Tag: art

Voicing The Search

The Pavilion of Tibetan Culture Invites you to an Exhibition Voicing The Search By Karma Sichoe A contemporary Tibetan Artists From March 10 to 31, 2017 Opening with the Artist, March 10 at 5pm Venue: Pavilion of Tibetan Culture  

A fair affair

By Bose Krishnamachari An art fair is usually a commercial exhibition of works of art and has been a crucial part of the art market in Europe since the eighteenth century. Famously, the Paris Salon, which opened to the public in 1737, and the Royal Academy in London, which opened in 1769, both became the […]

Christmas tree

Our tree, mounted on a light-pole and complete with snow, proudly towers in the middle of the oftentimes cursed roundabout at Solar Kitchen – as a telling symbol that there’s always LIGHT at the centre and humour in the heart. Art work by Celestine

Full Moon Dance

When: Wednesday, 14th December, 7-11pm, Svaram, Kottakarai Join us for a celebratory gathering on the auspicious eve of Karthikeyan Full Moon. DJ Jean Phillipe from Holland is here sharing the ‘NATURAL HIGH’ setup (with world music and natural local snacks/spirulina…). Let’s celebrate the collective vibe and dance to the earthly rhythm while the moon shines […]

Land of Ashes and Diamonds

Synopsis : The play depicts the journey of a story along a chain of storytellers and spirits spanning places, cultures and languages. From the hollow ruins of post-war Europe to the remote villages of India and the war-torn shores of Sri Lanka, we learn of a simple tale of hope and redemption. When a pair […]

Art News

KLAUS BIESENBACH RECALLS THE FOUNDING OF KW IN BERLIN 25 YEARS AGO, A MOMENT OF ‘RADICAL CHANGE AND FREEDOM’ Exactly 25 years ago today, the Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art opened in a disused margarine factory in Berlin. The Berlin Wall had come down only two years before, and word had spread quickly that the […]

Pondicherrians with their Favourite Object

by Kirti Chandak – Inauguration 30 th November 5 p.m. 30th November up to 21 st Dec, 2016 Old & recent works with ongoing portraiture composition session, inviting Pondicherrians to pose with their favourite object for the artist to paint in her favourite medium Oil on Canvas. Minimum 2 sessions of 1 hour each needed. […]

Poetry Meeting of Indigenous Peoples

First World Poetry Meeting of Indigenous Peoples Poetry is, for the indigenous cultures of the world, the word that enlightens and inspires towards the encounter with beauty, towards the understanding between human beings, towards the harmony with Mother Earth. Facing the failure of the rationalist project, facing the absence of the gods who have been […]