Monthly Archives: May 2015

In Arabic, Persian and Urdu the word "raqs" indicates a whirling state of meditation. In the practice of New Delhi-based Raqs Media Collective, the term also stands as an acronym for "Rarely Asked Questions". Founded in 1992 by Jeebesh Bagchi, … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at an artist using clothes in an art installation that doubles up as a political protest against Vladimir Putin. Let's continue the Russian thread today with a duo mainly creating immersive audio and video installations … Continue reading →

Clothes transform, describe and define us, revealing what we are and often sending out messages to the people surrounding us. But, if garments are a form of non-verbal communication, they can be used to silently tell the story of our … Continue reading →

"The opera is going to start in a few minutes' time," the woman at the entrance of the Polish Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition announces, and your mind instantly conjures up grand theatres, opera singers in opulent costumes … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we mentioned a series of themes, including flip-flops, plastic, pollution and consumption. Let's continue the thread through further artworks part of the "Vita Vitale" exhibition in one of the Azerbaijan Pavilions at the 56th International Art Exhibition … Continue reading →

As seen in yesterday's post, quite often a work of art assumes different meanings from the ones originally given to it by the artist who created it. At times our own backgrounds and experiences project on the work such meanings; … Continue reading →

Quite a few visitors wandering around the Arsenale at the 56th International Art Exhibition in Venice picked one of the double-sided posters left on wooden pallets outside Steve McQueen's film installation entitled "Ashes". The posters featured on one side a blown-up, … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at two women artists showcasing their work in the Arsenale at the 56th International Art Biennale. Let's continue the thread with another artist who puts women at the centre of her artistic practice with a … Continue reading →

Among the most photographed works of art at the 56th International Art Exhibition in Venice there is Katharina Grosse's immersive environment recreated in one of the rooms of the Arsenale. Her colourful lunar landscape ("Untitled Trumpet") covered in bright paints … Continue reading →

Roughly a month ago the Pantone Color Institute® announced a new shade – Minion Yellow. You don't need to be a cartoon connoisseur to guess the colour was inspired by the infamous little cute creatures (that from June will also … Continue reading →