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F(R)iction at Kona – art that is a must to watch

to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the inception of Lodhi Art District, St+Art India has decided to treat us with a beautiful temporary exhibition, that brings together over 19 international artists. The artists have been working on their installations for weeks, and the final product is now open to the public. The artwork will be focusing on themes of alternate realities, and effects of technology. The genre of the art rangers from murals, to Al, to weaving and needlework.

St+Art India has organised curated walking tours around the Lodhi Art District, and if you`re lucky, you might even get the chance to interact with the artists. Apart from that, KONA will also host pop-up exhibitions and workshops such as zine making and sticker making, accompanied by great music from Boxout.fm.

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“Prayag – The Inner journey”, An art show by Bharat Thakur

From the Five elements of earth to sins done by humans, artist Bharat Thakur brings together a world where he explores the iconoclastic Spiritual Dimensions in his paintings for the first time through his series called “Prayag- The Inner Journey”. He brings together all the four directions of the compass, highlighting how India is about exploring improbable beauty. Sometimes a painting depicts an irretrievable moment in the past, sometimes it inspires one to create a future, all pieces of art being special in their own way  that made the viewers to introspect  every painting.

Here are some glimpse of the art show:-

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Art Inc. annouces it`s first annual art awards

Art Inc. Art Awards is the brain child of Renu Rana, director of the Art inc. The journey of this award started over a decade ago when Renu who was in her 40`s decided to go back to school and renew her passion for art.

Renu has always been passionate about recognizing true talent, regardless for the artists background. in her journey in the last 10 years she has come across artists who have used lunch money to buy paints, those who`ve lived in their studios and those who`ve ghost painted for the rich to make ends meet.

And through it all, she realized that all these great artists, for all their talent, where not being given any recognition. with this in mind, the awards are divided into 3 categories, painting, sculpture and photography and each category has a seasoned master and young artist who were selected by a jury of eminent artists like Arpana Caur, Prof. Biman Das, Prof. Niren Sengupta, and Hemant Khandelwal.

The “Lifetime Achievement Award” goes to Ms. Saroj Jain in the sculpture category ; Mr. Umesh Verma in the painting category; Mr. O.P. Sharma in the photography and Dr. Daljeet in the art historian Category.

Dr. Karan Singh, former member of Rajya Sabha, former President of ICCR, former chancellor of JNU and has held many prestigious posts, has agreed to be the chief guest for the ceremony.

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India Art Fair Announces 2019 Programme

India Art Fair (31 Jan – 3 Feb 2019) will welcome 75 exhibitors from across 24 Indian and international cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. The fair draws upon a selection of contemporary art galleries from India and continues its strong tradition of showcasing works by the region’s leading Modernist artists. International galleries will bring some of the world’s biggest artists to India for the first time including Ai Weiwei and Wolfgang Tillmans.
India Art Fair Announces 2019 Programme


New initiative IAF Parallel will see collateral events programmed by galleries, museums and arts spaces across New Delhi. Highlights include Bharti Kher’s solo exhibition at Bikaner House and Arpita Singh’s retrospective at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.