Musings
A Sky Full of Thoughts
Artist James Turrell’s ‘Twilight Epiphany Skyspace’ brings together the many nuances of architecture, time, space, light and music in a profound experience that blurs boundaries and lets one roam free within their own minds
The Pebble in the Shoe
Part-installation and part-theatre production, ‘.h.g.’ takes the classical fairytale of Hänsel and Gretel and suspends it somewhere between the innocence of childhood and the harsh realities of adulthood
CAUTION! Work in Progress!
With ‘Pause’, a virtual series of shows, Method showcases unfinished projects by artists around the world
Pock-marked Memories
Reliving a poignant visit to the Neues Museum in Berlin – a building that houses the treasures human history – brings the past alive while reflecting lost memories that continue to survive
Roots of the Banyan
Over a five-day festival, the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai honoured the legacy of Rukmini Devi Arundale – a visionary, a trail-blazer, and the majestic tree that continuously nurtures souls
The First Step is the Last Step
A walk through the life and teachings of
J Krishnamurti and the myriad paths to truth in an exhibition in Chennai
Hope and Empathy at Gunpoint
Compassion: The History of a Machine Gun, a semi-documentary, double monologue based on the refugee crisis placed questions of hope and empathy centre stage, along with the uncomfortable truths defining it
Ice, Ice, Baby
My first attempt at fiction was part of the wonderful Lockdown Journal Chennai
Walled In: Art in the Public Realm
The St+art Chennai hosted two public art projects in the city that become imminently relevant now as we are walled in and looking inward
Pop Culture
The Red Carpet-Canvas
A look at the Met Gala – the extravagant stage where art is seen as fashion and fashion is seen as art
I Dream of Van Gogh
A look at Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Crows’ – the fifth dream in his 1990, magical-realist film ‘Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams’
Reinventing the Renaissance
The fashion powerhouse Gucci’s Spring-Summer campaign of 2018 gave a quirky nod to the Renaissance period with Ignasi Monreal’s art
D’oh! It’s Art!
A look at Simpsons, the longest running sitcom in the United States and its many connections to d’oh, art!
Veni, Vedi, Vici Venus
With the episode on ‘The Birth of Venus’, on her YouTube channel ‘Renaissance Woman’ Hannah Gadsby gloriously demystifies the stuffy pages of art history!
New Black on the Block
A look at the many connections of art in popular culture and how it changes our perceptions of art - starting with the redoubtable and inimitable Beyoncé
Interactions
A Hat (Ahem, Fedora) Tip
Waswo X. Waswo spoke about ‘The Intruder’ – his latest series of interventions on hand-tinted lithographs from George Francklin Atkinson’s ‘Curry on Rice’
The Defiant Gaze
An exclusive interview with photographer Tshepiso Mazibuko who turns the idea of the ‘gaze’ on its head by giving us glimpses into her community, making us see how the singular ripples out into the world with confidence and defiance
Return to Innocence
Artist Subramanian Gopalsamy talks about his art, his practice, his inspirations and the journey wherein lies the beauty of it all
Telling Tales
Photographer and film-maker Aishwarya Arumbakkam spoke about history, mythology and the intangible stories that tie them all together
Different Strokes
Artist, illustrator and designer Alisha Dutt Islam speaks about her own unique style of processing the world around her
Remains of the Day
Canadian-American photographer Robert Polidori spoke about the cyclical nature of time and the traces of human experiences hidden deep within
Portraits of Possibility
Artist Rashid Rana talks about his process, his interpretation of the medium, his role as an ‘editor of images’ and the big picture that drives his process
Keeping It Real
Photographer Bikramjit Bose captures that fleeting idea of beauty living in the ordinariness of reality, giving us insights into spaces we are not meant to see
Opening Doors: Kiran Nadar
Spoke to the avid art collector and the museum’s eponymous leader Kiran Nadar, about the revelatory power of art, its experience and its many opportunities