Matters of Art (MoA) was founded in 2006 by visual artist, curator and editorial designer Anoop Kamath as one of India’s earliest e-zines dedicated to contemporary art. Over the past two decades, MoA has continued to document, discuss and engage…
As the dramatic landscapes of Indian cinema and canvas mourn, the demise of Nana Patekar marks the close of an era defined by raw intensity and artistic truth. The veteran actor, painter, and philanthropist passed away at his Goa residence…
Text by Erum Khan There are paintings that ask to be looked at, and then there are paintings that make us slow down. Sonam Kapoor’s work belongs to the latter. A graduate in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi…
Few artists in history have left as indelible a mark on global visual culture as Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Though his active career as a painter lasted just a single decade, his work transformed Western art and laid the groundwork…
When an artist’s work spans three decades, a retrospective becomes more than an exhibition—it becomes a living chronicle of transformation, discipline, and emotional resonance. In Continuum: A 30-Year Retrospective, artist Asit Kumar Patnaik unveils a monumental body of work that…
The Alchemetic Journey of Clay Operating far from the frenetic pace of metropolitan art districts—typically working out of his studio near a black marble quarry region close to Jaipur—Kumar’s practice is rooted in isolation, intense physical labor, and an intimate…
Sudhir J. Kumar: You graduated from Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata in 1986. How did Kolkata as a city shape the artist in you? Niladri: Kolkata at that time was a very liberal, progressive city—an environment highly conducive…
The Sanskriti Lecture Series, presented by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), recently hosted an evening dedicated to Bengal’s extraordinary terracotta temple heritage through the photographic vision…
At elevations exceeding 3,000 meters above sea level, where thin air opens into geological scales of deep time, a radical cultural movement has taken form. Taking place from 1 to 10 August 2026, the inaugural sā Ladakh Biennale unfolds across…
