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कोरोना काल में रेखांकन

प्रदर्शनी में कुल सत्रह कलाकार शामिल हैं तीन कलाकार बिहार के हैं शेष दिल्ली में ही रहकर अपनी कला साधना में लगे हैं। इस प्रदर्शनी की एक खास विशेषता है की यथार्थवादी, अतियथार्थवादी, एब्स्ट्रैक्ट, सेमी एब्स्ट्रैक्ट लोककला से प्रभावित सभी तरह के रेखांकन शामिल किये गए हैं।

किशोर रॉय और विश्वजीत पांडा के रेखांकन पूरी तरह अमूर्त हैं वही वेदप्रकाश भारद्धाज, दिलीप शर्मा, अनिल कुमार सिन्हा, अशोक कुमार, मीनाक्षी झा बनर्जी के तीन रेखांकन, मोहम्मद सुलेमान के रेखांकन में अमूर्तन की ओर झुकाव है। राखी, राजेश चंद, संजू दास, उमेश शर्मा और मीनाक्षी झा के रेखांकनों में लोककला की झलक स्पष्ट दिखाई देती है। अजय नारायण, अनिल बल, प्रवीन उपाध्याय और रागिनी सिन्हा के काम में यथार्थवादी और अतियथार्थवादी रुझान देखा जा सकता है। रागिनी सिन्हा, मोहम्मद सुलेमान, किशोर रॉय, दिलीप शर्मा, अशोक कुमार, आशीष मोहन, उमेश शर्मा और विश्वजीत पंडा ने अपने रेखांकनों में हलके रंगों का भी प्रयोग किया है। वेदप्रकाश भारद्वाज, राजेश चन्द, अनिल सिन्हा और अशोक कुमार ने अपने रेखांकनों में गतिमान और बोल्ड रेखाओं का प्रयोग किया है शेष कलाकारों ने महीन और लयात्मक रेखाओं तथा हलके वर्णों के टेक्स्चर का प्रयोग किया है। सभी का काम एक से बढ़कर एक है। ये प्रदर्शनी २५ अगस्त तक एक महीने चलेगी इसके लिंक https://hi.colornspace.in/1x1-drawing-show पर जाकर आप हर कलाकृति को बारीकी से देख सकते हैं l हरेक कलाकृति का मूल्य भी कम से कम रखा गया है ताकि कलाप्रेमी इस अवसर का विशेष लाभ ले सकें।

--रवींद्र कुमार दास

वरिष्ठ कला लेखक

मो. सं.- 9811712309

United We Fight”

          The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) brings together composers, musicians and  singers from across India, contributing recordings from their homes, in a beautiful musical creation “United we Fight”.  Written and composed by Joe Alvares, vocals by Usha Uthup, Salim Merchant, Shefali Alvares Rashid, Benny Dayal, Sonam Kalra, Chandan Bala Kalyan, Joe Alvares, Salome and Samira, and music by Tubby, Pandit Ravi Chari, Pandit Rakesh Chaurasiya and Ustad Faisal Qureshi, this song is a rendition weaving English lyrics into the notes and beats of Indian classical music, spreading the essence of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – the world is one family. It carries with it the message of hope, joy, resilience, fighting spirit and never say die attitude of all in our collective fight against COVID 19. 

This virus has had a huge impact on humanity cutting across all boundaries, physical and social, of nations, caste, class, colour, religion and belief systems bringing the world to its knees. But united we stand, steadfastly helping, assisting, sharing knowledge, cooperating and coordinating with each other, cutting across boundaries fighting as ONE force against the Corona virus. 

This composition is an expression of our deep appreciation and gratitude to all brave COVID warriors world over risking their lives to protect ours. It is a homage to all the artists and performers who represent the cultural legacy of our countries and who contribute to keep our cultural heritage vibrant and alive, especially in these difficult times. It is a tribute to and recognition of the countless individuals who are silently helping neighbours, strangers and people around them in these times of distress. A message to the world that TOGETHER we shall surely win the fight against the Corona virus and many such challenges that humanity and the human race faces.  Light a candle, cheer the frontline workers, donate for the needy, spare time for the elderly, be available to volunteer; whichever way, we hope you enjoy this rendition and be inspired enough to continue this “united fight”.

This song is dedicated to the world by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India. ICCR is MEA’s autonomous organization mandated to build international understanding, develop closer cultural relations between India and other countries and project India’s soft power abroad.

Biennale Foundation appoints UAE-based entrepreneur Adeeb Ahamed as trustee

Kochi, May 3: The Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) has appointed UAE-based Malayali businessman Adeeb Ahamed as a trustee in its board, seven months ahead of the fifth edition of India’s biggest contemporary art festival.

Mr Ahamed, a native of Thrissur, runs the LuLu Financial Group in Abu Dhabi and is also managing director of its retail arm Tablez and hospitality investment arm Twenty14 Holdings.

 

Adeeb Ahamed, KBF New Trustee

KBF founder president Bose Krishnamachari, while announcing the appointment, spoke of Mr Ahamed’s “active interest in art and culture”, adding he “brings to the table a plethora of ideas and experience as a global businessman”.

“It is important that young business leaders be part of the cultural landscape. We’re glad that we could bring on board someone like Mr Ahamed, who shares our vision as an institution,” added Mr Krishnamachari, a renowned artist who was the co-curator of the first Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) in 2012.

The new trustee described KMB as “a great cultural ambassador for Kerala” down the years. “It has extended beyond just art and has given rise to multiple opportunities in the service sector,” he noted.

Mr Ahamed is an influential thought leader and philanthropist with an educational background from Switzerland and the UK. He serves on the senior advisory board of the World Economic Forum’s South Asia Regional Strategy Group that is the highest decision-making body for the global body’s activities in the subcontinent.

Also, Mr Ahamed actively contributes to education and elderly welfare projects. With business operations spanning across 14 countries, he is consistently ranked among the ‘Top 100 Indian Leaders in the Arab World’ by Forbes Middle East.

Art as a healer

With Covid-19 dampening the global economy and people’s morale, the KMB’s theme for the upcoming edition can lead to sustainable dialogue on the role of art in times of human crisis, according to Mr Krishnamachari.

“The ideas of the resilience of the human imagination and of the capacities of art in times of crisis are part of curator Shubigi Rao's conceptual frame for the 2020 Biennale (beginning December 12). This year’s KMB can become a responsive instance of that spirit,” he added.

“The coronavirus situation forces us as a society to re-imagine the coordinates of our relationship to the natural and social worlds, and I'm sure that the space of art is the location at which some of that thinking can take place. The Biennale will also be a signal of confidence — on the part of the artists' community, on the part of the state of Kerala and on the part of progressive culture in India,” he added.

Echoing the thought, Mr Ahamed said Kerala merited “something as extraordinary as the Biennale” to overcome the Covid-19 blues and bring the focus back on the travel economy.

“In the past as well, we have seen people rally around the event to prop up the state’s economy after a crisis. This year, the spirit of oneness is already high everywhere,” he said. “I am confident the KMB will inspire people to appreciate art and its transformative role in the generation of local livelihoods.”

The previous edition of KMB spanned 108 days, featuring 94 artist projects in ten venues of Kochi city and earning 6.2 lakh footfalls.

India Art Fair 2020 closes successful 12th edition

4 February 2020
India Art Fair closed its 12^th edition amidst reports of strong sales, new participation with galleries and cultural institutions as well as a diverse audience of collectors and visitors reflecting a continued growing confidence in modern and contemporary art and the South Asian art market. Presented by BMW Group India, the fair was held from January 30 – February 2, 2020 at the NSIC Exhibition Grounds in New Delhi.

India Art Fair, the leading platform for contemporary and modern art from South Asia, closed its 12^th edition on 2 February 2020, amidst strong sales and continued growing confidence in the South Asian art market. The fair was attended by leading gallerist, collectors, artists, museum professionals, philanthropists and students, with exhibitors reporting sales to new collectors entering both the contemporary and modern markets.

India Art Fair featured 81 modern, contemporary and institutional exhibitors, an inaugural performance art programme, outdoor projects, artist talks, workshops, book signings and the launch of the second issue of the annual India Art Fair magazine. The fair’s commitment to the art ecosystem in South Asia was made prominent through a curated programme throughout the fair duration which highlights audience awareness and exploration for Indian, regional and international audiences. The fair façade which featured a work by popular contemporary artist Sameer Kulavoor which covered four exhibition tents.

Jagdip Jagpal, Fair Director, India Art Fair, said: “India Art Fair has grown extensively over the last 12 years. Over this most recent edition, the fair has showcased five hundred artists, each addressing a range of social, political and ecological topics in their individual ways and opening dialogues and perspectives of those visiting from across India and the wider globe. We’ve also engaged with a great range of new visitors and collectors from across the region, and internationally, while also reconnecting our relationships with those who’ve visited previously. With the collector’s masterclass sessions, we’ve also welcomed a great deal of new and young collectors and those with an interest in both modern and contemporary works.

Over the last three years, we have looked to strengthen the programme through expanded talks, performances, a new bookshop and artist led workshops to further engage audiences with art from the region, as well as make the visit to the fair ever more accessible for all ages and abilities, and highlight the very best of the South Asian and Indian art scene. Collaboration and support from across the arts, as well as the strong team behind the fair have all played a hugely important role to helping with this year’s success. We look forward the next edition of India Art Fair in 2021 and the continual support and encouragement from the artists, galleries and exhibitors who have contributed so positively to the great success this year.”

Marking their 5^th year with India Art Fair, Presenting Partner BMW Group India returned to the fair and showcased the BMW Art Car by Andy Warhol – one of the nineteen prominent artists from across the world to have created Art Cars using contemporary BMW automobiles of their times, which was for this edition, complimented by The Warhol Talk. 

Rudratej Singh, President and CEO, BMW Group India, said: “At BMW, we just don’t build the best performing cars, but deeply believe in the intangibles. People love BMW for its superior performance, luxurious experience, safety and its underpinning design and aesthetic sensibility. Therefore, to help build and strengthen intercultural platforms of creativity in the field of art, music, design and architecture is very important to us. India Art Fair is a perfect platform for us to reach out to our discerning customers and showcase the brand’s philosophy.”

Building on the success of the last editions, the 2020 fair attendees included prominent collectors and arts industry professionals from across India, the South Asia region and internationally who attended to explore and experience the diverse line up of leading exhibitors alongside a curated programme of performances and talks.

Senior figures in India’s cultural scene attended the fair, including architect Mahendra Raj and David Adjaye, film actress Sonam Kapoor, fashion designers Aneeth Arora, Sanjay Garg, Masaba Gupta, Rashmi Varma, Gaurav Jai Gupta, Nimish Shah, J.J. Valaya and Ranna Gill, writer and author Vikram Seth, philanthropists Kiran Nadar, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Pinky Reddy, Feroze Gujral and Lekha Poddar. Representatives of large corporations including BNP Paribas, Reliance Group, DLF Limited, Taj Hotels, JSW Foundation, Credit Suisse, Google, RPG Group and NITI Aayog were also present, along with ambassadors and senior government officials from France, Germany, Korea, Brazil, Italy, Canada, United States of American and the United Kingdom.

With the fairs focus on the artists’ voice throughout its programming, the following artists attended: Martin Parr, Marcel Dzama, Nadira Husain, Amar Kanwar, Nilima Sheikh, Gulammohamed Sheikh, Vivan Sundaram, Manu Parekh, Madhvi Parekh, Arpita Singh, Atul Dodiya, Anju Dodiya, Jitish Kallat, Reena Kallat, Shilpa Gupta, Asim Waqif, Mithu Sen, Tayebi Begum Lipi, Tanya Goel, Youdhisthir Maharjan, Ronny Sen and Thukral & Tagra, amongst others.

India Art Fair welcomed a number of visitors which included members and patrons from prestigious institutions featuring the Museum of Modern Art (USA); the Musée des Arts Modernes de la Ville de Paris (France); MFA Houston (USA), The Santa Barbara Museum (USA); Dhondt Dhaenens Museum (Belgium); and the Guggenheim (USA); and collector groups from Russia, Germany and the USA; and visits from Glen Lowry, Director, Museum of Modern Art; Devika Singh, Curator of International Art, Tate Modern; Dr. Mallica Kumbera Landrus, Senior Curator of Indian Collections, Ashmolean Museum; and curators from notable institutions such as Amy Poster (Brooklyn Museum), Aimee Froom (Islamic Worlds at the Museum of Fine Arts) Uthra Rajgopal (Whitworth Museum), Sandhini Poddar and Alexandra Munro (Solomon R Guggenheim Museum), Ritika Biswas (New Art Exchange), Tarun Nagesh (Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art), Ulrike Groos (Kunstmuseum Stuttgart), Zelfira Tregyulova (Tretyakov State Gallery) and Sophie Makariou (Musée Guimet), and José Carlos Diaz (Andy Warhol Museum), amongst others.

In 2020, India Art Fair has been an all-inclusive event, with a program featuring dedicated tours for supporting special assistance. Art making workshops attracted school students and families providing activities and events for all ages, backgrounds and abilities over the course of the fair. The refreshed layout, and diversity of focused and curated displays was noted by many visitors, along with the high standard of gallery presentations showcasing a breadth of work from around the world.

After nine years of being at NSIC, the 13^th edition of India Art Fair will take place at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi within the newly built exhibition halls, from 18 February to 21 February 2021.

Alliance Française de Delhi presents Khushboo

Alliance Française de Delhi presents Khushboo on 14th February 2020: An Evening of Indo-French Music and Dance! A medley of talented musicians and dancers from France and India come together for a unique performance that highlights the best of both cultures and uncovers synergies between them while celebrating unique aspects of each! Seven masterful performers with eclectic talents and skills including will come together to create multidisciplinary dance and musical magic! The artists include:

Mahua Shankar (kathak dance)

GulaboSapera (sapera dance)

Murad Ali Khan (sarangi)

Titi Robin (compositions,bouzoug, guitar)

Shuheb Hasan

Dino Banjara (percussion)

Amaan Ali Khan (tabla).

Sarangi Maestro Murad Ali Khan and French composer Titi Robin have been working together on joint artistic projects for the last ten years, from the first recording of Laal Asmaan in Bombay (Blue Frog Label) to the international show Les Rives until the last album Rebel Diwana produced in Belgium. Padma Shri Gulabo Sapera and Titi Robin began their collaboration in the early 90s with the Gitans album, the first of a long series of recording, videos and numerous tours around the globe. Murad Ali Khan had the rich idea to reunite on stage the eminent representative of the Rajasthan dance sapera with one of the brilliant stars of kathak classical dance, Mahua Shankar.

From this original and innovative meeting, motivated by the pleasure of exchange and sharing, was born this color of the emotion and this "khushboo" (perfume) of the soul that the artistic languages ​​have for mission to create and transmit.

This evening will bring to life the tribal-gypsy dance style from Rajasthan along with classical instruments and sounds from Europe - a wonderful blend of cultures. The originality and innovative flair of each performer perfumed with the emotive soulfulness of each discipline results in a unique blend that transcends cultural boundaries and language barriers.

Alliance Française de Delhi presents a unique contemporary dance performance

Dance or Chaos by Souleymane Sanogo

31.01.2020 at 6:30pm

For the first time ever, Alliance Française de Delhi brings to you an extraordinary contemporary solo dance performance titled Dance or Chaos picturing a choreographic documentary by and about the Malian dancer, Souleymane Sanogo. Through this documentary-choreography, Souleymane offers us the powerful story of his life.This choregraphic work introduces us to his life marked by brutality and misery, growing up on the streets of Bamako, Mali. This work caught the attention of P.A.R.T.S., the choreography school founded in Brussels by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, which is also one of the most selective dance companies in the world.

It is by the expressive force of his art that one enters into the flesh of history, that one sees the deep springs, that one discovers the meanders of his life, a life of misery and brutality. Souleymane Sanogo flails his arms as his dreadlocks fly — he’s in a trance, behind him are odd props. The movements, sometimes abstract, sometimes to a certain rhythm akin to traditional African beats, invite one to connect them to his story. In between, he narrates too, trying to paint a picture of his life’s struggles in French and broken English.

The story of Souleymane Sanogo

Born on October 24, 1988 in Somadougou, central Mali. His childhood is devoted to the tasks of the house and the work of the fields. At the age of fifteen, he fled to Bamako, where he shares the lives of street children. He discovered dance in 2003 thanks to the Haitian choreographer Kettly Noël, who organizes workshops for street children in his Bamako choreographic centerDonkoSéko. He meets choreographers from around the world. At the same time, he learns to read and write. From 2005, he is regularly engaged as an interpreter in choreographies, many of which are internationally distributed. This is particularly the case in 2006 with "Waterproof", a creation of AnusckaBrodacz (The Young Company) through which he discovers Italy, "Chez Rosette" (Kettly Noël, 2008) who knows a beautiful French tour or & quot; Confinement" (Nelisiwe Xaba 1010), a piece that takes him to South Africa. In 2010, he participated in the creation of Copier- Coller, a Bamako contemporary dance company based in the popular district of Sabaligougou. During this period, he participated in one way or another in most of the major choreographic events held in West Africa. In 2011-2012, the Malian theatrical company BlonBa asked him for the creation of his show "Alatèsunogo" (God does not sleep) that mixes theater and contemporary dance and with which it turns in Mali, France and Central Africa. He is then selected by PARTS, the internationally renowned Brussels school founded by choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, whose cycle he ends in 2016.

Andy Warhol’s 1979 BMW Art Car to be showcased at India Art Fair 2020

India Art Fair, the leading platform for modern and contemporary art from South Asia, will return to New Delhi with an exclusive showcase of Andy Warhol’s BMW Art Car by Presenting Partner BMW Group India. Combining Warhol’s characteristic pop-art style with movement and speed, the Art Car painted by the iconic American artist is predicted to be a popular addition to the fair programme.

 

Andy Warhol's BMW Art Car, 1979. Courtesy of BMW Group India

The 2020 fair marks the fifth anniversary of a creative partnership with BMW Group India who continue to remain a strong pillar for the arts in India. To celebrate the occasion, the fair will also host The Warhol Talk with Thomas Girst, Head of BMW Cultural Engagement and Jose Carlos Diaz, Chief Curator at The Andy Warhol Museum – a conversation about Andy Warhol’s fascinating life and career, including the making of his BMW Art Car in 1979.

In previous editions, BMW Group India have presented outstanding Art Cars created by prominent artists from across the world including Cesar Manrique, Sandro Chia, Jeff Koons and David Hockney, all of which are permanently housed in the BMW Museum in Munich.

Commenting on the association with BMW Group India, Jagdip Jagpal, Fair Director, India Art Fair said, “We are incredibly pleased to be working with BMW Group India for the 5th year running. Their continued support, commitment and patronage has enabled us to achieve our goal in positioning India Art Fair as South Asia’s leading platform to discover modern and contemporary art.

DAG presents The Fifties Show: Works of Indian Modernism at The Claridges

The Fifties Show revisits a momentous decade of newly-independent India that had just put its colonised past behind it to embrace a triumphant modernism.

NEW DELHI, 1 st February, 2020 - DAG’s new space at The Claridges, New Delhi, will see the opening of its latest exhibition, titled The Fifties Show. This exhibition encapsulates key highlights in Indian art over a decade of the 1950s, spotlighting how a newly-independent nation put its colonised past behind and embraced triumphant modernism.

कैप्शन जोड़ें

Indian art in the twentieth century witnessed two important decades: The first one was the 1910s when the Bengal School saw the establishment of the "revivalist practice" that came

to signify Indian modern art in general. Another was the 1950s, when Indian artists of independent India embraced modernish that was free of their colonial history.

In 1950, the first copy of the Constitution of India, handcrafted and illustrated by Nandalal Bose and other Santiniketan artists, was dedicated to the republic, the Progressives were at the peak of their oeuvre, and younger artists were challenging their place with bold formats of art-making.

The 1950s was a period of hope and celebration, which saw the creation of works emblematic not just of the decade but of the context and subtexts of modernism itself. A period when the best and brightest in the Indian art world—such as Nandlal Bose, M F Husain, S H Raza, F N Souza, G R Santosh, K K Hebbar, Adi Davierwalla, Shanti Dave, Dhanraj Bhagat, etc—created some of their most significant masterpieces.

The exhibition will be on view from 1 February 2020 – 26 th March 2020

ख्यातिप्राप्त कलाकारों की कृतियों के साथ "सी एस ओ आई आर्ट सम्मिट" का शुभारम्भ

आज के वैज्ञानिक युग में आधुनिक उपकरणों ने कला एवं कलाकार को व्यापक दर्शक दिए हैं पर मूल कलाकृति को अपनी आँखों से देखने एवं मासूस करने की लालसा ही है जो कलाकारों एवं कला प्रेमियों को दीर्घाओं तक खींच लाती है।
  

प्रदर्शनी के कलाकार 

दिल्ली की सर्द हवाओं के बीच रंगों एवं आकृतिओं से सजी ख्याति प्राप्त कलाकारों की सामूहिक कला प्रदर्शनी का उद्घाटन राष्ट्रीय आधुनिक कला संग्रहालय, दिल्ली  के महानिदेशक श्री अद्वैत गणनायक ने आज शाम दीप जला कर किया। दिल्ली के चाणक्यपुरी स्थित CSOI आर्ट गैलरी में "कलर एन स्पेस आर्टिस्ट स्टूडियो,  नई दिल्ली" एवं  "CIVIL SERVICES OFFICERS INSTITUTE ( CSOI ) " के  संयुक्त तत्वावधान में  सामूहिक कला प्रदर्शनी के उद्घाटन अवसर पर श्री गणनायक ने आयोजन की प्रशंसा के साथ - साथ कलाकारों के हुनर की भी खूब तारीफ की।  

प्रदर्शनी एवं स्लइड शो में भाग लेने वाले कलाकारों में - अजय नारायण , सचिन्द्र नाथ झा , अरविन्द सिंह , राजेश चन्द , शिखा सिन्हा , कुमार रंजन, शिखा माथुर , उदय पंडित, नरेंद्र पाल सिंह , रागिनी सिन्हा , अर्चना सिंह , रबिन्द्र कुमार दास , सूरज कुमार काशी , बिपिन कुमार , आशीष मोहन , भुनेश्वर भास्कर , पंकज सिंह , उमेश प्रसाद , उमा शंकर पाठक ,  ज्योति सिंह , कल्पना , मनीषा सिंह शामिल हैं।

इस प्रदर्शनी में देश कुल 23  ख्यातिप्राप्त कलाकारों की कलाकृतियाँ प्रदर्शित की गई हैं, जिनमे 17 कलाकारों की चित्रकृति एवं 6  कलाकारों की मूर्तिशिल्प प्रदर्शित हैं। 15 दिनों तक चलने वाले इस आयोजन का नाम " आर्ट सम्मिट " दिया गया है। इसके अंतर्गत कलाकारों के मूल निवास के आधार पर अलग-अलग राज्यों की प्रदर्शनियां आयोजित की जाएगी। यह प्रदर्शनी इस आयोजन की पहली कड़ी है जिसमें बिहार के वरिष्ठ कलाकारों को शामिल किया गया है।  सम्मिट में समय समय पर कलाकारों के कालयात्रा से सम्बद्ध स्लइड शो एवं उनपर चर्चा का भी आयोजन किया जाएगा।