Over the past decade, Delhi-based self-taught artist Baaraan Ijlal has been collecting oral testimonies and unacknowledged histories from around the country—of nomads ousted from forests, people turned out of neighbourhoods for their sexual orientation, those facing caste and communal violence, and climate and war refugees. Her new show, Hostile Witness, presented by Shrine Empire at Bikaner House, Delhi, is about …
Just when we thought the art world had come to a standstill, with art fairs and exhibitions being cancelled, Indian galleries are trying to reimagine ways to hold shows during the lockdown. With dynamic viewing interfaces, the shows by Shrine Empire, New Delhi, and Tarq, Mumbai, feature works that are relevant to these covid-19 times. Speculations on a New World …
