagazine.com/art-culture/li… via Open Magazine Shaleen Wadhwana

New work: For RT this week I write about India’s booming art market.

On Amitabh Bachchan's 81st birthday today, here's spotlighting 5 of his most underrated and unusual performances, including some fun turns as a narrator (Bawarchi's opening credits, for example). #AmitabhBachchanBirthday The Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/entert… via The Indian Express

"We didn't expect the nomination, not even in our dreams Kerala survival drama based on the 2018 floods selected as India's official entry for the #Oscars2024 thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/f…

I chatted with Tovino Thomas and director Jude Anthany Joseph about their Oscar plan for 2018 and the movie's blockbuster success back home. The National

A friendship in art: Artist Sudhir Patwardhan remembers his old friend — the poet, playwright, and painter Gieve Patel (1940-2023) who passed away recently. frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary…

For Open Magazine this week, I write about India Art Fair 2024. #IndiaArtFair #art

Ideals of the Past: Glimpses of ancient India’s cultural interaction with the West, writes Shaikh Ayaz CSMVS t.ly/rRSJ1

Four years in the making, this exhibition in #Mumbai reminds us that nature and the idea of divinity may have been the first inspiration for art and imagination. CSMVS Open Magazine

'We have a rich heritage of #art and culture in the historical sense but we don’t have a current heritage of art. We need to rekindle that and keep it going with #modernart.' - says Kiran Nadar of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. I spoke to her for Open Magazine's Women's Day special.

"He appreciated and retained his roots and was not afraid to push the boundaries of his craft and thought towards a path of purity, truth and a kind of cinematic authenticity." - kamal swaroop. I wrote about the recently departed Kumar Shahani (1940-2024) for Frontline.

What a pleasure and honour to talk to one of India's finest artists, the proflic and very profound Gulammohammed Sheikh. My interview with him is out in this week's Open Magazine. His show is currently on view at ChemouldPrescottRoad in Mumbai.

“Living in India means living in several cultures and times. That is something I believe in. It’s the crux of my very being,” Gulammohammed Sheikh tells Shaikh Ayaz t.ly/5my8C

I spoke to the talented Vidha Saumya on the eve of the recent 60th Venice Biennale for TNIE Magazine. She's representing the Pavilion of Finland this year, with a body of work that celebrates political, social and personal dimensions of pleasure. newindianexpress.com/magazine/2024/…

I had the opportunity to write about Bharat Ek Khoj for The Indian Express in 2021. This TV series was among the many gems from Shyam Benegal 's rich and dense repertoire. Thank you for your stimulating cinema, sir. Go well. #ShyamBenegal indianexpress.com/article/entert… via The Indian Express

Year ender: Leading Indian artists, Shilpa Gupta, Anju Dodiya and Thukral & Tagra and others, share their best reads from the year, which fuelled their creativity and offered food for thought. Mint livemint.com/mint-lounge/ar…