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Ramu Ramdev, an underrated master
Aug08

Ramu Ramdev, an underrated master

Modern art teachers may snigger and seek to suppress it, but contemporary miniature painting is alive and well in a vast expanse of South Asia and beyond, and India’s Ramu Ramdev is one of its influential practitioners and proponents. The artist has just concluded his third cycle of five-day workshops for enthusiasts at the Bhavan Centre of art in West Kensington. But it’s almost certain that he will return to wider...

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S H Raza: Thirst for an Indian elixir
Jun06

S H Raza: Thirst for an Indian elixir

New works by S H Raza, 92 this year, feature in a selling exhibition titled Pyaas (Hindu/Urdu: thirst) at London’s Grosvenor Vadehra gallery 2 – 14 June 2014. Syed Haider Raza, born 1922, has lived and worked in France since 1950. His formal education, including Nagpur School of Art, Nagpur (1939–43), Sir J J School of Art, Bombay (1943–47) and École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, encompassed both eastern and...

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Jamil Naqsh & Najmi Sura: An Epic Romance
Jun06

Jamil Naqsh & Najmi Sura: An Epic Romance

The first thing to consider about Jamil Naqsh & Najmi Sura: An Epic Romance, the exhibition at London’s Albemarle Gallery (5-28 June 2014) is how long it has taken this joint show to materialise, writes SAJID RIZVI. Neither Naqsh nor Sura are spring chicken and while Naqsh has accumulated fame and fortune his lifetime muse Sura has practiced her art virtually in purdah. Previous appearances of her art have occurred more...

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Last of the master: Final paintings of M F Husain
May28

Last of the master: Final paintings of M F Husain

Nine paintings by the late M F Husain (1915-2011), described as his final major works before his passing, are on public display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 28 May–27 July 2014, writes SAJID RIZVI.   It’s a poignant tour de force and a foretaste, interrupted, of what could or would have been a sumptuous feast of Maqbool Fida Husain’s creative expression had he not died in self-imposed exile in London....

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New book and exhibitions on Mohan Samant, his life and paintings
Sep13

New book and exhibitions on Mohan Samant, his life and paintings

The artist Mohan Samant was described by Ranjit Hoskote, by way of a compliment, as “the missing link in the evolutionary narrative of contemporary art in India.” Now a book on the life and work of this extraordinary but little known artist has been published in an impressive tome coinciding with a London exhibition and a major retrospective in Mumabi, writes SAJID RIZVI. Mohan Samant: Paintings, by Ranjit Hoskote, Marcella Sirhandi...

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Jamil Naqsh at Asia House
Aug03

Jamil Naqsh at Asia House

The artist Jamil Naqsh features in a new exhibition, The Painted Word, 8-31 August 2013, at Asia House, London. The Painted Word is the final instalment of a large exhibition of calligraphy, portraiture and other works by the Pakistani artist,  organised by Albemarle Gallery. Naqsh is resident in London. The exhibition will showcase more than 200 paintings, including works on the theme of The 99 Names of God, calligraphed verses in...

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