Harleen Kaur’s Art of History Harleen Kaur’s practice is characterised primarily by the memories of her childhood and the waves of nostalgia that they bring forward. Her love for the past, both personal and general, is woven intrinsically into her largely abstract works. Below is my interview that explores the diverse influences that have shaped …
Pallavi Singh (B. 1988) received a BFA and subsequently a MFA in painting from the College of Art, Delhi. The only university she applied to for her undergraduate studies, her razor-sharp focus is a trait that characterises her practice even today. One of the first and possibly only female artists to focus solely on the …
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When you see Pallav Chander’s intricate mazes, bursts of colour and raw talent it’s hard to believe that all his school Chander wanted nothing to do with art. He saw his mother’s art practice and says he ‘took art for granted’. Today Chander is definitely an emerging artist to watch. Recipient of the 2019 Junior …
By Harry Hutchison, Director, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA At Aicon Art we specialize in modern and contemporary non-Western art with a special focus on South Asia. In the past we were highly focused on Indian and Pakistani artists, but over the past five years have broadened our horizons to encompass artists from Africa, the …
Sustaining a market in non-Western art in the West, through coronavirus and beyond… Read More »
“I want to be a machine”, said one of the most famous printmakers in the world, Andy Warhol. His silkscreen prints are the works that are most frequently associated with his career. Prints do have the potential for investment returns like other ‘unique’ works. In the late 1940s and 1950s Picasso and Matisse both dabbled …
Prints and multiples: the push you need to start your collection Read More »
Women have been historically and consistently under-represented in the arts, this is not a statement that surprises anyone. However, the just how staggering these discrepancies between men and women in art is what is truly shocking. SaatchiArt recently revealed that only 14% of the living artists represented by galleries today are women. Works by Kanchan …
Voices of Women: lessons learnt from curating a women’s exhibition Read More »