SELF-PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST Arts4All recently presented young artist Pallav Chander’s solo show Life Must Have Its Mysteries in their New Delhi gallery space. Matters of Art (MOA) caught up with the artist for a tête-à-tête.

MAKING ROOM FOR MAPPINGS, MOTHERHOOD AND MAKING ART In the summer of 2016, I conceived the idea of creating a platform for mother artists in Asia. I realised that there was a need to document, map and make visible the work done by women, who had made

POINTS OF CONNECT BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH In its narrow room inside Aspinwall House, a giant egg occupies its space so wholly that it seemingly leaves little room for observers to doubt its intent, or even move about for that matter. And yet,

‘BIENNALE HAS AN IMPORTANT SOCIAL AS WELL AS ARTISTIC AGENDA’: ANISH KAPOOR Describing art as the “highest form of human activity”, distinguished sculptor Anish Kapoor contended that artists and art organisations need to be unapologetic about what art can do.

PRESIDENT VISITS KOCHI MUZIRIS BIENNALE The President of India PranabMukherjee inaugurated the Kochi Muziris Biennale Seminar on ‘Importance of Sustainable Cultural Building’ on March 2, 2017 in Kochi, Kerala.

MY WORK: ABSENCE-PRESENCE There is an important sense in which the only thing that does not seem to matter anymore is matter.(Barad, 2003/2008: 120)